Santa Sangre was such a joy to be apart of, I’m so grateful to have been able to work with and spend time with such incredible talents. Thank you @ozarkcirque and @heideelyn for such a wonderful opportunity!!
It’s been a dream… a very very strange dream
We are so excited to share what we've been working on with you!
Ozark Cirque & friends present:
Jodorowski's Santa Sangre
- a live performance film screening 🎡
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*Thursday
5/14/2026 · 6:00 PM · 8:00 PM
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*Friday
5/15/2026 · 6:00 PM · 8:00 PM
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~ General Admission ~$15
...{a limited number of $20 tickets are available each night and come with a temporary tattoo matching Fenix' chest tat}...
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Throughout the film, local performing artists will be debuting never-before-seen acts and an expression of interculturalism and identity transmuting that will make this one for the books!
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The Film:
Santa Sangre (1989) is a surrealist psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, in collaboration with Claudio Argento. Both were active within the Panic Movement of the 60s - a response to the absorption of Surrealism into popular culture and the depoliticalization of art.
Set in Mexico City, the film follows Fenix, who grows up in a circus with abusive parents, Concha and Orgo, alongside his childhood friend Alma—whose name means “soul.” The film offers a prismatic vision of resilience, particularly of the divine feminine, even in its most violent or wounded forms.
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Why we love it:
We love Jodorowsky’s ability to embody what Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin describes as the “universal spirit of the carnival.” By depicting life & deathhalppenig a traveling circus as a space where life and death coexist, the film echoes Bakhtin’s theories of circus origins in pre-Christian Rome—rooted in masked street processions, solstice rituals, and the worship of Bacchus, god of chaos and renewal. Through this framework, Jodorowsky transforms the circus into a site of transcendence, madness, and revelation.
This project is supported by the Creative Exchange Fund (CXF) at The Medium, a program that provides artists, creatives, and cultural organizers with funding and free space to experiment and take bold risks. Learn more at themedium.art/cxf
Fun little entry to belay for my students! It’s been almost a year now since I have started sharing the love of aerial here in NWA and I am so grateful for the hard work and dedication my students are showing up with! Their passion inspires me deeply and I can’t wait to see where we are in another year!! Also so grateful to @ozarkcirque@brattattack0@cambriadelee@tanukicircus@lexihannes@acesgymar and @pdptaerialartsstudio who have all been incredible supportive of my work the past year! #aerialist #aerialistofig #aerialnation #aerialsilks
Muses of art-making and protectors of youth hear my prayer 🌚💃🧩🪄🥁🎪💘✨
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Had such an amazing time at the NAEA's 2026 convention in Chicago!
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Especially loved:
- @mini_moments_of_making 's session
- getting a signed copy of Dr. Camacho Valencia's and Jorge Lucero's new book
- and watching the other University of Arkansas art education graduates and professors represent our cause so beautifully!
So many amazing educators and advocates of collective art-making in one place!
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@uarkart@uarted@uark_centerforchildart@naea_arteducators
#artislife
#slowcircus
#circusartseducation
#socialcircus
#stayingwiththetrouble
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NW Arkansas!! Let’s stay warm this week with lots of movement! Looking forward to launching a new class today!! Cirque Fit in Rogers at 6:30 at @acesgymar Who’s coming? I have so many awesome classes in many locations! I have a full aerial program in Rogers at @acesgymar I teach that same Cirque Fit class on Thursdays at 6:30 at @thejonescenter in Springdale. In Bentonville, Aerial yoga on Mondays is such a yummy way to warm up the body and have a deep stretch to start the week! I also teach a silks class on Tuesday nights at 6pm in the same studio, @pdptaerialartsstudio , it’s adorable and really different vibe if you haven’t vistited that studio yet, I def recommend it! Also this week, I have hula hooping in 2 different location, @innovacollective in Bentonville and at The Jones Center in Springdale! I also teach a muy cute family circus class at the Innova Collective that’s super fun and adorable. Lots of group Acro and silly circus games for all ages! Wow that’s so much fun to be had! Can’t wait!
Can't say we didn't tell you… you don’t want to miss this spectacle-filled, high-flying Broadway show! 🎪✨ Water for Elephants brings breathtaking acrobatics, bold theatrics and a sweeping love story to our stage Feb. 24-March 1. Grab your tickets and come be amazed!
And if you’re feeling inspired by those aerialists... maybe even book a class at Ozark Cirque in Rogers. 😉
#waterforelephants #nwa #northwestarkansas #thingstodonwa #waterforelephantsmusical
Need a last minute umph to your Valentine's Day shenanigans? Enter to win 2 tickets to Water For Elephants at Walton Arts Center! We'll draw a name on Feb 16th -the link to enter is in our bio 😁🎪💜🎉
It's true - we all need experiences which knock our socks off sometimes (in a good way)!
Follow the link in our bio to
enter your name into the drawing pot!
On February 20th, if your name is drawn you'll be getting 2 tickets to
Water For Elephants, Feb. 24th - March 1st!
This Broadway show is based on the best-selling novel and is full of world-class acrobats, innovative puppeteers, and the very best of Broadway talent.
!SEE YOU THERE!
#waterforelephants
#waltonartscenter
#circustheatre
#ozarkaerialists
#ozarkcirque
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I have totally become a gym bae, It’s been 6 months now, and although i have always been strong, I now feel like my strength is so much more balanced! I have discovered so many imbalances in my musculature on this journey and am feeling so much more stable in my aerial, acrobatic, and circus training now. It’s been so inspiring to me that I decided to study and get certification. I love sharing the joy and fun of movement in so may different ways with aerial, acro, flow arts etc…. and I am super stoked on my latest endeavor!
I am taking training clients on Thursdays and Fridays at the @thejonescenter Jones Center and at my home in Rogers.
I have a couple places for new clients who are ready to say yes to functionally focused training to create a habit of movement that’s sustainable and fun.
I am also teaching the following classes at the @thejonescenter
Thursdays 6:30pm-CirqueFit
A class that’s both circus and calisthenics inspired. Gain upper body strength and mobility with a focus on pushing and pulling strength, and improving grip strength.
Fridays 6:30pm- Hula Hooping
Step into your child like persona and learn cool tricks while moving and challenging your body, right/left brain connection and hand eye coordination. Learn to turn off the brain chatter and find your flow in the hoop.
And of course I am still teaching aerial, acro, hula hooping and more 6 days a week in a wide variety of apparatus, locations, and timings in Rogers and Bentonville. Check out the link in bio for the current schedule and to sign up and join the fun! #circusartist #aerialist #acrolove #acrobat
#personaltrainer #movementforlife #moveitorlooseit #gym #handstands #gripstrength
