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SARASOTA — The Big Top has risen next to Nathan Benderson Park, and today we get a preview of what’s going on in there with Circus Sarasota! Check out this preview of “Ovation!” with Kirill Rebkovets. More
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
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
BY SCOTT DENNIS — ABC 7 WWSB: After 146 years, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus will end performances on Sunday for good. But here on the Suncoast, those involved with the circus arts say the “circus” is not closing, just the one named Ringling. Let’s not forget, Sarasota would not be what it is today without a man named Ringling. MORE
BY WILLIAM S. OSER — TALKIN’ BROADWAY: Celebrating 20 years, Circus Sarasota presents this year’s edition, Synergy… I look forward to each year’s edition of Circus Sarasota and this year’s show, Synergy, is equal to their best. Don’t miss the all too brief opportunity to see this year’s edition. MORE
BY JAY HANDELMAN — HERALD-TRIBUNE: A sense of awe washes over you watching Nik Wallenda and the Fabulous Wallendas take to the high wire at the conclusion of “Synergy,” the 20th anniversary production of Circus Sarasota under the big top at University Town Center mall… MORE
BY DAHLIA GHABOUR — HERALD TRIBUNE: Circus Sarasota is billing its newest show, “Synergy,” as “greater than the sum of its parts.” The show will be headlined by high-wire wizard Nik Wallenda, who is planning a new historic performance… MORE
BY ROBIN DRAPER — VISIT SARASOTA: For the 20th year, the Big Top will be raised by the locally inspired Circus Sarasota. Visitors can experience the professional artistry and entertainment of a European-style live show with top-level local and international performers. MORE
BY DAHLIA GHABOUR — HERALD-TRIBUNE:
Behind the scenes at the Sarasota Sailor Circus lies a locked, 900-square-foot room piled up to the ceiling with treasures. In a kaleidoscope of bright colors, sequins and glitter, more than 5,000 donated circus costumes hang on crowded racks. Feather boas float among sequin-encrusted suits, set before giant cabinets of carefully labeled materials… MORE
BY STAFF — 941CEO:
Dolly Jacobs was born into the circus. Her mother was a top New York model and later performed with the circus. Her father was Lou Jacobs, one of the most recognized clowns of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She was a part of Sailor Circus in Sarasota, a program uniquely reflective of the community’s circus heritage, until the age of 14 when she started performing with Ringling Bros.
She couldn’t help but love the circus—it was in her DNA… MORE
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