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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


Six actors in olive jumpsuits stand behind a wooden plank on milk crates as one, wearing a blue robe, holds a piece of trash.

Cirque Us performs high-flying acrobatics at The Actors Gymnasium

April 9, 2023

Although trash day on Noyes Street usually occurs Wednesday, the Noyes Cultural Arts Center was littered with garbage cans Saturday and Sunday for a trash-themed circus show. With four performances at...

Actors rehearse “The Ghost in Gadsden’s Garden.” The original circus will open Feb. 22.

There’s a Ghost in Gadsden’s Garden: The Actors Gymnasium puts on new show

February 19, 2020

A man who tends to a haunted garden. A ghost who resides in the garden and is in a relationship with the living man. A child who stumbles upon the wilting garden and finds all sorts of phenomena hidden...

An acrobat performs in “Marnie & Phil: A Circus Love Letter” at The Actors Gymnasium in 2016. Similar feats can be seen in “Quest,” a circus theater production that tackles some of life’s philosophical questions, opens Saturday at The Actors Gymnasium.

Acrobatics, trapeze and philosophy intersect in Northwestern alumna’s original play

February 9, 2017

Northwestern alumna Leslie Buxbaum Danzig (Communication ‘07) examines existential questions through circus theater in her original play, “Quest,” opening at The Actors Gymnasium in Evanston Saturday. “Quest”...

Evanston nonprofit founder wins award for circus theater work

October 13, 2014

The co-founder of an Evanston nonprofit was awarded a $25,000 grant Friday for her work teaching and choreographing circus acts in theatrical productions. Chicago-based 3Arts, an organization that...

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