vermontbiz.com

New England Center for Circus Arts has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, one of six organizations in Vermont to receive grants as part of the Art Works program. Art Works is the NEA’s largest category and focuses on funding the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with the arts, lifelong learning in the arts, and strengthening of communities through the arts.

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vermontbiz.com

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced grants to Vermont organizations including the New England Center for Circus Arts. $10,000 will support artist residencies for circus arts performers. Emerging circus arts ensembles will be provided with housing, rehearsal space, production mentorship, technical support, and directorial guidance for the development or completion of a new work.

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Brattleboro Reformer

New England Center for Circus Arts presents the extraordinary circus talents of its graduating ProTrack students before they move on to perform in the professional circus world. Upon graduation, they will join previous NECCA graduates who’ve gone on to work with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros, 7 Fingers, Cirque Eloize, Circa, as well as European cabarets and circus cruises to name a few.

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Keene Sentinel

Aerialist and contortionist Liv Morrow performs on the aerial straps during the New England Center for Circus Arts’ seventh annual outreach fundraiser, “Circus Spectacular,” at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro Sunday afternoon. The show included celebrity performers on the cloud swing, as well as acrobatics, juggling, hand balancing, mime, aerial rope, a breakaway bike, Cyr wheel, contortion, Rola Bola and duo trapeze. The fundraiser supports Circus in the Neighborhood outreach and scholarships for those who would otherwise not be able to participate.

MICHAEL MOORE / Sentinel Staff

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VPR

It’s big news when a group like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announces that it will close after 146 years. But at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, aspiring circus performers continue to train. And in many ways, the staff there say the future of circus arts has never been brighter.

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