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.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at NECCA

May 4, 2021/by Erika

Circus Spectacular 2020 On-Demand

April 27, 2021/by Erika

Spring Appeal

April 20, 2021/by Erika

necca-summer-training-performance-boot-camp-program — April Updates #1
April 5, 2021/by Erika

MAR21-NECCA-Newsletter-FEAT — March Updates
March 2, 2021/by Erika

necca-king-charles-troupe-black-history-month-5 — Black History Month Feature – King Charles Troupe
February 15, 2021/by Erika

FEB21-NECCA-Newsletter-FEAT — February News
February 9, 2021/by Erika

12-2-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — New Executive Director Announcement
December 28, 2020/by Erika

12-1-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — December 2020 Updates
December 26, 2020/by Erika

08-1-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — 2020 Annual Appeal
November 20, 2020/by Erika

11-2-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — ProTrack Applications
November 20, 2020/by Erika

11-2-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — ProTrack 2020/21 Applications Open
November 14, 2020/by Erika

10-2-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — October 2020 Updates #2
October 20, 2020/by Erika

10-1-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — October 2020 Updates
October 20, 2020/by Erika

08-3-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — Jamie’s Resignation
August 20, 2020/by Erika

08-2-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — August 2020 – Updates
August 20, 2020/by Erika

JUNE 2020 – REOPENING PLAN

June 20, 2020/by Erika

BLM-Newsletter-Image-Main — JUNE 2020 – BLACK LIVES MATTER
June 20, 2020/by Erika

MAY 2020 – COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #4

May 20, 2020/by Erika

MARCH 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #3

March 20, 2020/by Erika

MARCH 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE #2

March 20, 2020/by Erika

March 2020 COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE

March 20, 2020/by Erika

02-1-NECCA-Newsletter-Featured_Images — February 2020 Newsletter
February 20, 2020/by Erika

photo of three women performing a three high for the show Fractured, at the NEw England CEnter for Circus Arts — NECCA taking a show on the road
June 27, 2019/by Erika

photo of an older woman performing on trapeze — Boston Spirit – Gay Night at the Circus Spectacular
January 21, 2019/by Erika

aerial rope artists in the air on her rope — New England Center for Circus Arts Lifts Hopes
April 10, 2018/by Erika

young child on a trapeze with the help of a NECCA coach — New England Center for Circus Arts Shows Off New Home
August 30, 2017/by Erika

photo of a company performing at NECCA — NECCA Receives NEA Art Works Grant
June 26, 2017/by Erika

artist in residence performers standing on stage waving to their audience — NECCA Receives NEA Art Works Grant
June 26, 2017/by Erika

3d rendering of the new NECCA facility — NEA Awards Major Grants to Vermont Organizations
June 14, 2017/by Erika

photo of a man in a striped suite balancing several bowls on his hands and head — Vermont Organizations Receive NEA Grants
June 10, 2017/by Erika

aerial hoop artist performing on stage — NECCA’s ProTrack Circus Graduates Perform for Local Audiences
May 4, 2017/by Erika

a painting of a traditional circus show — Big Top in Our Back Yard
March 4, 2017/by Erika

photo of a woman performing a split on aerial straps — Defying Gravity
March 4, 2017/by Erika

photo of two people performing a duo german wheel act on stage — Here, There, and Everywhere
February 24, 2017/by Erika

photo of two ProTrack Program students training with a coach on duo trapeze — Despite Ringling Bros. Shutdown, The Circus Arts Remain Alive And Well In Vermont
January 16, 2017/by Erika

photo of a woman performing on a dance trapeze in a white costume on a black stage — Spotlight: NECCA Circus Spectacular
January 10, 2017/by Erika

photo of the NECCA sign being raised at the new site — Two Huge Signs to be Installed at NECCA’s New Home
January 6, 2017/by Erika

photo of the NECCA sign being raised at the new site — New England Center for Circus Arts Gets $75K Matching Grant
January 6, 2017/by Erika

photo of the NECCA sign being raised at the new site — New England Center for Circus Arts Receives Match from Jane’s Trust
January 5, 2017/by Erika

photo of two ProTrack Program students training with a coach on duo trapeze — Keeping Circus Arts Alive in Vermont
January 4, 2017/by Erika

photo of Erin Ball, double leg amputee, performing at NECCA's Flying Nut Christmas show — 36-year-old Double Amputee Circus Performer Returns Back to the Ring
December 22, 2016/by Erika

photo of Erin Ball, double leg amputee, performing at NECCA's Flying Nut Christmas show — Never Stop Doing What You Love
December 20, 2016/by Erika

photo of Erin Ball, double leg amputee, performing at NECCA's Flying Nut Christmas show — The Flying Nut: Bratt in the Bayou
December 15, 2016/by Erika

photo of Erin Ball, double leg amputee, performing at NECCA's Flying Nut Christmas show — Aerialist Soars to New Heights
December 4, 2016/by Erika

the circus schools next act — Circus School’s Next Act
November 30, 2016/by Erika

photo of the NECCA studio at 10 town crier — Circus Arts Center Building New Home
November 10, 2016/by Erika

photo of the founders of NECCA performing a duo act on the trapeze — 2016 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients Announced
November 4, 2016/by Erika

2016 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients Announced

November 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of the co-founders of NECCA — Presidential Politics Color Arts Awards
November 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of the founders of NECCA performing a duo act on the trapeze — 2016 Governor’s Arts Awards
November 1, 2016/by Erika

photo of a group of people shoveling in clown noses at the NECCA construction site — New chapter for New England Center for Circus Arts
October 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of Vermont senator smiling with the founders of NECCA at the new facility construction site. — A Conversation with the Founders of New England Center for Circus Arts
September 30, 2016/by Erika

photo of people celebrating on the construction site for the new NECCA building — VT Circus School to Build New 8,400-square-foot Facility
August 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of a woman doing a handstand on a dance trapeze — NECCA Celebrates World Circus Day with Workshops, Performances
April 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of the construction site for the new NECCA building — New England Center for Circus Arts Raises $1M for New Training Center
March 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of co-founder of NECCA, Serenity Smith Forchion — BDCC Annouces Vital Projects, NECCA #5
January 15, 2016/by Erika

photo of a ProTrack Program student doing a front walkover in acrobatics class — Windham County Promotes ‘Vital’ Development Projects
January 11, 2016/by Erika

photo of NECCA's founders performing a duet on trapeze — NECCA Sisters Fuse Business Savvy, Circus Thrills
January 10, 2016/by Erika

photo of a high school student performing a juggling routine — Circus Arts: NECCA, Smirkus Circus Continue their Collaboration
January 4, 2016/by Erika

photo of Chloe Wailer performing a split at NECCA's Circus Spectacular in brattleboro vermont — Brattleboro to Latvia: Performer and NECCA Teacher Chloe Walier to Compete
January 1, 2016/by Erika

photo of the founders of NECCA sitting on a trapeze outside in the summertime — Entrepreneurs of Circus: Elsie Smith & Serenity Smith Forchion
April 20, 2015/by Erika

NECCA coach helping a family of three walk across a balancing pipe — Two Free Hours: A featured story on the Vermont Arts Council blog regarding the Circus for Survivors workshops
March 31, 2015/by Erika

photo of a NECCA coach speaking with several young students — Helping Home-Schooled Kids Get Creative
February 6, 2015/by Erika

photo of Chloe Wailer performing at the circus spectacular — Graduates from NECCA Under Really Big Tent
January 5, 2015/by Erika

The Multiplier Effect

November 19, 2014/by Erika

photo of a woman training a flexibility skill on handbalancing canes — Running Away To The Circus School
August 27, 2014/by Erika

photo of a young child walking across a balancing pipe — Patients Run Away with the Circus
June 5, 2014/by Erika

Image of a magazine article with a photo of two people on a flying trapeze rig — 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

photo of an extravagant aerial performance with multiple people in the air — Serenity Talks About Training with Aerialist Mel Stevens
January 5, 2014/by Erika

How to Run a Circus

October 23, 2013/by Erika

photo of people training on tight wire at NECCA — Cancer Survivors Let Go, Have Fun at Brattleboro Circus Program
September 16, 2013/by Erika

photo of NECCA's founders performing on aerial rectangle — New England’s Quietly Expanding Center for Professional Circus
September 5, 2013/by Erika

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New England Center for Circus Arts Profile

September 5, 2013/by Erika

photo of a bus with the text "adventure mobile" overlaid — Circus School and Brattleboro, Vermont
August 5, 2013/by Erika

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Dreaming of the Circus: Brattleboro school trains students for unusual careers

May 15, 2013/by Erika

NECCA Alumni Returning from Fabulous Far-Flung Adventures

February 5, 2013/by Erika

people training partner acrobatics with a coach at the NECCA studio in the cotton mill — In Brattleboro, a School for Circus Arts
October 23, 2012/by Erika