Best Circus Arts
Gandini Juggling is a British performance group founded in 1992 by Sean Gandini. The company combines traditional juggling techniques with contemporary dance, mathematics, and choreographic patterns to create innovative visual performances. They have performed at prestigious venues including the Roy...
Cirque Trottola is a French contemporary circus company known for producing intimate, character-driven performances. The troupe operates primarily under a small, traditional big-top tent, deliberately limiting audience size to create a close connection between the spectators and the performers. Thei...
The National Centre for Circus Arts is a higher education institution and registered charity located in Hoxton, London, originally founded in 1989 under the name Circus Space. Housed within a repurposed Victorian power station, the facility offers specialized vocational training, including a Bachelo...
Codarts Rotterdam is a Dutch university of the arts in the Netherlands that offers professional degree programs in music, dance, and circus arts. Tracing its institutional roots to the 1917 founding of the Rotterdam Conservatory, it trains students for international artistic careers through highly s...
Nimble Arts is a Vermont-based circus arts organization established by twin sisters Elsie Smith and Serenity Smith Forchion, both experienced aerial performers and educators. Its work centers on aerial arts instruction, teacher training, performance creation, and professional development for circus...
Aloft Circus Arts is a contemporary circus training and performance organization based in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Shayna Swanson in 2005. The organization operates a training facility offering instruction in circus disciplines including aerial arts, acrobatics, and related physical skills for...
Teatro ZinZanni is an immersive dinner theater company founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1998. The enterprise is distinguished by its unique format, which blends a multi-course gourmet meal with live performances that integrate circus arts, cabaret, live music, and vaudeville-style comedy. Shows ar...
The Circus Arts Conservatory is a nonprofit organization based in Sarasota, Florida, a city with a deep historical connection to the American circus industry. The institution is dedicated to preserving circus history and educating future performers through rigorous physical training programs. It enc...
