Cover:
Maxime Blanckaert and Nathan Briscoe perform a version of the Russian cradle in Hangar des Possibilities at the Canadian National Circus School. Photo by Roland Lorente.
Editor’s Fanfare:
Efforts to fight the circus’s negative image have been going on for a long time. In recent times the efforts are taking a new approach.
FYI:
A circus school faces an existential crisis and Cirque du Soleil heads down a new path.
Feature Article:
Ecole Nationale de Cirque (ENC), Canada’s national circus school has a new director and is exploring new initiatives.
The Passing Spectacle:
Cirque du Soleil’s Volta
Cirkus Cirkor’s Limits
Canada’s National Circus School shows
Book Review:
Jeff Raz explores the secret life on clowns.
Photo Galleries:
Volta, photos by Patrice Lamoureux
ENC shows, photos by Roland Lorente