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The Circus Arts Camp at Purchase College is a unique and challenging learning experience. Circus and performance skills are taught by professional educators in an energetic team-oriented atmosphere. The camp culminates in an unforgettable live circus show.



Dates

 Session 1: Jun 30-Jul 11
 
Session 2: Jul 14- Jul 25
 Session 3: Jul 28-Aug 8
 
Session 4: Aug 11-22

Ages
Campers who are 7 years old by June 1, 2008 are welcome to participate.

Cost
$1050 per two-week session.

Camp Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 am—3:30 pm

Attire

Comfortable clothing or leotards is suggested. Sneakers are required for unicycling and other camp activities. Socks, ballet or acrobatic shoes are required for wire
walking. Bathing suit, swim cap and towel for swim session.

Lunch
Campers must bring a non-perishable snack and a
separate lunch which will be refrigerated.

Directors
Alisan Funk
: Alisan Funk is from Keene New Hampshire. She has spent most of her life as a dancer and choreographer. She began her circus career while she was completing her studies at Barnard College in NY. Her training led her to the San Francisco Circus Center, and then to L’École de Cirque de Québec, where she specialized in Aerials, Juggling and contortion. She has been teaching youth circus for many years, most notably working for Circus Smirkus summer camp and as a coach for the Big top Tour. She coaches at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro Vermont and provides workshops for youth and adults in the US and Canada.

Jesse Dryden: Jesse brings over twenty years of working with youth and circus. He is the first Canadian graduate of Ringling Bros.and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He joined the Big show only to discover a horrible allergy to tigers. So since he has been performing and coaching around the world, (discovering all kinds of allergies). His performance credits include Cirqueworks’ Birdhouse Factory and Cirque du Soleil. Jesse held the post of Head coach at the International Circus Smirkus Camp for eight years; designing, directing and coaching their programs. For the past three years he has been the Creative director for Smirkus Big top tour and continues to coach with the outreach program Cirque du Monde.


Our experienced teaching staff hail from many parts of the world. They bring their talents and expertise as coaches, educators and professional circus performers to the Purchase College Circus Arts Camp.

The Future Stars program is a unique and challenging learning experience. Circus and performance learning skills are taught by professional educators in an energetic team oriented atmosphere. The camp culminates in an unforgettable live circus show.

 Counselor-In-Training Program
We have opportunities in our new Counselor-In-Training Program, a great way for more experienced campers to become involved in Circus Camp at a different level. If you are 14 years or older with previous circus training and/or circus camp experience, please see the registration procedures for more information.
Click here to download a CIT application

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Camp Highlights:


Trapeze

Clowning
Unicycling
Balancing Skills
Equilibristics
Tight Wire
Mini-Trampoline
Floor Acrobatics
Spanish Web
Rolla Bolla
Trampoline
Stilt Walking
Juggling
Swimming