{"id":17008,"date":"2015-06-05T21:03:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/06\/circus-smirkus-comes-to-saratoga-for-two-days-in-july-to-benefit-the-waldorf-school.html"},"modified":"2015-06-05T21:03:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-06T01:03:06","slug":"circus-smirkus-comes-to-saratoga-for-two-days-in-july-to-benefit-the-waldorf-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/06\/circus-smirkus-comes-to-saratoga-for-two-days-in-july-to-benefit-the-waldorf-school\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Circus Smirkus&#8217; Comes To Saratoga For Two Days In July; To Benefit The Waldorf School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"circus smirkus hc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2015\/06\/circus20smirkus20hc.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" height=\"218\" width=\"300\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">&#8216;Clown Alley&#8217; is one of the many parts of the Circus Smirkus 2015 Big Top Tour coming to Saratoga Springs On July 5 and 6, featuring performers from ages 11 to 18.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Circus Smirkus, the acclaimed international<br \/>\nyouth circus, returns to the outdoor<br \/>\npolo field at Saratoga Casino and Raceway<br \/>\nfor four performances this summer.<\/p>\n<p>On July 5 and 6, families can gather under<br \/>\nthe Big Top Tent as the Waldorf School<br \/>\nof Saratoga Springs presents the Circus<br \/>\nSmirkus 2015 Big Top Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Circus Smirkus will have shows at 1 p.m.<br \/>\nand 7 p.m. both days. Tickets are $25 for<br \/>\nadults 13 and older and $23 for children<br \/>\n2-12. Children younger than two are free<br \/>\non an adult&#8217;s lap. All proceeds raised will<br \/>\ngo directly to the Waldorf School.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty stars ages 11 to 18 bring youthful<br \/>\nexuberance and polished skills to this<br \/>\nyear&#8217;s theme, &#8220;Bon Appetit!&#8221; The 2015<br \/>\nperformance troupe hails from 13 states:<br \/>\nCalifornia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts,<br \/>\nMaine, Minnesota, New Hampshire,<br \/>\nNew York, Texas, Virginia, Vermont,<br \/>\nand Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The show features aerials, acrobatics,<br \/>\nhigh wire, juggling, trapeze and clown acts<br \/>\nthat include an array of brilliant costumes.<\/p>\n<p>Circus Smirkus is the only American youth<br \/>\ncircus to put on a full-season tour under its<br \/>\nown big top, a 24-meter, 750 seat, one ring<br \/>\ntent in the European style, according to the<br \/>\norganization.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Circus Smirkus for his final summer<br \/>\non the tour is Saratoga Springs&#8217; own<br \/>\nKeenan Wright-Sanson, who is a senior at<br \/>\nthe Waldorf High School. Wright-Sanson<br \/>\nspecializes in the slack line, balance acts,<br \/>\nand will also show off his clowning abilities.<br \/>\nHe is the younger brother of Taylor Wright Sanson, a Waldorf School alumnus who also<br \/>\ntoured with Smirkus for several years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud of Keenan as a student<br \/>\nand performer and look forward to seeing<br \/>\nhim take part in this year&#8217;s presentation of<br \/>\nBon Appetit,&#8221; said Matt Kopans, director<br \/>\nof community relations and development<br \/>\nat the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs.<\/p>\n<p>Circus Smirkus is a non-profit, award<br \/>\nwinning international youth circus founded<br \/>\nwith the mission of promoting the skills,<br \/>\nculture and traditions of the traveling<br \/>\ncircus and inspiring youth to engage in<br \/>\nlife-changing adventures in the circus arts.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 Circus Smirkus will include 66<br \/>\nperformances this summer between late<br \/>\nJune and mid-August. Now in its 28th year,<br \/>\nthe Vermont-based organization has raised<br \/>\nover $2.5 million for non-profit partners.<\/p>\n<p>The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs<br \/>\nfirst brought Circus Smirkus to Saratoga in<br \/>\n2007 as a fundraising and outr each event.<br \/>\n&#8220;We have valued our partnership with Circus<br \/>\nSmirkus over the past 9 years and can&#8217;t<br \/>\nwait to present this year&#8217;s colorful production<br \/>\nto the community,&#8221; said Anne Maguire,<br \/>\nadministrator of the Waldorf School.<\/p>\n<p>The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs<br \/>\ndraws upon the successes of Waldorf schools<br \/>\nworld-wide to provide a strong focus on<br \/>\nmath, science, literature, languages and<br \/>\nthe arts through hands-on, experiential<br \/>\nlearning. Currently entering its 32nd<br \/>\nyear of operation, the school educates<br \/>\nchildren from pre-school through the 12th<br \/>\ngrade. For more information, visit www.WaldorfSaratoga.org.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy Circus Smirkus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8216;Clown Alley&#8217; is one of the many parts of the Circus Smirkus 2015 Big Top Tour coming to Saratoga Springs On July 5 and 6, featuring performers from ages 11 to 18.Circus Smirkus, the acclaimed international youth circus, returns&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[57,69,115],"class_list":["post-17008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","tag-business-news","tag-events","tag-saratoga-springs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>&#039;Circus Smirkus&#039; Comes To Saratoga For Two Days In July; To Benefit The Waldorf School - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/06\/circus-smirkus-comes-to-saratoga-for-two-days-in-july-to-benefit-the-waldorf-school\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Circus Smirkus&#039; 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