National Circus Project

National Circus Project
National Circus Project
Type Non-profit
Industry Circus arts education
Founded 1984
Founder(s) JeanPaul Jenack, Meryl Schaffer, Peter Keihm
Headquarters Westbury, New York, United States
Area served Northeastern United States
Key people JeanPaul Jenack, Founder / Meryl Schaffer, Founder / Peter Keihm, Founder / Greg Milstein, Executive Director
Products Circus entertainment, circus workshops
Website www.nationalcircusproject.com

National Circus Project is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization in the United States. The organization was founded in 1984 by JeanPaul Jenack and Meryl Schaffer to teach circus skills in school, as a way to combine physical movement and the arts.

Program specialists are recruited from the professional circus world, variety arts and educational organizations, such as physical education colleges and the Academy of Circus Arts in the UK. On May 22, 1990, the United States House of Representatives issued a commendation to the National Circus Project for "helping to further the cause of international understanding" through an international artist exchange program, bringing artists from China, England, Australia, Latvia, and Russia.

Statistics

  • Total show audience - 3,558,290
  • Total student/camper performances - 784
  • Total student/camp audience- 307,440
  • Total circus workshops - 55,068
  • Total circus workshops participants - 1,974,256
  • Total participants - 5,839,683

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