GREENSBORO – The Highland Center for the Arts presents the circus show, “Broken Open,” for one show, 2 p.m., Friday, April 24.
The show, created by the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), with acrobatics and feats, celebrates human ingenuity during challenging times.
Based in Brattleboro, NECCA is a circus arts training school and the performers are soon-to-be graduates of the school’s three-year full-time program. Previous graduates went on to contracts with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros, The 7 Fingers, Circa, as well as on Broadway and in cabarets around the world.
The theatrical circus show combines elements of circus and story telling created under the direction of New York and Philadelphia-based deviser, Marisol Rosa-Shapiro. Each year, NECCA holds an open application for directors from around the world and Rosa-Shapiro rose to the top because her artmaking practice centers play and community building. Rosa-Shapiro’s many collaborations include artist in residence at the family focused New Victory Theater in New York City as well as the international Clowns Without Borders.
NECCA is offering a circus sampler class to the public. Youth aged 7 through 16 are invited to experience juggling, acrobatics and aerials in a class offered in collaboration with the Greensboro Free Library. The sampler will be held at the Highland Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 22 ,from 1 to 2 p.m. Youth must register in advance by emailing [email protected].
Tickets are available at highlandartsvt.org
