Archive for category: Circus Arts Conservatory

, , ,

Exploring the Arts in School

By Jordana Terrell – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

On a recent Saturday, Suncoast Technical College swapped its typical educational courses for halls filled with students on hover boards, teachers playing with puppets, and multitudes of artistic work provided by dozens of Sarasota organizations.

The change of scenery was due to EdExplore SRQ’s second annual ED-Stravaganza, featuring 40 Sarasota area arts, culture and science organizations offering field trips and in-class opportunities for teachers to provide for their students during the school year. Clowns, scientists, actors and even some ice cream connoisseurs were pitching unique approaches to learning. More

/0 Comments/by
, ,

CAC Appears at World Rowing Championship Opening Ceremony

By Maggie Menderski – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

There’s more to the 2017 World Rowing Championships than rowing.

Organizers have packed the nine-day event at Nathan Benderson Park with more than 100 performances and 200 vendors.

The opening ceremony set for 7 p.m. Sept. 23, and a pre-festival scheduled for 5 p.m. will include live music, fireworks and activities. The celebration is designed to introduce fans and athletes from around the world to the area’s circus history and culture. Both are free and open to the public. More

/0 Comments/by
,

CAC Adds Three New Board Members

BY SRQ DAILY MONDAY BUSINESS EDITION MONDAY SEP 4, 2017

The Circus Arts Conservatory has welcomed three new board members. Don Malawsky returns to the board after serving from 2008-2013. Malawsky worked within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange and Merrill Lynch before retiring in 2007 and moving to Florida with his wife. Michael Salmon is the director of Middle/Upper School Admissions at The Out-Of-Door Academy. An avid circus supporter and previous performer, Salmon recently joined The CAC in Washington, DC and served as the assistant house manager for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Barbara Tye has supported non-profit organizations for over 25 years, and founded her own business in 1984, where she provides custom architectural moulding, millwork and custom cabinetry for retail furniture stores nationally.

/0 Comments/by
, , ,

Circus Arts Conservatory Goes to Washington

By: Ilene Denton, Sarasota Magazine

It stars in the 50th anniversary Smithsonian Folklife Festival through July 9.

Watching the stars of Circus Sarasota perform under its wonderfully familiar Big Top on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—and experiencing the roar of delight and appreciation from thousands of circus-goers from around the world—is a moment of civic pride hard to put into words.  More

/0 Comments/by
, , ,

Circus Sarasota helps the Smithsonian celebrate centuries of tradition

By: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Arts Editor

The 50th folklife festival runs through July 9 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — Ringling Schmingling!

With some of the nation’s most prominent circus performers, promoters and historians taking part in the 50th Smithsonian Folklife Festival, it’s no surprise that the demise of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is a frequent and much-debated subject of conversation. More

/0 Comments/by
, , ,

CAC Dress Rehearsal Photo Gallery

HERALD-TRIBUNE PHOTO GALLERY — BY THOMAS BENDER: The Circus Arts Conservatory’s Sailor Circus students performed for donors and supporters during a recent dress rehearsal for its up-coming appearance in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Click to view more photos of Sailor Circus student performances including acrobatic adagio, silks, juggling, clowning, slack-wire, stilt-walking, roller-skating and  many more circus arts…  MORE

/by
, ,

CAC Hosts DC Send-off Performance

BY NIKI KOTTMANN — OBSERVER GROUP: Not many people can say they know how to unicycle, but even fewer can do it on a slack rope while juggling. That’s just one of the many circus acts performed at the CAC in DC send-off performance on June 20 at Sailor Circus Arena, during which all the performers were 18 years old or younger. The performance was a sneak preview of the show and demonstrations that 31 Sailor Circus students will perform for millions of audience members on the National Mall at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival from June 29 to July 4 and July 6 through 9, 2017.  MORE

/by
, ,

Circus Arts Heads to Washington DC

MY SUNCOAST — SNN NEWS: An amazing honor is coming soon for the Circus Arts Conservatory. The 50th Anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins this month, and Circus Arts stars from the Suncoast are headed to Washington, D.C., to help them celebrate! Co-Founder Dolly Jacobs and Managing Director Jennifer Mitchell join us in this clip to preview their fabulous show. WATCH VIDEO

 

/by
,

CAC Hosts DC Send-off Reception

BY NIKI KOTTMANN — OBSERVER MEDIA GROUP: When the red noses come out, you know it’s going to be a good time. That’s exactly what it appeared to be on June 21 at Michael’s Wine Cellar when supporters of the Circus Arts Conservatory gathered to toast to the organization before it brings over 100 people — performers, coaches, volunteers, etc. — to Washington D.C. to perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. VIP guests munched on hors d’oeuvres and mingled with other eventgoers before making their way across the street to the Sailor Circus Arena to see the show… MORE

/by
, ,

Sailor Circus Prepares to Perform in DC

SAILOR CIRCUS VIDEO — SNN NEWS: The circus is far from dead and some local performers are ready to prove that in our nation’s capital. The circus arts conservatory and its versatile sailor circus students will stage their final dress rehearsal before joining the Smithsonian Center’s Folk-life and Cultural Heritage Festival in Washington D.C.   MORE

/by