BY BOBETH YATES – MY SUNCOAST: From wowing audiences on the Suncoast to impressing on a national scale, the Sarasota Circus Arts Conservatory will showcase its talent and expertise at the Smithsonian’s Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage Festival.

“The Circus Arts Conservatory is being recognized as one of the partners and that of course sets us apart from the other circuses and other schools,” said Pedro Reis, one of the founders of the Circus Arts Conservatory… MORE

BY ILENE DENTON – SARASOTA MAGAZINE
Circus Sarasota gets invited to the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. When the Smithsonian Institution set the theme, “Circus Arts,” for its 50th anniversary Folklife Festival in 2017, it turned to Sarasota’s own Circus Arts Conservatory to bring the sizzle. The Circus Sarasota Big Top will be erected on the National Mall, adjacent to the iconic Smithsonian Castle… MORE

BY BILLY COX – HERALD-TRIBUNE:
Sarasota’s Circus Arts Conservatory is set to play the most prestigious venue in its 19-year history — at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2017. As a new partner with the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the Conservatory’s temporary digs on “America’s front lawn” is expected to draw the attention of as many as 1 million actual and virtual visitors next year.   MORE

By JENNA GREENFIELD – SARASOTA MAGAZINE
This spring, the Sailor Circus Academy is proving that big things really do come in small packages. The 67th annual Sailor Circus Spring Performance of the Greatest “Little” Show on Earth will feature more than 100 students as they showcase the unique skills they learned in the academy’s intensive after-school program. The performers range from ages 8-18, with an even wider range of talents, including acrobatics, high wire, unicycle riding, and more. MORE