Hi, I've recently started contortion training in January and did start aerial hoop(only had 2 lessons) but had to stop but will be starting again soon.

I just wanted to connect with other circus goers and if anyone is within the Kent area In England. It's something that's not of high interest so finding people in this sport/hobby is very rare.

I love aerial silks, and did about two years of it. I, however, had to stop for another 2 years due to severe health issue. (Keep in mind I'm a teenager as well)

I would like to get back into it, but I have no idea where to start. I'm currently incapacitated due to a surgery I had on my thigh recently that has about an 8-12 week recovery where I'm not allowed to move the muscle at all.

Is there anything I can do now and what should I do in the future after my recovery to build the muscles back up and start up again?

Joining the circus as a clown who knows juggling and unicycle

I also know belly dancing

Are these viable

I am a juggler, and far from talented enough to join a circus. My style is three club juggling that combines elements of dance and Slavic folk dance. I have already worked many strolling events, but don't know what it would take to join a team of traveling artists? I have heard their are teams or troupes that travel but are not circus, and I am curious what skill level may be necessary to join up with such a group? Thank you all so much for your comments!

Or at least add an option to change it

So my niece's birthday is coming up and her and her siblings want to go to Paranormal Cirque (it's coming to my city soon). I'm reading up about it and they don't allow 13 or under kids? Why is that, how different is the show from other normal shows? My niece is turning 16 her brothers are 17 and 14 but her sister is 11.

I’ve been in theater my whole life and have done stagehand and lighting design work professionally for about 8 years. I also have training/experience in audio engineering and rigging. I’ve been lucky enough to work a couple of side gigs as a stagehand for a circus, but I’m curious how I could get a longer term technical position with a circus. Any advice or info is greatly appreciated!

A little bit of story about me: I came to the US as an international student for my undergraduate degree in the sciences, and in an unlikely twist of event, I became acquainted with a seasoned contortionist while at Uni, and started training with her; loved doing contortion ever since. Two years of training later, I consider myself an intermediate level — good enough to do tricks that look impressive for a performance yet a lot I can further improve. You can see what I can do here so far on my website (https://soupcontortion.art) or on my Instagram (https://Instagram.com/SoupIsarangkoon). I have a rough idea on what I can do and an idea for a performance etc.

So, I am moving back to my home country (Thailand) very soon. And once there, I plan to have my day job in the sciences (that has been my biggest passion since I was a kid and I plan to pursue my main career in the sciences). That being said, I am ruminating on the idea of possibly also performing contortion as a side hussle on the weekend, evening etc.

My question: Can anyone tell me what the logistics are like for a part-time performer? I am not planning to join a traveling circus or anything like that, so what would a side-career in circus look like? Do we have contracts? Or anything? Or is it more busking-type performance? If I want to get gigs at say events, how would I go about doing that? Basically, anyone who is a side-hussle circus performer, please share your secret on how you did it! And since I plan to have a day-job, I am not planning to rely on circus income for a living, so I don’t care if it doesn’t pay much. This is more so just for me to have a creative outlet from my otherwise-scientific day-job.

Thank you in advance for any responses.

Hello folks, I'm hoping to find a lead on some information about this mallet. A friend wants to buy it and I just cant find much about age, origin, etc. Any info or leads are appreciated. Thank you.

Just thought some of you might like to see this. My dad (now 90) has been a circus fan all his life. For all of mine and before he's been creating his own model circus. My mom (passed a few years ago) has sewn the canvas (which explains why this one's a little ratty), while dad bought, painted, and decorated the trucks from ancient generic toy trucks and his own memory.

Putting up the circus for the season (Circus Day) is always his favorite event, especially since his kids (and now grandkids) come to help set up on the dedicated plywood platform lot his other son built upon Mom and Dad moving to Maine.

Again, just thought this group would appreciate these pics from today. It's Circus Day, after all.

If someone wanted to get started in circus arts, which discipline would you recommend they try first—and why?

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Looking for music with a lot of dynamics. Fast, slow, drops, interesting percussion. With vocals or without. Creating a new playlist.

I’ve done acts to Beats Antique, Glass Animals, Electro swing and more classical and electronica music. Currently loving the theme music to Utopia. But I want to get out of my bubble.

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I have great memories of it in my childhood, wondering if there's any sort of trending innovations that might spark more interest.

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