With support from the California Arts Council, Circuit Network will work with circus artist Sara Toby Moore to develop a series of free workshops based in her signature human cartoon process. Participants will be drawn from the Cosmic Elders and youth agencies including San Francisco Youth Circus to launch a pilot series of 8-14 physical comedy workshops encompassing the Atomic Comic Academy. The workshops, held at Z Space, will result in the formation of a physical comedy ensemble, the Atomic Comics, who will offer a culminating public presentation of two performances at Z Space in the summer of 2024. Atomic Comics will also perform as part of the 2024 Night of Ideas at the San Francisco Public Library in a free public event co-sponsored by the French Consulate, Villa Albertine, KQED, SFMOMA and Circuit Network.
Circuit Network seeks to foster the unique and powerful voices and participation of artists who may have historically been considered outsiders in the mainstream world of performing arts presenting. In addition to providing tour booking and management services, promotional support, and a wide range of technical assistance, Circuit also has the specific goal of commissioning, producing or presenting the work of our roster artists in our home base of San Francisco. Circuit has built audiences in San Francisco for the multidisciplinary, thought-provoking work of our roster artists and affiliate artists that we’ve commissioned and presented locally. The current roster includes Culture Clash, Ruben Martinez, Dan Wolf and Felonious, playwright and clown actor Sara Toby Moore, and Pamela Z. Circuit also serves as fiscal sponsor and producer for several artists and projects, including the annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, composer Richard Marriott of Club Foot Orchestra, and multidisciplinary composer Guillermo Galindo.

