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Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Sailor Circus

Alliance honors local arts champions

By Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Some high-energy entertainment, a video tribute to a lost advocate and plenty of recognition for local arts champions made for a lively Monday night at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County’s 19th “Celebration of the Arts” gathering at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

The annual event honors individuals and organizations selected by special panels for their contributions to the area’s arts and cultural scene.  More

October 24, 2017/0 Comments/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

September 13, 2017/0 Comments/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, circus sarasota, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

July 5, 2017/0 Comments/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, circus sarasota, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

July 3, 2017/0 Comments/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, circus school, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

June 26, 2017/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

June 22, 2017/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Sailor Circus

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

June 22, 2017/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Press Release, Sailor Circus

CAC Goes To Washington DC

BY BILLY COX — HERALD TRIBUNE: Hundreds of thousands of Americans, maybe upwards of a million, are about to learn that reports of the circus’ death have been greatly exaggerated when they visit the National Mall in Washington, D.C., over the next few weeks. But local audiences can get a sneak preview at a fundraiser Tuesday night. That’s when the Circus Arts Conservatory and its versatile Sailor Circus students will stage their final dress rehearsal before joining the Smithsonian Center’s Folklife and Cultural Heritage Festival in the nation’s capitol from June 29-July 4 and July 6-9. MORE

June 21, 2017/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts, In The Press, Sailor Circus

Circus Arts Performance of a Lifetime

BY NIKI KOTTMANN — OBSERVER MEDIA GROUP: When Alice Hafner joined Sailor Circus, she just wanted to learn to unicycle. Now, she and 30 other members will head to Washington, D.C., to unicycle, walk the tightrope and perform various other acts for millions later this month… Hafner will bring her unicycle act — along with three other acts — to Washington, D.C., to perform in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival with 30 other Sailor Circus members. The festival is run annually by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage… It was only recently that the circus arts was added to the list of cultural traditions celebrated at the festival… MORE

June 15, 2017/by Beth Graves
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Circus Arts, Circus Arts Conservatory, In The Press, Sailor Circus

Sailor Circus Send-off Performance

BY WADE TATANGELO–HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Circus Arts Conservatory is hosting a special performance here before heading to Washington, D.C. Sailor Circus students will entertain inside the iconic arena on Bahia Vista before they head out to represent Sarasota at the 50th Anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Sarasota attendees will get an exclusive look at what the students will be presenting to an expected audience of a million people on a “circus playground” on the National Mall.   MORE

June 15, 2017/by Beth Graves
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