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Ten Day Circus Festival in Montreal
Montreal celebrates all things circus during its ten day festival with performances all over town by troupes large and small.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/circus-circus-circus/article30765457/
Midnight Circus Begins 2016 Tour
Chicago’s Midnight Circus is beginning its tenth season of providing circus entertainment in the city’s parks.
http://www.theintelligencer.com/article_e8e11acd-95e3-526e-a74a-31cb38cedb56.html
A Ringmaster Watches His Son Join the Circus
After growing up in The Greatest Show on Earth, Johnathan Lee Iverson’s son 11 year old son Matthew has a starring role in the latest edition of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey.
Circus Center Graduate is Newest Human Cannonball
Nicole Sanders learned circus skills at San Francisco’s Circus Center. Now she is the newest human cannonball for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2016/06/loyola_grad_to_soar_as_human_c.html
ILSU Awards Bachelors Degree in Circus Studies
Johsua Feinstein graduated from Illinois State University this month with a degree in Circus Studies.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2016/05/isu-support-helps-student-soar-into-his-own-circus-major/
American Aerialist Invited to Compete in Russian Festival
Amy Nash, a graduate of NECCA, has been invited in compete in the Circus Princess Festival in Russia
https://www.facebook.com/CircusAmy/
2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Will Feature Circus
The 2017 edition of the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival will celebrate circus as an American cultural asset. Plans are to have circus performances under a big top on the National Mall, circus performers and artisans demonstrating their skills plus youth circus representatives from around the nation.
http://www.festival.si.edu/2017/circus-arts/smithsonian
Be A Part of World Circus Day
Amy Cohen, Circus Director
Amy Cohen operates a circus school in Ithica, NY in addition to serving as Executive Director of AYCO.
http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/money/2016/03/25/circus-obsession-leads-unique-business/81759102/
NECCA Fund Raising Campaign
The New England Center for Circus Arts is raising funds to build a state-of-the-art training facility.