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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Hovey Burgess is a former circus performer and recently retired NYU circus arts professor. Although he has retired, his life has been anything but boring. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)

A former NYU circus professor’s lifelong juggling act

Hovey Burgess discusses retirement, showbiz and his upcoming movie about a foot-juggling polar bear.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer November 8, 2021

Sitting at his permanently reserved table next to the stage at a Lower East Side neo-burlesque house, Hovey Burgess held a glass of milk — his beverage of choice — and fiddled...

Gallatin senior Ingrid Amelia Apgar is a circus artist training and performing at Circus Warehouse of NYC. Apgar shapes her studies around movement and physics, and works as a technician at the Labowitz theatre, taking interest in all aspects of her performing art. (Photo by Yechiel Michael Husarsky)

Gallatin Senior Defies Gravity and Expectations

Circus life and college life? Ingrid Amelia Apgar can do both.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer March 29, 2020

College life is like walking on a tightrope: balance is everything. While many students are trying to find the perfect balance between their academics, social lives and career...

The UniverSoul Circus is currently set up in the Bronx through the end of May and is full of tricks and feats fit for all ages.

UniverSoul Circus Makes You a Kid Again

Lily Dolin, Staff Writer April 4, 2016
The UniverSoul Circus has come to the Bronx, complete with all the classic circus acts — including trapeze artists, magicians and clowns.
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‘La Soirée’ comedically merges circus acts, cabaret

March 3, 2014
"La Soirée's" Creative Producer Brett Haylock offers insight into the global phenomenon.