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Category: Circus
Sequins and symphonies: how opera ran away with the circus
Circus has always shamelessly borrowed from other performance forms. It has coopted all types of music […]
Ringling Bros circus closure shows our changing attitudes to animals in captivity
The recently announced closing of the Ringling Circus, which has run for more than 100 […]
Circus Oz’s Model Citizens is a triumph of skill and political satire
Model Citizens is the latest show by Circus Oz. It will be part of the […]
A brief history of lion taming
Thomas Chipperfield is Britain’s last lion trainer. He was denied a license for him to continue […]
Circus Oz serves spectacle in garden-inspired Precarious
Circus Oz is 40 years old. Some shows in the company’s extraordinary history of annual productions […]
En Masse is an arresting fusion of circus, dance and classical music
Circa’s En Masse, according to Yaron Lifschitz, “speaks about fresh starts and old ends, violence […]
Rock Bang is a highly charged fusion of music, theatre, and circus
Circus Oz, celebrating its 40th anniversary, has combined its talents with the German musical duo […]
Orpheus and Eurydice review: a bold reimagining through circus and opera
For centuries, people have been fascinated by the story of Orpheus and his descent into […]
Cardi B says ‘shit is gettin’ real’ as coronavirus pandemic reveals cracks in celebrity capitalism
After my celebrity class moved online and the universities closed due to COVID-19 in March, […]