A one-day symposium hosted by La Trobe University’s Centre for Creative Arts 5 December 2011, New Directions in Circus Research presented some of the recent projects and approaches adopted by researchers and scholars. The presenters included: Tomi Purovaara, Gail Kelly, Dr Jane Mullett, Rockie Stone, Dr Andrea Lemon, Hamish McCormick, Professor Peta Tait, Stine Degerbøl, Dr Gillian Arrighi, Dr David Carlin, Reuben Stanton, Associate Professor James Thom, Dr Kim Baston, Camilla Damkjaer, and Ivan Kralj. The Centre for Creative Arts has made an audio recording of the event available for download.