Milner Library at Illinois State University is accepting applications for its inaugural Circus & Allied Arts Collection Fellowship. This $1,500 award is available to scholars external to Illinois State University who are interested in researching any topic that requires the onsite use of the Circus & Allied Arts Collection housed in Milner Library’s Special Collections.
A tiny light bulb, a gold lion head ring, and a circus diorama are just a few of the interesting artifacts on display in the new exhibit in Milner Library’s Special Collections.
For Bruce “Charlie” Johnson, clowning is serious business. “The art of clowning tends to be underrepresented in academic research and circus archives,” said Johnson, a clown historian who is a member of the Circus Fan Associations and Circus Historical Society. “While clowns are frequently the most popular part of the circus with the general audience,
University Galleries is partnering with Milner Library and a private collector to display circus-related items September 11–13, 2015.
Registration is now open for Junior Gamma Phi Circus. Metcalf students in grades three through eight can register online again this year.
Illinois State grad Christian Stoinev ’13 is advancing on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The veteran circus performer appeared on the June 17 episode of the competition show.
A cache of materials once belonging to the Bloomington-based world-famous flying trapeze troupe, the Flying Concellos, has landed in the Circus and Allied Arts Collection of Milner Library’s Special Collections.
For Jasmine Yu and her dedicated Gamma Phi Circus teammates, what they learn stays with them long after Spring Shows end.
Have you ever been to one of Cirque du Soleil’s big shows in Las Vegas, where performers land impossibly precise stunts? For ISU alum Christopher Ries, that’s now just another day at the office.
