You can see a clearer picture of hima dn the troupe at 2min06secs!

SHIFT featuring Afrika Bambaataa & Mustafa Akbar -- By Fort Knox Five

Click here if you can’t see the video above.

Our Unicycle & Juggling coach Nigel was also featured in this episode, where he shows some of his Yo-Yo skills (as he is the reigning national Yo-Yo champion).

The couple came to the Vancouver Circus School (you will see some footage of our circus classes in action in the background) to check out the scene and to talk to our event director & artists to see what entertainment to go with for their wedding!

We were featured on Season 5, Episode 78!

(Original Air Date: June 28, 6:00pm)

Check out our episode by clicking HERE!

While we were preparing to finish our final performance of BOUNCE at the Massey Theatre on May 21 & 22, the Whistler Arts Council invited the Inner Ring to come to the Village Square to set up our brand new aerial rig and have aerialists do beautiful aerial demonstrations. The Whistler Arts Council also asked us to do our show, BOUNCE on Saturday May 22 & 23 in the middle of the Village Square!

It was a rainy but wonderful weekend full of jaw dropping aerials,  trampoline as well as a very “bouncy” experience with our very talented cast of BOUNCE, complete with free bouncy balls for the children at the Village Square!

Below, Inner Ring was featured on the front page of Whistler’s “Question” Newspaper.

Read the rest of the article here

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Q) What is the Inner Ring?

A) The Inner Ring is a professional entertainment company specializing in innovative circus productions. We create entertainment custom designed to suit our client’s special event needs.

The Inner Ring represents the best of what the West Coast circus community has to offer; our performers are best-in-class and unparalleled in their ability to entertain and excite the imagination.

Q) Who owns the Inner Ring?

A) Travis Johnson.

Travis grew up in a family of trampolinists and acrobats and also runs the Vancouver Circus School with his father, Aaron Johnson (former head trampoline coach for the Cirque du Soleil’s Mystere show)

Q) What type of acts does the Inner Ring offer?

A) The Inner Ring offers a wide variety of acts such as:

- Contortion, aerial silks, trapeze, juggling, hoop manipulation, unicycle, aerial hoop, fire juggling, acrobatics, vertical dance, trampoline, stilt walking, and more.

Q) What events has Inner Ring done in the past?

A) Some of the Inner Ring’s resume highlights feature:

Ozone Circus School

(at the Richmond O Zone during the Olympics)

- Winter 2010

Sochi House

(During 2010 Olympics)

- Winter 2010

Boobalicious

(Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser)

- Fall 2009

World Police and Fire Games

- Fall 2009

BOUNCE

(In Whitehorse for the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse)

- Fall 2009

BC Place 25th Anniversary Celebration

- Summer 2008

Circus in the City

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC—On May 21 and 22, the Massey Theatre and the Inner Ring will present Bounce-a family friendly circus-as part of the Hyack Festival.

Creatively directed by Cirque du Soleil veteran, Sandra Botnen, Bounce is an interactive show that explores the exhilarating world of circus arts like never before.

Botnen’s work was seen locally in the Avatar Circus Project, a sponsored project of the Cultural Olympiad. When asked about Bounce, Botnen explains, “Originally, we put this show on to increase awareness of and for the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse. It ended up being so successful that I wanted to bring it to the Lower Mainland”.

The show is designed to encourage family participation and engage people of all ages in the colourful and creative world of the circus arts.

The seven Inner Ring performers are all looking forward to the show. Nigel Wakita, a Vancouver Circus School coach and Bounce performer said, “We’re all really excited about it. There’s nothing better than performing in front of a live audience; I love entertaining people and I can’t wait to bring Bounce to New West”.

When Bounce played for the first time in Whitehorse, The Whitehorse Star wrote, “This positive and healthy environment demonstrated that Inner Ring performed as advertised, inspiring Whitehorse youth…”

This time around, the Inner Ring will be donating a portion of Bounce ticket sales to the Variety Club of BC.

Show times are: Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 8pm. Regular Admission is 29$ with special rates for students and seniors.

Tickets are available through the Massey Theatre’s online and on-site ticket center.

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For more information on the Inner Ring, visit www.innerring.ca. To arrange an interview or to attain videos or photos, contact Colleen Powell, Marketing and Media Relations Manager at colleen@innerring.ca or at 604-568-1722.

Interactive Family Circus Comes to Town

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC—On May 21 and 22, the Inner Ring Circus will remount its popular show, Bounce at the Massey Theatre. This interactive family circus explores unpredictable fun using all things bouncy and stretchy.

The show is designed to engage families in the colourful and creative world of circus arts. While words can’t describe the experience of Bounce, imagine watching a show where the stage is a trampoline, audiences interact with bouncy balls, and aerial acrobats fly through the air on bungee chords; this is what audiences can expect to see.

The cast of Bounce features seven Vancouver-based circus professionals, Ryan Mellors, Nigel Wakita, Brandon Miyazaki, Jake West, Chris Murdoch, Cam Fraser, and Jesse Pierce.

Bounce was creatively directed by Cirque du Soleil veteran, Sandra Botnen. Ms. Botnen’s work was seen locally in the Avatar Circus Project, a sponsored project of the Cultural Olympiad.

Bounce was originally put on as a fundraising production, for the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse, where sell out performances thrilled over 1600 audience members. The Whitehorse Star wrote, “This positive and healthy environment demonstrated that Inner Ring performed as advertised, inspiring Whitehorse youth, and showcasing entertainers living their dreams…”

When Bounce comes to New west, a portion of every ticket sold will go to the Variety Club of BC.

Show times are: Friday 7pm and Saturday 8pm. Regular Admission is 29$ with special rates for students and seniors.

Tickets are available through the Massey Theatre’s online and on-site ticket center.

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For more information on the Inner Ring, visit www.innerring.ca. To arrange an interview or to attain videos or photos, contact Colleen Powell, Marketing and Media Relations Manager at colleen@innerring.ca or at 604-568-1722.

Go team!

Last Month, Reach Magazine came visit us for a fun photo shoot with some our talented (and may we add, photogenic) Inner Ring artists.

At a later date, the fabulous Editor in Chief, Dammy Ogunseitan, came to our head office on Water Street in Vancouver and interviewed Travis Johnson, founder of the Inner Ring.

Read the article from Reach Magazine’s Winter 2010 issue below:

“When the circus is mentioned, images of a traveling clan of performers making their animals perform outrageous feats scrolls across my mind at ease. However, in modern times, the circus industry has changed significantly into a post-modern form of alternative entertainment…” read article

“Reach Magazine is a full-colour, full-gloss quarterly publication that focuses on the niche market of entrepreneurs. They plan to capture the interests of those who enjoy new innovations, fashion, social issues, and entertainment, by focusing on entrepreneurs from these industries. By featuring whom they are, how they started it, and why they do it, they are creating a business lifestyle magazine.”

www.Reachmag.ca

Reach Magazine collaborated with the Inner Ring Circus to bring the fashion design style of Jason Matlo to life! 6 of our performers were involved in a photo shoot highlighting the designers style; the issue of the magazine is now online and the photos can be found on pages 13-16 of the .pdf. View the online issue of Reach Magazine here!

Quote from the article:

Since 2004, the Vancouver Circus School has been training it’s student performers to wow the lower mainland with their contortion, unicycle, tumbling, and acrobatic acts. And due to an increasing demand for performers, the company stemmed off just over two years ago to create its first performance circus troop called Inner Ring Circus. The group, consisting of … exclusive artists and numerous freelancers, constructs what Travis Johnson, the initiator behind the circus venture, calls Inner Ring Innovations – unique shows created for each corporate, non-profit or charity organization. Up next, a journey to White Horse to perform their show entitled, Bounce.