Circus Smart Speaker Series

Every month we will have a new speaker and will be learning from leading circus researchers, educators, and experts in related fields. Talks will be on Sundays with the times and dates specific to the speaker’s availability and time-zone.

Can’t make it live? No worries!!!

The talks will be recorded in case you can’t make it and for those of you signed up for the full year you will maintain access throughout 2025.

AND

You will be able to send questions in advance so they can get answered by the speaker when they are live.

 

Sign up for the whole series!

  • Save $60 off the individual webinar registrations
  • Gain circus knowledge and enjoy circus centric conversations each month
  • Support circus research and researchers (we pay our speakers!)
  • Learn directly from the people who are on the leading edge of circus research
  • Have access to speaker’s contact information for any follow up questions
  • Get access to the recorded talks for the entire year
  • Join the movement to incorporate science with practice

a new take on the series coming in 2026!

 

Announcing the Circus Smart Symposium launching for the first time ever in April!

Expect all the deep knowledge gains you got from past speaker series events but now in a day-long format that will let you access it all at once, interact with other participants, and ask questions to leaders in the field. + watch replays if you can’t make it live or want to rewatch.

All of the speakers are in progress and it is shaping up to be a very exciting line up with speakers on nutrition for increasing capacity and supporting performing artist, some joint specific knowledge bombs, womens’ health in sports, and hearing from artists about how they deal with healthcare and how it has (or hasn’t) shaped their career… and more (of course). Check back soon!

Latest: Circus Smart Speaker Series

**Previous Speakers**

  • Strength & Conditioning for Circus Artists | Claire Farmer, MSC

  • The Pelvic Floor in Circus Artists: A Balancing Act | Drs. Brooke Winder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, Heather Heineman, PT, DPT, OCS, WCS, & Emily Scherb, PT, DPT

  • The Foot and Ankle in Circus Performers | Liz Bayley, MSC, MCSP, HCPC

  • Physical Literacy Frameworks for Rehab Medicine | Dr. Dean Kriellaars

  • Stretching Science, Healthspan, and Circus Bodies | Dr. Leada Malek, PT, DPT, CSCS, SCS

  • Hip Pain in Circus Performers | Drs. Charlotte Ganderton & Michael O’Brien

  • Autism and Circus | Dr. Kristy Seymour

  • Performance Medicine @ Cirque Du Soliel | Brett Whyborn

  • Health Monitoring in Circus | Janine Stubbe / Codarts

  • Epidemiology Review of Concussions @ Cirque Du Soliel | Dr. Jeff Russell

  • Hypermobility & Related Syndromes | Dr. Emma Faulkner

Register as a SUPPORTING MEMBER and elevate the spread of circus science knowledge around the world. This level of subscription includes a donation to our Scholarships!

The scholarships make circus science open to anyone. By having scholarships we aim to increase our reach and make these talks more accessible to folks from around the world and across our community.

These scholarships are for folks with financial need for any reason.  Anyone with needs is encouraged to apply.

Speakers highlights

2024 Speakers

– Dr. Jessica Eccles, PhD – Bendy Bodies; Bendy Brains

– Adam Woolley, MsC – Invisible Impacts: The Role of Emotions in Movement Learning 

– Bethany Shum, MSc – Pain in Circus Arts

– Chris Gatti, PhD – Balancing Practitioner and Academic Perspectives in Hand balancing

– Ben Ashworth, MPT – The Athletic Shoulder Framework: Insights From Profiling Circus Performers 

– Marion Cossin, PhD – Dynamic Forces in Circus Disciplines 

– Tim Gabbett, PhD – Load Management for Circus Performers: Critical Concepts and Returning to Peak Performance 

– Melody Hrubes, MD – Circus Artists on Broadway

– Panel Discussion: Top Surgery and Circus Bodies

– Janelle Peters, LCSW – When The Rope Freys: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

 

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