Circus Centering Disability

Erin Ball, Vanessa Furlong, and April Hubbard, who perform as LEGacy Circus in Canada, describe their use of leg attachments, mobility aids, and traditional and non-traditional circus apparatuses in their piece “The World at Our Feet.”

March 6, 2023  |  Read Article

The Infinite Art of “Making It”

Carrie Reynolds, a founder and member of Dark Sky Aerial in Flagstaff, AZ, reflects on how "making it" is the process of turning a visionary dream into an evolving reality.

October 25, 2021  |  Read Article

Access is Good for Everybody

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Aaron Wheeler-Kay, creative director of Echo Theater Company in Portland, Oregon. Aaron, a master DanceAbility teacher, shares how he applies DanceAbility to create an accessible circus arts space, as well as leverage his privilege to feature and support other […]

April 11, 2019  |  Read Article

The Land of Possibility

An Interview with Amy Christian BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Wise Fool is a circus arts nonprofit in Santa Fe, NM that believes in igniting imagination and promoting social justice through performances and hands-on experiences in circus, puppetry and theater. Amy Christian, artistic director and a founding member of the organization, details how […]

October 25, 2018  |  Read Article