Thursday, December 7, 2017
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the sensuous experience of watching a circus show, and how reviews – coming generally from a theatrical tradition – usually privilege the conceptu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThursday, November 16, 2017
Organised by Stumble Dance Circus director, Mish Weaver, the Serious Circus symposium is the first iteration of an ongoing project to create a network of support and practitioners who are us…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMFriday, November 10, 2017
Winter’s in the air, canvases are being stashed for the season, but our video guide shows you what’s still on and where in all the circusy nooks of the UK.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMSunday, October 29, 2017
Organised by Stumble Dance Circus director, Mish Weaver, the Serious Circus symposium is the first iteration of an ongoing project to create a network of support and practitioners who are us…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAvoiding the stereotypes of circus nostalgia, the show nonetheless manages to use the tropes of classical circus in a way that feels fresh and resonant to contemporary youngsters.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, October 23, 2017
A girl sits huddled inside an aerial cage, a sphere suspended in space, tethered to the figure of Aman Tamang, glittering in the darkness behind a sail-like rigging structure, which combines…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMWednesday, October 4, 2017
There’s more to clowning than red noses and big tops – Katharine Kavanagh looks at the groups using their circus skills to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMonday, August 7, 2017
On his return to Edinburgh, Bence Vagi tells Katharine Kavanagh how seeing a variety of contemporary circus performers in the Scottish capital
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMThursday, July 27, 2017
A big red, white ‘n’ blue tent sits in the corner of the park, surrounded by big American style trucks to match, all emblazoned with circus imagery for Uncle Sam’s Great American Circu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMTuesday, July 25, 2017
Stalking in with a whisper and out with a boom, Circolombia are on a Welsh stage for the first time, bringing their urban energy and Latin rhythms to Bangor’s purpose built circus centre w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, July 23, 2017
Watch our video review of Briefs' latest show, straight from London and featuring our own close encounter with guest critic Laura Kressly.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSaturday, July 22, 2017
A white circus tent with strings of fairy lights and goblin-sculpture guardians sits under the trees in the University of Muenster’s campus grounds. During the day it has been home to an i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, July 3, 2017
The UK towns and countryside look busy as ever with festivals and free events adding to the circus fare this month. Anything else we should be looking out for or reporting on?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, June 16, 2017
Here is a book that hits all my buttons: It’s a book about circus; it’s a book about writing; most importantly, it’s a book about writing about circus! David Lewis Hammarstrom wrote hi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, June 9, 2017
Beautiful singing from Lil Rice and the compositions of Ollie Clark, which warm us with percussion-conjured cicadas, bullfrogs and buried tribal memories, are as enveloping as I remember. Th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMInside the art warehouse space of the Invisible Wind Factory, the smell of incense, free glitter and revolving ceiling decor have already set the scene for the height of Bruno & Sandy�…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, June 5, 2017
Watch our vlog reviews of: Circa in a graveyard, with students from the National Centre of Circus Arts; Jay Millers Circus in a country fair, with a series of circus model makers.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMFriday, June 2, 2017
The months move quickly, and with them the touring, tenting and special-eventing circuses of the world. Here’s what’s going down in the UK this June.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, May 25, 2017
Yes, The Circus Diaries is 4 years old this week and, this year, our birthday milestone is the creation of a new vlog feature on YouTube. What have we learnt from attempt number one?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, May 16, 2017
Last time I saw circus mixed with flapper era razzle-dazzle and golden-age Hollywood themes, it was in the Broadway musical debut of Cirque Du Soleil, Paramour. Now, Gostinitsa – the outst…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMDressing up boxes, jewels, and the English countryside are three of the prominent phrases that stick in my mind from the Giffords Circus website. And, as if by magic, they have all been brou…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThursday, May 11, 2017
Circus Zyair was one of the first classic tenting companies I ever saw, back in 2014. I remember loving the show, and the review I wrote has been consistently one of the most visited pages o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, May 9, 2017
Mooky, as interpreted by Laci Endresz Jr, is the third-generational incarnation of the clown, and the show is built around his character and the teasing interactions played out with his brot…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, May 2, 2017
May’s circus forecast is here! Third time’s the charm, they say, let us know if we’ve got it right… what are we missing?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, April 28, 2017
The first time I saw Cie XY in their latest show, It’s Not Yet Midnight (or, as it was then, titled in its original French, Il N’est Pas Encore Minuit), I knew nothing of what to expect,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, April 27, 2017
Creative producer Crying Out Loud has spent 15 years crossing borders with high-quality visual performance, presenting international artists to UK venues and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMEvery spring for more than a century, the Blackpool Tower Circus has opened its doors to present a new season to locals
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMWednesday, April 26, 2017
Contemporary circus is making ever-increasing ripples on the surface of the UK performing arts scene and, for three days every other spring, the Canvas showcasing event allows industry profe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMTuesday, April 25, 2017
The second show from Company Nuua is a poetic sideshow philosophy of beauty, life, and pain. There is dark. There is bright. There is flesh. There are hugs, and struggles (which, themselves,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMMonday, April 17, 2017
The promenade production is set, for the most part, in the backstage area of Ffwrnes, Carmarthenshire’s newly designated circus-theatre centre. We begin, however, in the foyer, where tele…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMFriday, March 31, 2017
The second of our monthly what’s on where videos for circus in the UK.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM 
