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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

A student in The Professional Circus Training program practices silks during open gym time. The Actors Gymnasium launched the program this year to give performers a background in circus and theater.

Actors Gymnasium trains circus performers

October 29, 2015

A&E In a building less than five blocks from Northwestern, 11 performers swing from silks, balance on each other’s contorted bodies and swing hula hoops from their chins. These performers are...

The Actors Gymnasium’s new show, “Circuscope,” opens Saturday. The production is an acrobatic twist on microscopic life.

Actors Gymnasium winter show ‘Circuscope’ shrinks circus to microscopic size

February 11, 2015

“Circuscope,” the winter circus show at the Actors Gymnasium, 927 Noyes St., opens this Friday, and this year they’ve gone microscopic. Performers will attempt to portray the world as seen through...

Caitlin Bruce (Weinberg ‘08) speaks at a panel discussion on the similarities between circus art and graffiti at the Evanston Art Center. She was among three other artists and scholars on the panel.

Local artists, students discuss lesser-known art forms

April 15, 2014

Artists and scholars spoke Tuesday at the Evanston Art Center about graffiti and circus art and their lack of recognition in the mainstream art world. The panel, which was funded by a grant from...

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Michelle Higgins