Enra Melds Dance, Technology, Circus & Music with Proxima
Nobuyuki Hanabusa stepped on to the stage dressed all in black like a beat poet and slipped behind a small rig that looked like a DJ booth. On it were […]
Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk Lands in Chicago–Briefly!
Cirque du Soleil’s touring show Toruk landed in Chicago this week and will be here until this Sunday, August 7, running two shows daily at United Center. Toruk is a […]
Stacey Comes Home: We Interview an Artist from Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk
Stacey Magiera is a gymnast turned circus artist who shows her incredible versatility by playing three different characters in Cirque du Soleil’s new show Toruk, which is coming to United […]
Four Ways to Prep for Physical Festival
You like theater and you think Physical Festival Chicago might be something for you and your friends, but you’re not sure how to prepare for it. Will you need to […]
Ascend—Actors Gymnasium Circus Training Program Showcase Takes Off
The eight graduates of the Actors Gymnasium’s first circus training program might have been keyed up about their showcase performance, but the audience wouldn’t have known it because their training […]
Cirque de la Symphonie opens Chicago Philharmonic Residency @ Harris Theater
Five classical circus performers visited the Chicago Philharmonic this past Saturday night to ring in the orchestra’s new tenure at Harris Theater. The performances blended the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and […]
Heels Over Head—a Physical Variety Show & a Refreshing Spectacle
It was a night full of improv, clowning, circus, puppetry, satire, buffoonery and even a bit of burlesque at IO on Tuesday night. And the best thing is, it happens […]
Carnival of Animals Mixes Classical Music & Circus for a Young Audience
Australia has many treasures, and contemporary circus is one they are renowned for. Circa has been touring the world since 2004 and making a name for itself as the company […]
Marnie & Phil: A Circus Love Letter Melds Circus with Theater
The Actors Gymnasium has always made a point of adding theater and music to their circus productions, long before contemporary circus made it a trend. But in Marnie & […]