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  This week we spent five days at Morning Glory School working with 40 sixth grade students in Spark’s very first intensive program. The goal was to teach them skills to put on their [...]

We have a contemporary circus show this year with a story and strong characters. Tuan captured our portraits in costume before our first show. Rosie is a buzzing, poi-spinning bee. Tink is the [...]

Here’s a peek at what we’ve been doing in the first TWO DAYS in Mae Sot. We dicoverd that Tuan, our hiphop dancer, is also a terrific photographer.              

The advance team of Tink & Tod arrived in Mae Sot from Japan this week. It’s a whirlwind of unpacking all of our stored costumes and props, doing laundry (spread out on the lawn as seen [...]

Drawing on December 22. Get your tickets online or from your favorite Sparkle! 5 chances to win for only 5 GBP (1000 JPY, 7.50 USD, 10 AUD, 10 CND or 7 EU) Your support of our raffle will help us [...]

This year we aim to raise 8000 GBP to fund our upcoming tour. This will cover expenses for all the tools, props and costumes, transportation, sound equipment, rental space and other costs we [...]

Humans have a lot of ways of expressing their innate talents. We’re clever and creative. Unfortunately, most schools don’t explore the spectrum of “multiple intelligences” [...]

We are undergoing a transformation for the 2016 tour – all teaching, no fire! We’re going to work intensively with selected students in Burmese migrant schools and other refugee [...]

I am in love with the circus. I love my performance family. I love the shows we do and I especially love the kids we entertain. I love playing with fire. I love packing every day so full of [...]

Circus time works in dog-years. We have been together as a troupe since January fifth, just three weeks, but it feels as though I’ve known our group of performers for at least half a year. [...]