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The stage production CIRCUS 1903 that has been touring theaters around the country, will now move into a Las Vegas casino for an extended run. http://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/dining-and-entertainment/new-show-bringing-the-circus-and-elephants-to-las-vegas-strip

Follow this link for a video preview of Circus Smirkus’ 2017 production “A Night at the Museum”. http://www.smirkus.org/video-preview-midnight-at-the-museum/

The Board of Directors of the New England Center for Circus Arts have fired the two sisters who founded the school. http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/after-brattleboro-circus-school-s-co-founders-fired-coaches-resign/article_ecf2df64-5eda-5a6d-b3a1-e440f404f5f3.html

Johnathan Lee Iverson’s remarks at the Worldwide Circus Summit ring even truer today. This video captures Johnathan’s keynote address. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mASkOdKwzUY

Getti Kehayova was a star performer with the Greatest Show on Earth. Now, she is teaching fitness in Las Vegas. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/from-circus-to-circles-hula-hoops-a-training-tool-for-ex-performer/

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is highlighting the circus this summer. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/step-right-big-top-circus-tent-50th-annual-folklife-festival-180963890/

Cirque du Soleil has bought Blue Man Group, the performance art troupe that has been perplexing audiences for 25 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/theater/cirque-du-soleil-buys-blue-man-group.html

Former trapeze star Sarah Chapman is running the cookhouse at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/07/06/meet-a-woman-who-flew-high-in-the-circus-and-cooked-for-it-too/?utm_term=.5f84e243a5c2

20th Century Fox has released the trailer for “The Greatest Showman”, their musical tribute to P.T. Barnum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=143&v=AXCTMGYUg9A

One of the goals of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is to examine all aspects of American circus including how black performers and employees were integrated into the art form. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/two-circus-pros-juggle-history-race-springboard-black-entertainers-180963733/