St. Louis Arches, local youth circus troupe, travelling to St. Paul
for American Youth Circus Festival
Contact Person: Jessica Hentoff
Phone (314) 436-7676 Cell (314) 226-3633
They fly every weekend at City Museum. But at the end of August, the St. Louis Arches are reaching new heights. The Circus Day Foundation is thrilled to announce that the fabulous, flying St. Louis Arches have been invited to perform at the American Youth Circus Festival being held in St. Paul, Minnesota August 21 24, 2003. The Arches are homegrown circus stars who range in age from 6 24 years. This talented troupe has performed coast to coast and is seen regularly in the everydaycircus ring at City Museum. The St. Louis Arches come from throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area and perform a wide variety of circus skills including tumbling, trapeze, juggling, rolling globe, mini-trampoline and much more. They are certainly St. Louis’ bounciest ambassadors.
The Arches aren’t the only ones invited to the Festival! Donald Hughes, Joshua Routh and Richard Kennison, three of the Circus Day Foundation’s teachers, and April Zink, the Foundation’s Community Circus Bandleader, will be conducting workshops at the Festival. In addition, Circus Day Foundation’s artistic/executive director, Jessica Hentoff is the keynote speaker. Her address will be on “Circus Connecting Communities.” St. Louis’ Circus Day Foundation has been acknowledged across the country for its ground-breaking and community-connecting projects like Circus Salaam Shalom and Far East Meets Midwest.
For more information on the American Youth Circus Festival, visit www.americnayouthcircus.org.
| What: | Local Circus Group part of Youth Circus Festival |
| Where: | Circus Juventas/ St. Paul, Minn. |
| When: | August 21—August 24, 2003 |
Circus Day Foundation is the non-profit, educational arm of everydaycircus, which is based out of City Museum downtown St. Louis. Circus Day Foundation teaches the art of life through circus education. Circus Day Foundation uses circus arts to build character in individuals and to build bridges between communities. They sponsor the St. Louis Arches youth circus troupe and teach circus skills throughout the St. Louis area. The Circus Day Foundation forms Circus Partnerships like Circus Salaam Shalom with Jewish and Muslim children and produces shows like Far East Meets Midwest with Asian and Midwestern arts and artists.