Diamond Family Circus

01/04/2026

12/19/2025

A few years ago, DFC cofounder Marci Diamond had the honor of performing on aerial silks & hoop (lyra) at the Opening Ceremonies of the 100th U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Td Garden Boston. A fan just shared these videos today, and we hope you enjoy them as much as Marci enjoyed sharing the arena with so many awesome artists & atheletes. ⛸️

12/17/2025

So much fun sharing circus arts & creative movement yesterday with students at Quqshuun Ilihakvik School in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut AND Elijah Smith School in Whitehorse, Yukon yesterday; THANK YOU to the super students, educators & TakingITGlobal/Connected North coordinators - and to the wonders of the World Wide Web!

12/17/2025

Submissions are OPEN for the 6th annual online Circus International Film Festival, founded by DFC’s Marisa Diamond! Details, deadlines, & tix for the fest that will run April 18-May 3, 2026 can all be found at https://filmfreeway.com/CircusInternationalFilmFestival

11/25/2025

Circus principles of the day: be flexible, work as a team, and have fun!

1) The Nunavut elementary school where DFC cofounder Marci Diamond was zooming in to share her creative movement workshop (with Opal cat & Ghost dog of course) could only connect without their camera & mic due to bandwith issues. The TakingITGlobal/Connected North coordinator & teacher stayed in touch via chat to let Marci know that the kids were engaging with imagination & joy, as they were a team of sled dogs, wild geese sharing leadership in migration, and their own imaginary animals on land, sea & air.

2) The Long Island high school - where Marci zoomed in bright & early today for a couple of solo shows of “Witness: The Salem “Witch” Trials & Miller’s Crucible - started their day with a lockdown drill (which no schoolchildren should have to do ). After trying Mary Parker as judge & witnesses & finding her “not guilty,” the students jumped into important discussions of lessons learned from the actual Salem trials & McCarthy hearings that can help us do better now (…and got a big kick out of Marci’s other 1600s performance in Hocus Pocus 2 as Billy Butcherson’s mom).

Thanks to all the educators and students who make it work, every day.

11/17/2025

Herrreeeeee we go!!! Mark your calendars because WE ARE BACK! CIFF 2026 dates are now set.
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Submissions open: December 15,2025
Early Bird Deadline: January 16, 2026
Regular Deadline: February 9, 2026
Late Deadline: March 1, 2026
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The festival will run April 18-May 3 2026
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Be sure to go to film freeway to see all the submissions details! 🎪🎬
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10/12/2025

Thank you to MassHousing TAP program & the rockin’ residents & super staff of this historic housing site that DFC’s Erin & Marci had the honor to share circus joy with last week!

Even Marci’s hair got swept away with the fun (last photo)!

10/12/2025

Honoring Indigenous People’s Day, and Indigenous circus artists like DFC’s Marisa Diamond!

DFC Cofounder Marisa Diamond was recently interviewed for TakingITGlobal/Connected North's "Future Pathways Fireside Chats," with Michael Solomon. Check it out here: https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/marisa-diamond .
Connected North has collaborated on the creation of a number of free, online learning resources for students highlighting First Nations, Métis and Inuit creatives and role models, and DFC is proud to provide online arts programs throughout the school year for Indigenous students, in partnership with Connected North American Circus Alliance American Circus Educators Group American Youth Circus Organization

09/30/2025

We honor, remember, and support survivors, their families, and communities.

08/12/2025

We’ve been having a blast sharing circus joy at summer festivals throughout MA in partnership with MassHousing’s TAP program! Thanks to the rockin’ residents & super staff, and to the The Enterprise of Brockton for their coverage of last month’s fest at Chatham West; looking forward to more fun at their sister site tomorrow, as well as our fall programs in Greenfield, Gardner, Brighton and beyond!

08/09/2025

Thank you to the cool Catamounts of The St. Johnsbury School’s CatCH summer program for welcoming DFC’s Marci as their circus teaching artist all week, and CONGRATS to all who shared and shone in yesterday’s super showcase, whether juggling, clowning, balancing or making human pyramids! Amazing educators, staff, students, families & community support make it possible.