Links
Links to other circus organisations.
Some useful contacts are listed below.
If the organisation or group that you want to contact is not listed, you
can search the database to find many more circus-related organisations
Acrobat Productions
Suppliers and co-ordinators of contemporary
circus artistes and shows from around the world. www.acrobatproductions.co.uk
Association of Circus Proprietors of Great
Britain
Represents the commercial circus industry.
Contact The Secretary, PO Box 131, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9DT
Barracudas
Make costumes for circus, street theatre and carnival
[email protected]
Beard Enterprises Ltd
Juggling equipment manufacturers.
Supply wholesale and retail via mail order
Billy Smarts Circus
Traditional family-run circus
www.billysmarts.co.uk
Bobby Robert's Super Circus
Traditional circus with animal acts - even elephants!
www.bobby-roberts.co.uk
CB Projects
Arts management company that represent contemporary circus-theatre. They
also host the CircElation training project.
www.cbprojects.co.uk
Circomedia
Leading centre for contemporary circus and physical theatre.
www.circomedia.demon.co.uk
Circus Friends Association
Membership organisation that publishes King Pole, a quarterly circus magazine.
www.circusfriends.co.uk
Circusline
Find out where touring circuses will be performing during a particular
week
Tel 09068 343341
Cirque de Demain (Association Francaise pour
le Cirque de Demain)
Organize international circus showcase festival
E mail [email protected]
Cirque du Soleil
Contemporary circus megastars from Montreal. They have plans for the UK
and often hold auditions here.
www.cirquedusoleil.com
Clowns International
Membership organisation for clowns. Publish The Joey magazine
Tel 023 8087 3700.
Connect
Extensive European website database for circus and street arts, organised
by Hors Le Mur in collaboration with partners in each participating country.
Cirque Bijou Productions
Shows for corporate clients, specialty acts, full design service, rigging
etc
www.cirquebijou.co.uk
Dance UK
Professional dance association. Tel 020 8741 1932
Dell'Arte School
Circus/Physical Theatre school in US
www.dellarte.com
Dream Factory/Playbox Theatre
Performances and training in circus-theatre
Ecole de Cirque Bruxelles
Belgium circus school
www.circusarts.org
Equity
Contact British Actors Equity Association. Tel 020 7379 6000
www.equity.org.uk
Expressive Feat Productions
Contemporary aerial dance
www.expressive-feat-productions.co.uk
European Entertainments Corporation
Produce and promote a range of touring circuses, including
Cottle and Austen Electric Circus -www.cottleaustencircus.co.uk
Circus of Horrors - darkly comic show www.circusofhorrors.co.uk
Moscow State Circus - international favourites www.moscowstatecircus.co.uk
Chinese State Circus - perfect skills! www.chinesestatecircus.co.uk
Flying Squad Rigging
Help deal efficiently with the rigging challenges
encountered by aerialists, creative directors and corporate clients.
www.flyingsquadrigging.com
Foundation for Community Dance
www.communitydance.org.uk
Fools Paradise
Promoters/agents that represent circus, cabaret and street arts performers
www.foolsparadise.co.uk
Greentop Circus
Community circus and training centre in Sheffield
Tel 0114 2818350
Grip Circus Theatre
Fairs, festivals and outdoor events. Performances and workshops.
www.gripcircus.com
Hippodrome Circus
Permanent circus building with large-scale circus and water show every
summer. Tel 01493 844172
Independent Street Arts Network (ISAN)
Represents street arts and festival promoters.
www.streetartsnetwork.org.uk
Independent Theatre Council (ITC)
Tel 020 7403 1727
www.itc-arts.org
International Circus Reunion
Annual event for all the circus community.
Contact Allen McPherson 01253 352681
International Juggling Database
shares information about juggling
events and developments
www.jugglingdb.com
International Jugglers Festival (USA)
E mail [email protected]
Juggling clubs - worldwide
www.juggler.net/jugglingclubs
Juggling equipment online
www.come.to/jesters
Mamaloucos
UK's only large scale tented contemporary circus company
www.mamaloucos.com
Missing Link Productions
From aerialists to acrobats, clowns to contortionists, mimes to magicians…
www.MissingLinkProductions.co.uk
National Association of Youth Circus
Umbrella organisation for youth groups - contact [email protected]
or to join their mailing list http://NAYC.listbot.com
National Circus and Physical Theatre Association (Australia)
National Fairground Archive
Held at Sheffield University, a wonderful resource for traditional circus
and fairground. www.www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/nfa
E mail [email protected]
No Fit State Circus
Cardiff's leading community circus, performance
and training centre.
www.nofitstate.co.uk
Phillip Gandey's World Class Entertainment
circus promoters and producers
www.circus-online.co.uk
RICSAT
For information on rigging and circus safety contact [email protected]
Scarabeus Theatre
Multi-discipline contemporary circus company that mostly perform outdoors.
www.scarabeus.co.uk
Showbiz-France
circus props manufacturer : specialists in custom
made equipment.
www.showbiz-france.com
Skinning the Cat
Contemporary aerial company e mail [email protected]
Skylight Circus Arts
Performance, training, youth and community work in the N.W region
www.skylight-circus-arts.org.uk
Swamp Circus Theatre
Touring tented contemporary circus-theatre company
www.swampcircus.com
Total Theatre Network
Membership organisation celebrating and promoting physical and visual
performance. Publishers of Total Theatre Magazine/Circus Arts News www.totaltheatre.org.uk
The Circus Space
Leading UK contemporary circus training, professional development and
performance centre.
www.thecircusspace.co.uk
The Stage
Weekly publication with circus section. Available in most major newsagents.
Unicyclists
make contact at [email protected]
Why Not Institute
De Castro's London playground for clowns
E mail [email protected]
The World's Fair
Weekly publication with two pages dedicated to circus from the Showmen's
Guild of Great Britain. Covers travelling entertainment, including fairground
shows and traditional circus.
www.worldsfair.co.uk
Yankee Doodle Circus
American children's circus
www.yankeedoodlecircus.com
Zap Productions
Promoters who organise the National Street Arts Festival, a linked series
of festivals throughout the Uk. Also collaborate with major European festivals.
www.zapuk.co.uk
Zippos Circus
Touring tented circus shows for all the family. Zippos Academy of Circus
Arts is the UK's only travelling circus school.
www.zipposcircus.co.uk
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