Foreword: This is the first of the ‘COVID time Capsules’ an unpublished article from 2021 that Jake Silvestro had generously taken the time to write and due to COVID times mental…
By Marianna Joslin Vulcana Women’s Circus takes its name from a British strong woman in the early twentieth century, who performed amazing feats of strength throughout the world. Founded in West End in…
A regular Carnival Cinema column of showbiz life musings by Captain Frodo. Natural Acts It is a tough world out there. Always competition. There are so many of us. Circus artists, carnival…
Uncertainty “At once it struck me what quality went to form a Man of Achievement (…) Negative Capability, that is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts,…
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Barefoot Bravery, Bolton and the Bush by Georgia Deguara (Yuck Circus)
Broome is an isolated town, right up the top of Western Australia. A place known for cyclones, Crocodiles, deadly Jellyfish, and killer Circus. Theatre Kimberley‘s Sandfly Circus is a hotspot for…
(Click here for Part 1 – ‘3 AM’) Firstly: What is art? When I talk about art, I don’t mean pretty, inane shit. I acknowledge that there is an art to…
It’s 3 am. I’m awake. I am finishing putting bling on a costume. The Amazon is burning. The Great Barrier Reef is fucked up. The world has 5 years to reverse…
Georgia Deguara here; long time reader, first time ringing in. I’m scrawling together this article on the Edinburgh Fringe front, and in true Frantic Festival Fashion, am quite late in getting…
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Diary from Philippe Gaulier’s Clown School: Day 9# & 10# (The End)- Ciara Thorburn
Recently Ciara Thorburn [circus artist, clown pirate (CC Member) and facilitator & instigator of such excellent things as the Spin Circus Festival & Circus Garage Sale Facebook group] did a course…
The awesome powerhouse that is performer, director & producer Malia Walsh (Circus Trick Tease) has started a new initiative called the Hand2Hand Incentive. Suppling seed funding for experimental new work. All…
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