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Sandor Ecke, who was boss clown for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey is looking for work in Las Vegas. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/shows/after-15-years-of-ringling-bros-circus-clown-plans-next-act/

This year’s Baraboo Circus Festival included a Ringling reunion. http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_c7906d71-e493-5f57-9ff7-fc463d4f2f18.html

The New Big Apple Circus has released the names of the artists who will appear in their 2017 Lincoln Center show during the holiday season in New York City. https://www.bigapplecircus.com/about/bios/

This new YouTube video introduces Big Apple Circus animal trainer Jenny Vidbel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=171&v=vWlSFMINIVk

The new issue of Spectacle is now up and running at www.spectaclemagazine.com with free access for all. It contains reviews of two shows at the Canadian National Circus School, as well as an interview with the school’s new director. There are also reviews of Cirque du Soleil’s new touring show Volta and Sweden’s Cirkus Cirkor. […]

An elephant at Circus World took a stroll around its Wisconsin neighborhood. http://wgntv.com/2017/07/01/circus-elephant-picks-lock-sets-other-elephant-free-to-roam-wisconsin-neighborhood/

The stage production CIRCUS 1903 that has been touring theaters around the country, will now move into a Las Vegas casino for an extended run. http://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/dining-and-entertainment/new-show-bringing-the-circus-and-elephants-to-las-vegas-strip

Follow this link for a video preview of Circus Smirkus’ 2017 production “A Night at the Museum”. http://www.smirkus.org/video-preview-midnight-at-the-museum/

The Board of Directors of the New England Center for Circus Arts have fired the two sisters who founded the school. http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/after-brattleboro-circus-school-s-co-founders-fired-coaches-resign/article_ecf2df64-5eda-5a6d-b3a1-e440f404f5f3.html

Johnathan Lee Iverson’s remarks at the Worldwide Circus Summit ring even truer today. This video captures Johnathan’s keynote address. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mASkOdKwzUY