Tag Archives: UK

Last hurrah for the circus school

This is Kent (UK) is reporting that the Kent Circus School will be closing after 18 years of operation. Sad day for a school that has done so much.

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EU ‘wasting’ millions on hip hop and circus skills

The Daily Mail (UK) is running this story about European Commission having announced the latest round of projects receiving grants under its £366million culture scheme. While I don’t think £143,000 for the circus sector is much in the grand scheme … Continue reading

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Working Relationship: Zippo (Martin Burton), of Zippo’s Circus, and his executive assistant, Winnie (Paul Winstone)

The Times Online (UK) is running this story about the origins of England’s Zippo’s Circus, and a little about what two of its top people do on a daily basis. Great read!  But I wonder, would it be possible to … Continue reading

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This circus well and truly tops the lot

The Romford Recorder (UK) is running this review of Saltimbanco, CDS’s longest running production now playing at the Royal Albert Hall Interesting review of a wonderful show.

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Circus Family

What happens when an 18 year old who was bitten by the circus bug marries a landscape designer? You get the Gifford Circus. The BBC is running this story about Nell Gifford and Toti, the founders of the Gifford Circus. … Continue reading

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Clowns looking for London mayor

Just about every one is running this AP story about a group of clowns from Zippo’s Circus who went looking for London Mayor Ken Livingstone, armed with custard pies. London mayor Ken Livingstone recently proposed some new traffic-reduction plans, including … Continue reading

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The Clockie Club circus skills workshop

While looking through the BBC Online we came across this photo gallery of photos from the Clockie Club circus skills workshop. Great set of photos, well worth a look. And remember, if you have circus photos of your group that … Continue reading

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THE 25TH EDITION of the London International Mime Festival

The Times (UK) is running this story about the 25th International Mime Festival in London. The festival covered the spectrum from classical mime, to X rated mime and everything in between. The festival runs until January 26, 2003.

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Children go for a spin at circus

The Manchester News (UK) is running this short article about children from the Bridgewater School, at Worsley, taking lessons in plate-spinning and Wu Shu martial arts, courtesy of the Chinese State Circus. Really cool thing for them to do. I … Continue reading

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Review of the Chinese State Circus @ The Lowry

The Manchester Online is running this review of the Chinese State Circus show at The Lowry. From the article: What’s more, if the enthusiastic cries of “ooh!”, “aah!” and “no way!” I kept hearing from many of the young girls … Continue reading

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