WBUR Boston – Here & Now It was very big news when Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced earlier this month that it will close after 146 years. But in Brattleboro, Vermont, the New England Center for Circus Arts will continue training aspiring circus performers. And the staff says that in many ways […]
wcax.com A circus performer made a courageous return to the ring after suffering from a tragedy that took both of her legs. Aimee Hancock has been coaching a professional circus artist for nearly nine years. “She has a lot of experience under her belt she knows her body really well,” said Hancock. “She’s just so […]
Brattleboro Reformer Erin Ball, from Kingston, Ontario, tries to visit the New England Center for Circus Arts at least two or three times a year. Ball a double amputee, takes to the ropes at NECCA for its annual “The Flying Nut 2016: Bratt in Bayou” performance this weekend. In 2008, Ball started doing circus arts […]
Brattleboro Reformer The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without the colorful silks and skillful acrobatics of New England Center for Circus Arts’ “The Flying Nut,” happily returning next week for its 8th production. Annually NECCA adapts the timeless Nutcracker story for a different rendition. This year “The Flying Nut 2016: Bratt in Bayou” will […]
Elf Magazine Erin Ball thought her career as a professional aerialist was over after an accident, but instead her disability helped her soar to new heights. View full article HERE
Vermont Sports Magazine “Imagine a trapeze, a single bar suspended high above a net, free to swing between two platforms. Two women stand on these platforms, one holding the bar in her palms. One launches, lets go and then flips once, twice, three times in open space. She seems to hover for a small eternity […]
Keene Sentinel Business Journal Brattleboro’s Cotton Mill has been home for the young start-up, New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), for nearly 10 years. But as the number of students and classes — and NECCA’s national and international reputation — has grown, the center has clearly outgrown its location. This past September, NECCA celebrated […]
VTDigger.org The Vermont Arts Council, in association with the Governor’s office, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Arts Awards. These awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. Awards are given to educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars. In 2016, Vermonters will be […]
VTDigger.org The Vermont Arts Council, in association with the Governor’s office, will present the annual Governor’s Arts Awards to recognize outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. The Michael S. Currier Center, The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney, Vermont on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7 p.m. View full article HERE
VTDigger.org Elsie Smith and Serenity Smith Forchion, the identical-twin founders of Brattleboro’s New England Center for Circus Arts, drew smiles when they received individual Walter Cerf Medals for Outstanding Achievement. View full article HERE
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