Circus Center

Circus Center

Performing Arts

San Francisco, CA 361 followers

About us

A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Circus Center is the Bay Area’s oldest non-profit circus-oriented performing arts education facility specializing in acrobatics, flying trapeze, aerial arts, circus skills, and clowning. We are a vibrant hub of the circus community on the West Coast. Throughout the year, Circus Center produces professional-quality shows starring our students, instructors, and community members. Our pre-professional youth troupe has sent students on to careers in circuses around the world, with a scholarship program that helps young artists to pursue their professional dreams regardless of ability to pay. Circus Center offers classes for every level of ability in flying trapeze, acrobatics, aerial arts, contortion, juggling and many other disciplines. In addition, we offer artist residencies to support the development of new creative circus works; a long-running, beloved summer camp program; corporate, youth, and group events, workshops, specialty multi-week intensives, and so much more. Our world-renowned team of instructors and coaches have performed with the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe, Moscow Circus, Cirque du Soleil, Pickle Family Circus, Circus Bella, Circus Smirkus, Teatro ZinZanni, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, and the Big Apple Circus. Many of our teachers have over a decade of teaching and performing experience, and a few of them got their start in Circus Center’s youth training programs. Please visit www.circuscenter.org for a full class listing. Mission: To inspire passion for the circus arts through training, performance, and outreach.

Industry
Performing Arts
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1984
Specialties
Circus Training, Performance, Outreach, Acrobatics, Contortion, Flying Trapeze, Aerial Arts, Juggling, Static/Swinging Trapeze, Clowning, Off-Site Events, Team Building Events, and Residencies

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    Thank you, Barry Kendall - see you down the road! (Or just next week when your kid comes for their unicycle class!)

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    Engaging nonprofit leader fueled by strategy & curiosity

    After 11 incredible years, yesterday was my last day as Executive Director at Circus Center. Bittersweet doesn’t even begin to describe the swirl of emotions. I have much more to say about my time at Circus Center and the wonderful community I joined and led. Ultimately, though, it all comes back to gratitude. For now, a particular thanks to my Board of Directors for honoring my time in a special way. Thanks to the efforts of our co-founder Wendy Parkman, Circus Center’s walls are filled with photos representing our 40-year history. Yesterday, several representatives from the Board added some pretty classic pics of me to our truly hallowed halls. In circus, we don’t say goodbye, we just say “see you down the road.” I’ve already got one child who’s caught the circus bug, and the other probably isn’t far behind. So this is far from goodbye, Circus Center. See you down the road!

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