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Sailor Circus Returns For Spring Performance

BY ZACH SHAPIRO — ABC 7 My Suncoast: The 68th annual Sailor Circus spring performance is upon us. This year’s production, Once Upon a Circus, centers around fairy tales with music from famous animated classics. It will run at Sailor Circus Arena from April 11-15, 2017 with performances every day… MORE

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In the Spotlight Cirque Des Voix 2017

BY LINDA CARSON — ABC 7 MY SUNCOAST: Cirque des Voix is like nothing else you will see under a circus tent. “This show is very different because we’ve got live musicians, we have a choir of 180 voices, the energy is stupendous, epic , every time we do this I get goose bumps,” says Pedro Reis, Founder and CEO of Circus Arts Conservatory. MORE

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Aerialist Dolly Jacobs Flies To World Premiere Music

BY JAY HANDELMAN — HERALD-TRIBUNE: This year’s performances [of Cirque des Voix] mark…something of a test run for shows that Key Chorale and Circus Sarasota will present in Washington, D.C., this summer as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. It also marks the world premiere of “Arise,” a piece commissioned by frequent Key Chorale collaborator Ola Gjeilo, a Norwegian composer, to accompany performances by aerialists Dolly Jacobs and Rafael Palacios. MORE

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Cirque des Voix: Circus of the Voices

SRQ DAILY SATURDAY PERSPECTIVES EDITION — The Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) and Key Chorale present an artistic experience like no other in Cirque des Voix: Circus of the Voices. This spectacular production beautifully intertwines wondrously engaging circus arts entertainment, by world-renowned circus artists with live choral music, and a 30-piece orchestra performing music from classical and famous composers. MORE

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Rowlett Academy’s 1st Grade Circus

BY SRQ DAILY SATURDAY PERSPECTIVES EDITION: The Circus Arts Conservatory and 160 first grade students from Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication presented Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication 1st Grade Circus on February 28 at the Circus Sarasota Big Top. Since the beginning of January students have been working on circus-related activities in language arts, math and science as well as working with the Circus Arts Conservatory Teaching Artists to build a circus presented at the Big Top… MORE

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The Circus Proves the Show Must Go On

BY KAY KIPLING — SARASOTA MAGAZINE: Considering the horrible accident that befell members of the Wallenda family troupe last week, you might have figured that this 20th anniversary edition of Circus Sarasota, titled “Synergy,” would not take place as planned…But then you wouldn’t understand very much about the mindset of circus folk… MORE

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Circus Review – Thrilling Wallenda Act

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

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Nik Wallenda Headlines Circus Sarasota

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

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ODA Students Wired To Serve

BY BERKLEY MASON — YOUROBSERVER.COM: For Quinn Birmingham, a senior at the Out-of-Door Academy, achieving the required 25 hours of community service can get boring. Then she found Circus Sarasota. This year, not only will Birmingham be a volunteer at the circus, she will be taking on the role of volunteer leader among her fellow Out-of-Door Academy students. “Everything about the circus interests me,” Birmingham said. “I like feeling in charge, moving all of the time, and I also like that you can volunteer and watch the show at the same time. Every day that Circus Sarasota has a show they have a volunteer sign up. I sign up every single day.” MORE

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Circus Sarasota Raises the Big Tent

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

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