BBC News Mel Stevens from Newbury discovered that hanging upside down helped her physical state and spurred her on mentally. A former professional dancer who broke her back 10 years ago, Stevens is hoping to open an aerial performance centre for people with disabilities. More about Mel Stevens here View the interview
HOW TO RUN A CIRCUS Farnoosh.tv By Dustin Newcombe | Published October 23, 2013 She spends much of her day teaching and performing risky acrobatics high up in the air, yet aerialist Serenity Smith Forchion insists that that the success of her world-renowned nonprofit, New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), comes from its business […]
Keene Sentinel, Sept. 2013 By KAITLIN MULHERE Sentinel Staff BRATTLEBORO — Linda Dierks’ eyes are focused, trained on the end of the metal pipe. She inches across, toe to heel, right arm extended for balance and left hand resting lightly on her spotter. It’s an introductory balance trick — just about 2 feet off the […]
Spectacle Magazine In an odd sort of way it comes as no surprise to discover that entire state of Vermont is listed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation registry of engendered sites. Tucked into every bucolic corner of the state’s villages and quaint towns are warrens of endangered artists and craftsmen, among whom one […]
InnBrattleboro.com By Amy Brady As a kid (or even an adult) did you ever dream about running away to join the circus? Didn’t we all. Of course, if you really wanted to run away to join a circus you’d better do some work on developing your performance skills. As luck would have it you can […]
Adventure Mobile “Okay – so it’s possible I’m the worst blogger ever, considering my children went to Circus School and I got exactly zero pictures of them doing cool circus stuff.” Full article HERE
SentinelSource.com Xochitl Sosa-Campbell dangles upside down, the back of her knees snug around a metal bar. Celeste Fry-Myhre springs up and grabs her partner’s hands. Muscles stiff. Eyes focused. Silent communication. Then: Pop. Fry-Myhre curls and twists in the air. In a second, Sosa-Campbell clutches her partner’s ankle, both of them held up by the […]
Brattleboro Reformer Kevin Beverley learned a lot about the nuts and bolts of the circus performance during his time at the New England Center for Circus Arts. Read More Here
The Boston Globe “To say twin sisters Serenity Smith Forchion and Elsie Smith once “ran away to join the circus” may be a bit hackneyed, but it’s close to the truth. Serenity likes to tell the story of how two high school “nerds” went to the…” Read More Here
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