Festival
2009 !!American Youth Circus Organization
Island Lake Camp, Starrucca PA -
August 19-23
Register now ---
Early registration discount expires on July 24!!
Register now ---
Early registration discount expires on July 24!!
To register, and for more info, click here
PRESENTERS INCLUDE:
"Hula-HoopPalooza: Skills and Games for Kids" by Leslie
Rosen and Crystal Campbell of SANCA
"Aerial Silks" by Jim Domenick of Xelias Aerial
Arts
"Beginner Juggling and Devil Sticks" by John Whitfield
of AYCO
"German Gym Wheel" by CircEsteem
"Street
Performing in Latin America" by Heidi Kirchofer and Joel
Melendez of Matica Arts"Making Larger Than Life Puppets" by Lissa Mcleod and Jake Weinstein of One World Circus
"Spanish Web and Corde Lisse" by Meg Elias-Emery of Xelias Aerial Arts
"Flexibility Plus (Contortion)" by Panni Speirs of Flexibility Plus
"Partner Acrobatics-Doing, Teaching, Spotting" by Chuck Johnson of SANCA
"The Theater of Circus: Acting for Circus Performers" by Dic Wheeler of Art Farm
"Taming The Wild Cerebellum and Other Feats of Daring-Do" by Louis 'Tres' Kutcher of My Nose Turns Red Youth Circus
"Passing Fancy (Juggling for Teams)" by Viveca Gardiner of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
"Circus for Social Change" by Jake Weinstein and Lissa Mcleod of One World Circus
"A Comical Approach" by Troy Wunderele of Circus Smirkus
"Aerial Performer Rigging Basics" by Jonathan Deull of Zip Zap Circus
"Intro to Circus Yoga Teacher Training" by Kevin and Erin O'Keefe of CircusYoga and Circus Minimus
"Designing an In-School Circus Residency" by Kevin O'Keefe of Circus Yoga and Circus Minimus
"Painting Your Own Face" by Auntie Rey Rey of Mehron Makeup
"Totally Useless Skills" by Rick Davis of AYCO
"Wire Walking" by George Ramiro of The Great All-American Youth Circus
Other workshops will include Stilt Walking, Static Trapeze, Unicycle, Juggling, Tumbling, Acro
ALSO --
Social Circus Teacher Training
The American Youth Circus
Organization, in cooperation and support from
Cirque du Soleil, is hosting a 4-day teacher training for coaches
working the in field of Social Circus. Two professionals from
Cirque du Soleil’s Social Circus Training Program will
provide
the training. The Social Circus Training Program is a world-wide
program launched in 2000 to promote international networking around
social circus teacher training and youth art intervention
initiatives. The training will take place during
the AYCO festival, August 19-23 in Starrucca, PA. Registration is
separate from festival. To register, and for more info, click
here.
Hurry -- there are only a few spots still available.
The American Youth Circus
Organization, in cooperation and support from
Cirque du Soleil, is hosting a 4-day teacher training for coaches
working the in field of Social Circus. Two professionals from
Cirque du Soleil’s Social Circus Training Program will
provide
the training. The Social Circus Training Program is a world-wide
program launched in 2000 to promote international networking around
social circus teacher training and youth art intervention
initiatives. The training will take place during
the AYCO festival, August 19-23 in Starrucca, PA. Registration is
separate from festival. To register, and for more info, click
here. Hurry -- there are only a few spots still available.
Pre-Festival Intensive: Aerial Performer
Rigging and Risk Management
Wednesday, August 19, 20099:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Any person working with or around aerial apparatus will
benefit from this course. To register and for more information click here