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Founded in 2014, the American
Circus Educators Association (ACE) is a branch of
the American Youth Circus Organization (AYCO),
a non-profit organization that supports
the diversity of circus educators by organizing
festivals and conferences, advocating for circus
education, generating and sharing resources and
information,and setting
guidelines for safety in circus education and
practice.
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For information about events,
membership, or to get involved,
visit www.americancircuseducators.org
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of Cirque du Soleil offered
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start-up money so that AYCO coul
Davis, a founding and current
box in the 90s. The amazing Rick
single registration, membership,
board member, managed ever y
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1998 through 2010. Countless boar
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volunteers have brought us to this
STAFF
Amy Cohen, Executive Director
Kim Campbell, Editor
Viveca Gardiner, Assistant Editor
Lucy Little, Graphic Designer
BOARD
Jesse AlFord, President
Jenn Cohen, Vice President
Maribeth Joy, Treasurer
Adam Woolley, Secretary
Rick Davis, Member
Shana Kennedy, Member
Carlo Pellegrini, Member
This issue is de
dicated to the
dozens of individ
currently enga
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ged in helping
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board members
to thrive. To th
, event planners
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coordinators, an
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and ACE turnin
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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become a member.
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With gra
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SUBMISSIONS
We invite any reader with a circus story,
opinion, review, poem, quote, or artwork to
submit. Send inquiries to
[email protected]
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