From the sideshow to the spotlight
What began as a bold concept grew into a multidisciplinary publishing house, shaping conversations across culture, technology, and geopolitics.
2024
The Circus Bazaar Company established an Advisory Board, introducing a new layer of strategic and intellectual leadership across its operations. Comprising distinguished figures from government, academia, philanthropy, business, and the arts—including Nobel Peace Prize Committee Deputy Leader Asle Toje, international strategist Les Simm, and author and filmmaker Michael Soussan—the board was formed to support the company’s global ambitions in publishing, media, and cultural production. Its mission is to position the company as a global leader in literary and creative work rooted in a tradition of liberal toleration and theatrical humanism.
2024
The Circus Bazaar Company expands its international reach by entering into a distribution agreement with McNally Jackson LLC, placing Circus Bazaar Magazine across prominent locations in New York City. The release of Edition 2, It Tolls for Thee: Identity Politics and the Battle for Ukrainian National Sovereignty, further cemented the magazine’s voice in global affairs and cultural critique.
2023
Circus Bazaar Magazine made its formal entry into print with the publication of Edition 1, titled Catching Tigers in Red Weather, guest edited by Zac Rogers. With this inaugural issue, the magazine transitioned to a bi-annual print format, establishing production in Riga, Latvia, through a partnership with Veiters Korporacija. In a major step toward regional presence, The Circus Bazaar Company also secured a distribution agreement with Tidsam/Interpress, placing the magazine across newsstands throughout the Nordic region.
2022
The Circus Bazaar Company, in cooperation with The International Forum for Understanding, presented Nuclear Climate Change, an immersive political opera that premiered in the Grand Hall of Stirling Castle during the COP26 International Climate Summit. Exploring the existential threat of nuclear war and its catastrophic implications for the global climate, the production marked the company’s first foray into live theatre. Blending performance, policy, and provocation, the work was guided by a steering committee that included prominent members of the Nobel Peace Prize community—among them the Deputy Director of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, who also delivered the keynote address.
2021
The Circus Bazaar Company enters into a creative partnership with Nature Sounds Records LLC to produce Dragon Fire: R.A. the Rugged Man, a short film featuring Ghostface Killah, Kool G Rap, and Masta Killa, and starring Logan Marshall-Green and Peter Greene. The project was later selected for screening at the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF).
2021
The Circus Bazaar Company LLC was established in New York City, expanding the company’s international footprint and reinforcing its presence across three continents. The move further formalized its operations in the United States, enhancing its strategic position in global media production and publishing.
2021
The Circus Bazaar Company launched a new production titled Hate Speech: R.A. the Rugged Man, in collaboration with Nature Sounds Records. The project secured development funding from the Western Norway Film Centre, the country’s largest regional film body. This marked a continued exploration into contemporary cultural commentary through music and cinema, expanding the company’s footprint in the international film landscape.
2021
The Circus Bazaar Company producers executive education package for the Jeff Bleich Centre at Flinders University. Spearheaded by former U.S. Ambassador and Obama Administration Special Counsel Jeff Bleich, the project focused on the intersection of democracy and digital technology. The initiative received backing from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation and signaled the company’s entrance into the education and training sector at the institutional level.
2020
The Circus Bazaar Company entered into a publishing agreement with academic and author Zac Rogers for the release of Parasitoid, marking the company’s formal expansion into long-form publishing and academic literature. The collaboration reinforced its commitment to critical thought and original scholarship.
2019
The Circus Bazaar Company formalized an agreement with the Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Digital Technology at Flinders University, led by former United States Ambassador to Australia and Special Counsel to President Barack Obama, Jeff Bleich. The collaboration focused on strategic communications around democracy and emerging digital technologies.
2018
The Circus Bazaar Company acquires a capital holding in the Australian renewable energy firm VAWT-X Energy Australia Pty Ltd, marking its first strategic move beyond media and publishing. The acquisition signalled the company’s intention to diversify into forward-looking industries, with Circus Bazaar taking an active role on VAWT-X’s advisory board and leading its communications portfolio.
2017
The Circus Bazaar Company Pty Ltd was founded in Adelaide, Australia, expanding the company’s operational footprint and formalizing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. This marked a significant step in building the company’s global infrastructure and strategic reach.
2016
The Circus Bazaar Company produced the short documentary Yes to Double Citizenship, a timely and influential film that contributed to a national policy shift. The film played a role in the amendment of the Norwegian Nationality Act, allowing individuals to acquire another nationality without forfeiting their Norwegian citizenship — and vice versa — effectively legalizing dual citizenship in Norway for the first time.
2015
The Circus Bazaar Company produced and released a short investigative trailer titled The Serpent in Paradise, visually adapting the journalistic work that had led to the institutional charging of the Oslo Police District for gross misconduct. The film added a cinematic dimension to the company’s editorial impact, reinforcing its commitment to multi-platform storytelling with purpose.
2014
Circus Bazaar Magazine published a groundbreaking series of investigative stories exposing police misconduct in Oslo, Norway. The reporting led to institutional charges being filed against the Oslo Police District for gross misconduct in the line of duty, establishing the magazine’s reputation as a fearless and impactful journalistic voice.
2013
by Zac Rogers
In its inaugural year, Circus Bazaar Magazine was launched as an online publication, marking the beginning of a bold experiment in independent journalism and analysis. Shortly thereafter, The Circus Bazaar Company AS was formally established in Oslo, Norway, laying the corporate foundation for what would become a globally focused media and publishing enterprise.