The Uncle Junior Project presents ENSEMBLE!
An open resource for community, education, and inspiration.
MICROGRANTS FOR CIRCUS ARTISTS OF COLOR
EDUCATION
Walking the tightrope between racial stereotypes and respectability:
I
mages of African American and Native American artists in the golden age of the circus
By Sakina M. Hughes
Black circus performers in
Victorian Britain
By Vanessa Toulman
Uncle Junior Project
ANTI-RACISM
ARTICLES
By Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine
Created by Ely Sonny Orquiza
By Valentina Di Liscia, Hyperallergic
By Nana Chinara, Medium
By Marcus D. Harvey, Teaching Artists Guild
HOW TO BE AN ALLY:
ARTICLES
by Sunshine Muse, ColorLines
By Zuhairah Washington and Laura Morgan Roberts, Harvard Business Review
By NoViolet Bulawayo
By Michael Harriot
EXPERIENCE
VIDEOS
Johnathan Lee Iverson - In Center Ring
Episode 9
Veronica Blair: "I Can Push This Further."
Johnathan Lee Iverson - In Center Ring
Episode 11
Paris "The Hip Hop Juggler": "You Have To Embrace The Ugly."
Noeli Acoba
Running Away to Join the Circus and Finding Out It’s Racist
VIce Canada: Blackness in Quebec
Johnathan Lee Iverson - In Center Ring
Episode 10
Noeli Acoba: "Circus Is My Heart"
Johnathan Lee Iverson - In Center Ring
Episode 13
Joseph Pinzon: "Figure Yourself Out."
Noeli Acoba
I Called Out Racism in Circus and Here's What Happened
INFORMATIVE
VIDEOS
CircusTalk
Wake Up Call for Inclusion 01
Institutional Barriers and Individual Biases in the Performing Arts
CircusTalk
Wake Up Call for Inclusion 04
Geopolitical Context of Institutional Barriers and Individual Biases in the Performing Arts
Aloft Circus Arts
Racial Inclusivity in Chicago Circus
Vernā Myers
How To Overcome Our Biases? Walk Towards Them
CircusTalk
Wake Up Call for Inclusion 02
The Change
CircusTalk
Wake Up Call for Inclusion 05
Allyship in the US Circus Industry
International Jugglers Association
Panel: Race in Juggling: Addressing Inclusion in the Juggling Community
Kimberle Crenshaw
The Urgency of Intersectionality
CircusTalk
Wake Up Call for Inclusion 03
Institutional Barriers and Individual Biases in the Performing Arts for Women of Color
Noeli Acoba
How to Rise Up Against Racism in Circus!
Rayna Gordon
Don't be a savior, be an ally
PODCASTS
Art Movez
Dr. Tobie Stein breaks down the data on diversity in the performing arts
Shenea Stiletto
Live Like an Acrobat
Episode 6: The Last Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson
The Artist Athlete
Episode 19-Part 1: The Creation of An Aerialist with Veronica Blair
Shenea Stiletto
Live Like an Acrobat
Episode 3: Black Circus Lives Matter
Shenea Stiletto
Live Like an Acrobat
Episode 9: Lamonte Goode: Founder & Creator of @CyberYoga & @Neosutras
Shenea Stiletto
Live Like an Acrobat
Part 4: Black Acrobatic Gymnasts Experiences Matter
The Artist Athlete
Episode 18: Developing a Creative Obsession with Marvin Ong
PODCASTS
The Artist Athlete
Episode 19-Part 2: African American Legacy in US Circus with Veronica Blair
The Artist Athlete
Episode #57 PART 1: Talking Circus No One Talks About with Joseph Pinzon
The Artist Athlete
Episode 73: Beyonce, Stunts, and Circus with Crista Marie Jackson
The Artist Athlete
Episode 23: Traditional Mongolian Contortion with Serchmaa Byamba
The Artist Athlete
Episode #57 PART 2: Circus Dreams are Expensive with Joseph Pinzon
The Artist Athlete
Episode 81: REAL Life as an Acrobat with Shenea “Stiletto” Booth
The Artist Athlete
Episode #43: How to Train Your Circus Artist with Chloé Farah
The Artist Athlete
Episode 72: Making Sweet Work with Representation for ALL with Lisa Fa’alafi
BIPOC CIRCUS COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS
AERIAL ATHLETICA
CIRCOLOMBIA
INCUBAXION TEATRO
AWAKEN CIRCUS AND DANCE
CRESENT CITY AERIAL ARTS
INSPIRE AERIAL ARTS
BLACK*ACROBAT
ELEMENT ENTERTAINMENT
IN FLIGHT GYMNASTICS & CIRCUS
CASUS
FORMOSA CIRCUS ART
Kalabanté Productions
CICO
HOT BROWN HONEY
LOKI CIRCUS THEATRE
BIPOC CIRCUS COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS
MARAWA'S MAJORETTES
SOAR AERIAL DANCE
URTH ALCHEMIE
PHARE: THE CAMBODIAN CIRCUS
THE ARTS
VERONICA BLAIR
QUALITY NOVELTY
TOPSY TURVY CIRCUS
VIETNAMESE BAMBOO CIRCUS
SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE
UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS
WENDY HILLIARD GYMNASTICS FOUNDATION
SHORT ROUND PRODUCTIONS
UPSWING
ZACCHO DANCE THEATRE