CircusTalk & TheatreArtLife launch StageLync, an online platform that expands audience reach and enhances visibility in the live performing arts. CircusTalk and TheaterArtLife, two prominent platforms for performing arts professionals, are thrilled to announce their partnership in the creation of StageLync. Combining their expertise, the two platforms are excited to launch StageLync, a groundbreaking free platform providing detailed […]
Tiziana (@tizipagliarulo on Instagram) is one of five founding members of Our Legacy Creations. In this interview, she discusses how she went from being a dancer herself to being hand picked by a legendary director before his passing, and taking her career further than she could have ever dreamed in the Live Entertainment Industry, Television, and Cinema. This is an interview with Tiziana Pagliarulo Part 2: Our Legacy Creations
10 Questions with Cirque du Soleil Hand-to-Hand Flyer Audrey Labeau Category: Interview Meet Audrey Labeau – A French banquine, hand to hand flyer currently working in the Cirque du Soleil show “O” in Las Vegas for the new act called “Island”. Before her career in performance 9 years ago, Audrey was a 10 meter […]
Zurich is always beautiful. However, it is never more picturesque and offers more cultural activities than during summer. The entire city radiates life during those fair weather months. Outdoor cafes and restaurants pop up everywhere as do a myriad of open air concerts, festivals, and movie theatres. One such festival is the “Zuercher Theater Spektakel,” the Zurich Theatre Spectacle, which this year goes into its 43rd successful year.
Phare, the Cambodian Circus in Siem Reap is more than a conventional acrobatic circus. The artists create and perform stories based on their own life experiences. Drawing from recent history, folklore and modern society, the artists blend drama, dance, live music, and circus arts to share a part of their lives with their audiences.
Since the Nineteen Nineties, the German Circus Roncalli began phasing out using wild animals in their shows. However, thanks to modern technology, they were still able to create amazing animal performances without mistreating innocent creatures. Circus Roncalli began incorporating massive animal holograms into their shows. Which, in many ways, are just as spellbinding to look at as the traditional live animal performances.
Cavalia is an equestrian circus troop which was conceived by the visionary Normand Latourelle, who had already been part of Cirque du Soleil as well. With his strong dream of creating a show where men and horses interact in harmony, Latourelle was able to bring Cavalia to the stage. Fully respecting the animal’s nobility and overcoming a number of financial obstacles along the way.
The Amazing Acro-Cats are a circus troupe of domestic cats and a few other small animals. Founded by animal trainer Samantha Martin in Chicago, Illinois. The touring feline circus performers leap. They jump through hoops. They play instruments. In fact, the show ends with the all-cat (and one chicken) musical band, The Rock-Cats. The only feline band in the world.
Brandon Birchak and Melissa James have created Chimera together. An amazing aquatic act which in this form has never been performed before. Their love for performing, the aquatic environment, and our planet has then led them to founding Six Foot Creations as well, under the umbrella of which they will next year perform in the Chimera Gala, an event to raise awareness for our planet and celebrate the arts at the same time. In this interview Melissa and Brandon tell us how Chimera came into existence.
Circus Without Borders is a documentary about Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa Bangoura, best friends and world-class acrobats from remote corners of the globe who share the same dream: To bring hope and change to their struggling communities through circus. Their dream unfolds in the Canadian Arctic and in Guinea, West Africa, where they help Inuit and Guinean youth achieve unimaginable success while confronting suicide, poverty and despair.
The Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) is a traveling educational entertainment group in Afghanistan. MMCC accepts children aged 5–17 to learn juggling, unicycling, acrobatics, singing, comedy, theatre, and magic tricks. The organization’s goal is to spread joy and bring laughter back to the children of the war-torn country.
On 30ieth September 2022, we sadly had to say goodbye to Franco Dragone, a brilliant showmaker, a key figure of the legendary Cirque du Soleil, a cultural entrepreneur, and the founder of the Franco Dragone Entertainment Group. Yet Franco was so much more than just that. As a creator, he was in a class of his own and inspired many with his extraordinary, visionary entertainment projects. He created his shows with so much imagination and intense love to detail, his audiences were enchanted the world over.
Each year on May 25th, Peru celebrates the Peruvian Clown Day in honor of José Alvarez Vélez, better known as Tony Perejil, a popular clown who died on that day in 1987. To this day, many citizens of Lima remember the humble, benevolent, and entertaining clown who made people laugh even in the worst situations. With nostalgia and, perhaps as well, with a little regret.
The Irish government has begun delivering basic income for artists in Ireland. Following the devastating effects to many during and following the pandemic, the emerald isle is attempting to recover the culture industry by helping artists. The Basic Income for the Arts scheme The plans were announced by the Irish government back in January of […]
Elisa Tauro grew up in Toronto and, from a very young age onwards dreamt of becoming a circus acrobat. 1 year ago, she became part of the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s show O in Las Vegas. A position every circus acrobat dreams about. In this second part of our interview, Elisa tells us how life and work at O developed and how things are going now.
The Six Foot Creation (SFC) Foundation aims to combine art and performance with taking responsibility for our planet and taking concrete action. In the second half of February 2023, their first event, the ‘Chimera Gala’ will take place in a thus far non-disclosed location. Part of this event will be the act, ‘Chimera’. One of a kind and not to be missed!
Just recently, a good old friend and work colleague posted a photo on Facebook showing a gender-neutral toilet seen backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s Ka in Las Vegas. As happy as I was about seeing this lovely sight, it also reminded me of how disappointed I continuously am regarding the – in my opinion – very poor efforts made by the entertainment industry towards diversity and inclusion.
The Big Blue by Luc Besson. Have you seen it? Do you remember it? For me it was probably THE movie which impacted my life the most. In the long run, it permanently changed the trajectory of my existence. Brought me to the oceans and from there to places and jobs I would have never even known existed.
Basel just held the 13th edition of the Young Stage Festival this month. In the six competition shows in the Event Hall of Messe Basel, 30 young professional artists showed their top performances to win one of the coveted prizes. On 24th May, there was great excitement when the jury awarded the prizes and awards to the young artists.
Being an ascendent of the founder of Swiss Circus Monti, Guido Muntwyler, Mario Muntwyler has grown up within the circus. He is both a performer and an administrator, enjoys both roles, and is passionate about circus life. In our interview, he gives us insights into the workings and tour life of Circus Monti.
The iconic Edinburgh Fringe Festival is back for 2022. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Fringe, this year looks like the return the world has been waiting for after online events dominated during the height of the pandemic. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival will run from 5th – 29th August 2022, taking place all over the […]
I’ve always dreamed of touring around the world with a show. Maybe I should have set my sights a bit higher. How about touring around the known universe instead? One man knows how to dream big: Elon Musk. So, in an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke a German Entertainment website claimed the visionary entrepreneur was now planning to build a theatre in Space. Apart from it being an entertaining read, I thought it was quite a brilliant idea.
Edinburgh International Festival returns with the first full programme since the 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled. Taking place from 5 – 28 August, tickets go on sale from 8 April. The 2022 event celebrates 75 years of the festival, complete with world premieres, bold collaborations and world-renowned artists in Edinburgh’s iconic theatres and concert halls.
The Harlequin is the best-known comic servant character from the Italian Commedia dell’Arte. The role is believed to have first been introduced in the 16th century. We all know Harlequin and have seen this character in his chequered costume in a performance somewhere over the years. We’ve laughed along as he light-heartedly played his jokes on us as an audience and on his masters on stage as well.
