Michelle Higgins

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...

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...

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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