Circus Juventas

      CICUS JEVENTAS:"Mission: Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience. Vision: To be the world’s premier youth circus performing arts organization, recognized for providing innovative programming, world-class training, and professional-level performances in a state-of-the-art circus center. Values: Building self-confidence is an important part of our mission and is achieved through creating an environment that encourages leadership and life skills, teamwork, athleticism, artistry, pursuit of excellence, and community service. Combining athleticism with the arts, the values of Circus Juventas include the following:

•      Fostering a sense of belonging so that all children and youth, coaches, staff, and collaborators feel welcome, safe, accepted, and valued for who they are.
•      Creating a culture of teamwork in which all students play an equally valuable role. This notion extends to the wider community who, when united under a common goal, are respected, trusted, supported, and celebrated and practice open and honest communication.
•      Embracing the power of mentoring in which boys and girls of all ages work side by side as equals, learning together the values of discipline and hard work.
•      Training all students as a team, from superior athletes to those less gifted.
•      Honoring the individual by supporting self-discovery, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT and responsibility, breakthrough achievement, enhanced self-esteem, and appropriate risk-taking.
•      Teaching students the value of contributing to society through performances at community and charitable events.

Circus Juventas is committed to striving for new levels of excellence in artistry, athleticism, mental acuity, and creativity."   WEBSITE

    Evy and I attended the current production, Jangala, which was three hours of high energy entertainment. Almost endless trapeze artists, gymnastic excellence. multiple unicyclists choregraphed, tight rope walking even featured a unicycle, flaming jump rope, trampolines  even two elephants, etc., and all done by young people.

   The venue is a permanent big top, 40 feet high, air conditioned and seats with back rests. It's a couple of blocks from the OFH and I've long wanted to attend. This trip to the OFH coincided with a show allowing me to attend. Yes, I hope to go again! Of course going with Evy added a big plus.

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