NECCA NEWS
Peruse through some local coverage or read our previous newsletters to learn more about the work we do. These articles highlight the amazing students, teachers, and staff that comprise the NECCA community in Brattleboro, Vermont.

New Executive Director Announcement
December 28, 2020/by Erika
December 2020 Updates
December 26, 2020/by Erika
2020 Annual Appeal
November 20, 2020/by Erika
ProTrack Applications
November 20, 2020/by Erika


ProTrack 2020/21 Applications Open
November 14, 2020/by Erika

October 2020 Updates #2
October 20, 2020/by Erika

October 2020 Updates
October 20, 2020/by Erika

Jamie’s Resignation
August 20, 2020/by Erika

August 2020 – Updates
August 20, 2020/by ErikaJUNE 2020 – REOPENING PLAN
June 20, 2020/by Erika

JUNE 2020 – BLACK LIVES MATTER
June 20, 2020/by ErikaMAY 2020 – COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #4
May 20, 2020/by ErikaMARCH 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #3
March 20, 2020/by ErikaMARCH 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #2
March 20, 2020/by ErikaMarch 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE
March 20, 2020/by Erika

February 2020 Newsletter
February 20, 2020/by Erika

NECCA taking a show on the road
June 27, 2019/by Erika

Boston Spirit – Gay Night at the Circus Spectacular
January 21, 2019/by Erika

New England Center for Circus Arts Lifts Hopes
April 10, 2018/by Erika

New England Center for Circus Arts Shows Off New Home
August 30, 2017/by Erika

NECCA Receives NEA Art Works Grant
June 26, 2017/by Erika

NECCA Receives NEA Art Works Grant
June 26, 2017/by Erika

NEA Awards Major Grants to Vermont Organizations
June 14, 2017/by Erika

Vermont Organizations Receive NEA Grants
June 10, 2017/by Erika

NECCA’s ProTrack Circus Graduates Perform for Local Audiences
May 4, 2017/by Erika

Big Top in Our Back Yard
March 4, 2017/by Erika

Defying Gravity
March 4, 2017/by Erika

Here, There, and Everywhere
February 24, 2017/by Erika


Despite Ringling Bros. Shutdown, The Circus Arts Remain Alive And Well In Vermont
January 16, 2017/by Erika

Spotlight: NECCA Circus Spectacular
January 10, 2017/by Erika

Two Huge Signs to be Installed at NECCA’s New Home
January 6, 2017/by Erika


New England Center for Circus Arts Gets $75K Matching Grant
January 6, 2017/by Erika


New England Center for Circus Arts Receives Match from Jane’s Trust
January 5, 2017/by Erika


Keeping Circus Arts Alive in Vermont
January 4, 2017/by Erika


36-year-old Double Amputee Circus Performer Returns Back to the Ring
December 22, 2016/by Erika


Never Stop Doing What You Love
December 20, 2016/by Erika

The Flying Nut: Bratt in the Bayou
December 15, 2016/by Erika

Aerialist Soars to New Heights
December 4, 2016/by Erika

Circus School’s Next Act
November 30, 2016/by Erika

Circus Arts Center Building New Home
November 10, 2016/by Erika


2016 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients Announced
November 4, 2016/by Erika

2016 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients Announced
November 4, 2016/by Erika

Presidential Politics Color Arts Awards
November 4, 2016/by Erika


2016 Governor’s Arts Awards
November 1, 2016/by Erika

New chapter for New England Center for Circus Arts
October 4, 2016/by Erika

A Conversation with the Founders of New England Center for Circus Arts
September 30, 2016/by Erika

VT Circus School to Build New 8,400-square-foot Facility
August 4, 2016/by Erika

NECCA Celebrates World Circus Day with Workshops, Performances
April 4, 2016/by Erika

New England Center for Circus Arts Raises $1M for New Training Center
March 4, 2016/by Erika

BDCC Annouces Vital Projects, NECCA #5
January 15, 2016/by Erika

Windham County Promotes ‘Vital’ Development Projects
January 11, 2016/by Erika

NECCA Sisters Fuse Business Savvy, Circus Thrills
January 10, 2016/by Erika

Circus Arts: NECCA, Smirkus Circus Continue their Collaboration
January 4, 2016/by Erika

Brattleboro to Latvia: Performer and NECCA Teacher Chloe Walier to Compete
January 1, 2016/by Erika

Entrepreneurs of Circus: Elsie Smith & Serenity Smith Forchion
April 20, 2015/by Erika

Two Free Hours: A featured story on the Vermont Arts Council blog regarding the Circus for Survivors workshops
March 31, 2015/by Erika

Helping Home-Schooled Kids Get Creative
February 6, 2015/by Erika

Graduates from NECCA Under Really Big Tent
January 5, 2015/by Erika

The Multiplier Effect
November 19, 2014/by Erika

Running Away To The Circus School
August 27, 2014/by Erika

Patients Run Away with the Circus
June 5, 2014/by Erika

They Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease
June 5, 2014/by Erika

NECCA Buys Property for Circus Arts Training Center
January 28, 2014/by Erika

Serenity Talks About Training with Aerialist Mel Stevens
January 5, 2014/by Erika

How to Run a Circus
October 23, 2013/by Erika

Cancer Survivors Let Go, Have Fun at Brattleboro Circus Program
September 16, 2013/by Erika

New England’s Quietly Expanding Center for Professional Circus
September 5, 2013/by Erika


New England Center for Circus Arts Profile
September 5, 2013/by Erika

Circus School and Brattleboro, Vermont
August 5, 2013/by Erika


Dreaming of the Circus: Brattleboro school trains students for unusual careers
May 15, 2013/by ErikaNECCA Alumni Returning from Fabulous Far-Flung Adventures
February 5, 2013/by Erika

In Brattleboro, a School for Circus Arts
October 23, 2012/by ErikaCONTACT
10 Town Crier Dr
Brattleboro VT 05301
802-254-9780
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