Since May 17, 2006
The St. Louis Arches are a sensational youth circus troupe.
They are the advanced students of the Circus Day Foundation which is
the not-for-profit, educational arm of everydaycircus. They are
currently comprised of children aged 7 to 14 years old from throughout the St.
Louis area. They perform a wide variety of circus skills including tumbling,
trapeze, juggling, stilt walking, tight-rope walking, unicycling, rolling
globe, mini-trampoline and partner acrobatics. Since their inception in 1989,
they have been coached and choreographed by Circus Day Foundation's
executive/artistic director, Jessica Hentoff.
Audiences everywhere flip over this talented troupe. The Arches have performed at an array of local events including Le Bal
Rouge at the St. Louis Art Museum, the National Charity Horse
Show, the opening of the Kiel and America’s Center, Loop in
Motion Festival, Children’s Art Festival, Ellisville 4th of July
Festival, Fair St. Louis and First Night St. Louis, to name
just a few. Performing with Circus Flora, the Arches have
been seen literally coast to coast performing at such wonderful venues as the
Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Spoleto Festival in
Charleston, South Carolina, Scottsdale Center of the Performing Arts in
Arizona, Houston Children’s Museum in Texas and Glimmerglass Opera
Theater and Art Park in upstate New York. "Countryside
Magazine" noted "the most remarkable act in Circus Flora’s show is
not the Wallenda’s tightrope walking ... it’s a small band of acrobats
and unicyclists called the St. Louis Arches."
This acclaimed and accomplished group of young people can be seen every week-end performing in the everydaycircus ring on the third floor of City Museum. The Fabulous, Flying St. Louis Arches are certainly St. Louis’ most amazing ambassadors.
Since May 17, 2006