The Screaming Goats Collective

The Screaming Goats Collective Circus that tells stories for social change. Who is the goat? The goat is not limited by boarders, climbing steep rocks, cliffs and trees. The goat is a forager.

The goat wanders through treacherous terrain. The goat can jump 12 feet in a single bound. The goat travels in herds and relies on the company of others. The goat leaves no goat behind. The goat is a problem solver. The goat can see everything around them. The goat has many species and comes in hundreds of shapes and sizes. The goat charges its enemies headfirst. The goat is good and evil. The goat is a sacrifice to the Gods. When the goat screams… we listen.

Happy World Theatre Day 🎭On March 24, 2024, we produced our very first work-in-progress Circus Cabaret—an evening of ris...
03/27/2026

Happy World Theatre Day 🎭

On March 24, 2024, we produced our very first work-in-progress Circus Cabaret—an evening of risk, play, and creative exploration that meant so much to us.

We’re so grateful to everyone who was part of that beginning.

We’re looking forward to bringing it back in 2026 (dates TBC) and can’t wait to share that space with you again 💫



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Featured artists: .chris.gamble

Sending a little love to all f you this Valentine’s Day 💕Photo featuring juggling hearts at our cabaret March 2024. 📸
02/14/2026

Sending a little love to all f you this Valentine’s Day 💕

Photo featuring juggling hearts at our cabaret March 2024.

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🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Ana Gibson — General Board Member! ✨🎪What excites Ana about circus + theatre?The way the human body b...
01/20/2026

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Ana Gibson — General Board Member! ✨🎪

What excites Ana about circus + theatre?
The way the human body becomes both the medium and the message. Movement speaks a universal language—bypassing the analytical mind to reach something raw, honest, and deeply human. For the artist, using the body as a creative tool can be an act of reclamation, transformation, and healing.

What she’s loving right now:
The work of Gabor Maté, especially The Myth of Normal and Scattered Minds, for the way it reframes how our environments and experiences shape us—fostering compassion, awareness, and deeper connection. 📚✨

If she could try any circus skill for a day?
Trapeze! (A clear board favourite 😉)

Her secret talent?
An uncanny sense of smell—catching gas leaks before sensors and detecting the faint metallic scent of blood in a dark room. Basically, a human bloodhound. 🐺👃

Ana’s board vibe: 🤪
We’re so grateful for her insight, curiosity, and wildly intuitive presence. ❤️🎪

12/20/2025

From Calgary to Avignon 🌍

Our co-founder Jed Tomlinson created this short video on the Pont d’Avignon to celebrate 10 years of the Screaming Goats Collective — and the bridges we continue to build between East and West, circus and theatre, artists and communities.

Ten years of connection. Ten years of crossing borders. Here’s to what’s next. ✨

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Pooja Bhat — General Board Member! ✨🎪What excites Pooja about circus + theatre?It’s one of those rare...
12/19/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Pooja Bhat — General Board Member! ✨🎪
What excites Pooja about circus + theatre?
It’s one of those rare art forms that balances abstractness with structure — and still manages to tug at the heartstrings of the audience. ❤️🎭
What she’s loving right now:
Lucifer — for keeping it real and reminding us that everyone has flaws. 😈✨
If she could try any circus skill for a day?
Aerial Hoop! (Grace, power, and spin 🔥)
Her secret talent?
She’s read 4,000 books… and remembers none of the storylines. Truly iconic behaviour. 📚😂
Pooja’s board vibe: Resilience.
We’re so grateful for her steady presence, strength, and heart. ❤️🎪

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Tyson Wong — General Board Member! ✨🎪What excites Tyson about circus + theatre?Supporting Leda’s pass...
12/03/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Tyson Wong — General Board Member! ✨🎪

What excites Tyson about circus + theatre?
Supporting Leda’s passion — the heart behind so much of what we do. ❤️🎪

What he’s loving right now:
The Morning Show 🎥✨

If he could try any circus skill for a day?
Cyr Wheel! (We’d love to see this 👀🌀)

His secret talent?
Handstand push-ups.
Not a gymnast… just likes to clown around. 🤸‍♂️🤡

Tyson’s board vibe: 😃
We’re lucky to have his positivity, strength, and playful spirit in the mix.

12/02/2025

🎪✨ 10 YEARS.
Trying to fit in a decade of circus, story, art, community, and big feelings into a really short Reel.

Thank you for being part of the herd. 🐐💛


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🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Vanessa Padillo — General Board Member! ✨🎪What excites Vanessa about circus + theatre?The fusion of r...
11/28/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Vanessa Padillo — General Board Member! ✨🎪

What excites Vanessa about circus + theatre?
The fusion of real physical risk with emotional storytelling — a visceral, awe-filled narrative form that speaks as much through the body as through words. 💥🎭

What inspires her creatively?
Not one specific artist or show, but anyone boldly storytelling social issues onstage. Artists who spark reflection, conversation, and change. 🔥✨

If she could try any circus skill for a day?
Aerial Silks! (Excellent choice 😉)

Her secret talent?
She can roll a cinnamon roll in record time.
Yes, really. Ask her about her past life. 🤭🥐

Vanessa’s board vibe: Strategic.
We're so grateful for her clarity, vision, and big-picture thinking. ❤️🎪

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Thea Patterson — Eastern Liaison! ✨🎪What excites Thea about circus + theatre?The endless possibility ...
11/28/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Thea Patterson — Eastern Liaison! ✨🎪

What excites Thea about circus + theatre?
The endless possibility of expanding what these art forms can be — breaking boundaries, redefining definitions, and inviting audiences into new ways of seeing. 🌟

Who’s inspiring her right now?
Montreal-based transdisciplinary artist Gui B.B, whose work explores embodied dramaturgy, q***r kinships, poetic “trans-fictions,” and baroque performance spaces full of playful disruption and reimagined mythologies. A true force of creativity. ✨🌀

If she could try any circus skill for a day?
Clown — the pure magic of presence and play.

Her secret talent?
🗺️ Finding lakes to swim in — the dream talent, honestly.

Thea’s board vibe: Experimental.
We love having her expansive mind and adventurous spirit in our creative circle. ❤️🎪

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Audrey Wensley — President! ✨🎪What excites Audrey about being on our board? Creativity, message, and ...
11/27/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Audrey Wensley — President! ✨🎪

What excites Audrey about being on our board? Creativity, message, and FUN.
She's currently binging This Is Us (again 👀), loves Office Space and Anchorman, and if she could try any circus skill for a day, she'd hop straight onto the trapeze!

Her secret talent? 🤫
Deep connection… and knowing the end of a movie within the first 10 minutes.

Audrey’s board vibe: Excitement. Energy. Growth.
We’re so lucky to have her in the ring with us. ❤️🎪

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Arsh Sidhu — Treasurer! ✨🎪What excites Arsh about circus + theatre?The untapped potential of the art ...
11/26/2025

🎪✨ Meet Our Board: Arsh Sidhu — Treasurer! ✨🎪

What excites Arsh about circus + theatre?
The untapped potential of the art form — not just for entertainment, but for creating social change and offering new perspectives that inspire a better world. 🙌💡

What he’s reading right now:
Just finished The Kite Runner and is now deep into A Thousand Splendid Suns — both by Khaled Hosseini. 📚✨

If he could try any circus skill for a day?
Trapeze! (We’re sensing a theme here 👀)

Arsh’s board vibe: 😁

We’re so grateful to have Arsh supporting our mission with curiosity, purpose, and heart. ❤️🎪

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