National Circus Project is a

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. The organization was founded in 1984 by JeanPaul Jenack and Meryl Shaffer to teach

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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

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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

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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

References

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External links

National Circus Project websiteGeorge A. Jackson ES 2008 Student Circus Video
Circus-related organizations Circus schools