After a fun and successful 2014 Thai Burmese project ( please see the summary report here not he website for details! ) Spark Circus a taking a year long break! We be temporarily focusing our [...]
Fire, light and love… we did it! This year was challenging as Andrea Russell our Spark Circus Director faced severe health challenges, and our two team leaders, April Mietz and Shelley [...]
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 [...]
Today Spark! Circus visited one of the smaller schools…quaint and full of such a beautiful innocence it was hard to stay grounded. The light heartedness in the air allowed for a gorgeous [...]
I had been face painting at one of the refugee schools, (The Chicken School) after our show, when one of the strongest little girls I’ve ever met sat across from me. I asked her what her [...]
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. [...]
Hoop making and hoop making… The first week was just getting ready in this manner. I got to know the team, and felt a little out of place as they got the first 2 weeks together on the [...]
This morning is quite chilly, and the air is filled with smoke. I have already pulled a few ashes out of my tea this morning and my throat is becoming raw from coughing. The fields are all on [...]
