Pole-a-Palooza is a creative space for pole artists from all over the world to meet, share, connect, learn, and reflect.
Whether your specialty is Chinese pole, aerial pole, or dance pole, you bring your excitement and the skills you want to practice. We’ll provide the space to jam with your community!
Pole-a-Palooza is a participant-driven apparatus meeting in the tradition of NECCA’s Rope Meeting. That means you create the vibe. While we provide the space, organize workshops, and keep the coffee coming — the skill shares, jams, and creative energy during open training come from YOU.
The cost of registration covers hours of open practice each day in the Trapezium, a Works in Progress showing, and plenty of time to connect and meet with other pole artists!
This event is open to advanced and professional-level pole artists ages 18 and up with a regular pole practice. Participation is what drives Pole-a-Palooza, so everyone is expected to be physically involved. To support a creatively safe environment, there will be no auditing or public viewing.
There are some absolute legends attending Pole-a-Palooza this year! Register in these workshops to save your spot!
Find all of the event details here!
Ticket & Workshop Pricing
The mini workshops that are offered during Pole-a-Palooza will be an additional cost, but you get a discount as a Pole-a-Palooza participant!
Workshops will be scheduled before jams start on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Meeting Schedule
A detailed schedule is coming soon!
What’s Included
Your registration covers hours of open practice each day, a Works in Progress showing, and plenty of time to connect with other pole artists. Workshops are available for an additional fee — and meeting participants receive a discount. Check back June 1 to register for workshops.
We’ll have both ‘dead’ rigged and guyed-out Chinese poles with rubber covers, two types of aerial poles, and stage X poles. Due to our high ceilings, we will not have tension dance poles. We’ll provide 4 Chinese poles, 2 aerial poles, and 2 dance pole stages. Participants are welcome to bring their own equipment to add to the mix — just reach out to us in advance.
Who is Pole-a-Palooza for?
For advanced and professional-level pole artists ages 18 and up with a regular pole practice.
Participation is what drives this event, so we ask everyone to be physically involved. To support a creatively safe environment, there will be no auditing or public viewing.
Younger participants are welcome with a participating adult mentor/coach — email esmith@necenterforcircusarts.org for details.
About Brattleboro
Check out our Visit NECCA page for the low-down on getting to Brattleboro. And please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Summertime is beautiful in Vermont, and we have plenty of rivers and outdoor activities for you to check out during your trip here, when you’re not roping of course!
PS. Our favorite coffee shops are Patio Coffee and Duchess Coffee 😉
Provide high-quality circus arts training for students and artists while facilitating greater access and programming to everyone.
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