Roll up! Roll up!

Have you ever wanted to run away and join the circus? Experience life under the Big Top? Fly through the air with the greatest of ease, be the daring young man on the flying trapeze? If so, welcome to Kicking Sawdust.

It all starts in four days. Well, you could say it started a little over a year ago. Although, four years ago might be more on the mark. But if you want to be really picky, then without a doubt, it started when I was six years old.

You see, I'm a professional circus artist. And while I may have graduated from circus school (yes, circus school. And a damn good one at that) in the spring of 2006, I've had relatively little work.

That is, until now.

Which brings me to 'Kicking Sawdust'. 'Kicking Sawdust' is old circus lingo from the heyday of American circus. It means to be on a show or to follow a show. I find the term to be a fitting name for this blog as I'm about to start on a show myself. And what better way for a non-circus type to follow a show than to read a first hand account of its progression?

I leave home for a new life under the Big Top in just four days. And while I have an idea of what's in store, I'm pretty sure I actually have no idea what's in store. So this is my invitation to you, dear reader, to join me while I learn what it takes to make a show, live in a troupe, survive the creative process and who knows what else! And for any aspiring young circus artists out there who may stumble upon this blog, I hope my experiences help you on your way to becoming the artist you want to be, from First of May to full out Kinker!