Entries by Erika Radcliffe

Brattleboro to Latvia: Performer and NECCA Teacher Chloe Walier to Compete

Brattleboro Reformer Walier is heading to Latvia to perform her fixed trapeze act in a competition and if the ground is hard enough, she’ll be able to show off her bottle walking skills. She said she has never been that far east. “I’m almost going to Russia. It’s going to be so cold,” Walier laughed. […]

Helping Home-Schooled Kids Get Creative

WCAX.com BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Home-schooled students will often partake in extracurricular activities through local organizations. But thanks to a Brattleboro-based home schooling program, families can now access art classes for less. Read More Here

Graduates from NECCA Under Really Big Tent

  Brattleboro Reformer By Cicely M. Eastman NECCA graduates head to Latvia for competition in an international circus festival Graduates from NECCA under Really Big Tent

The Multiplier Effect

The Commons By Joyce Marcel For years, a bursting-at-the-seams creativity has made Brattleboro and Windham County an exciting place to live and work. And, finally, all indications are pointing to a true creative economy growing here. Full Article HERE

Running Away To The Circus School

Valley Advocate “A moment after the woman at the reception desk hollers up to announce my arrival, Elsie Smith descends the office’s spiral staircase and welcomes me to the New England Center for Circus Arts. Handing over a few brochures, she highlights various events at their Circus Workshop Weekend, Aug.8-10. Classes offered include Intro to […]

They Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

The Commons “MY COMPANY works with Vermont craftspeople to market and sell their furniture online and at our new gallery and showroom in Vernon. We put a lot of time and resources into creating our fine furniture website. It’s where we publish original photos, artwork, opinions, and ideas.” Read More Here

NECCA Buys Property for Circus Arts Training Center

Brattleboro Reformer When Serenity Smith Forchion is training a student to perform on the trapeze she knows you have to start with both feet on the ground and mark your progress in small steps. Smith Forchion, a co-founder of The New England Center for Circus Arts, or NECCA, understands that if you are persistent, creative […]