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Upcoming events

    • 17 Jul 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Old National Events Plaza Ballroom D, 715 Locust St., Evansville, IN
    Register

    ‘Juggling’ your time at the IJA Festival? Here’s an opportunity for you!

    Join American Circus Alliance board member and co-founder Jessica Hentoff for this informational and networking event.  The "Step Right Up" series are opportunities for folks to get to know when another through industry centered conversation and network.  We will begin with a brief overview of the American Circus Alliance and then move to open discussion.  This event is open to all IJA registrants.  To register for IJA visit https://festival.juggle.org/register/

    ‘The ACA is a service an advocacy organization dedicated to Circus performance and production in the United States. It is a place where circus related artists can find information, connection, and education. Step Right Up and learn more from someone who literally started her long circus career by learning to juggle… in 1973!

    • 1 Aug 2025
    • 31 Aug 2025

    Your ACA Board of Directors is sending out this survey as part of our summer reflection. We'd like to know what is valuable for our members and our community so we can make informed decisions about what to do more of and what to do less of. As we look ahead, we value your input - and please share this survey with anyone you think would be interested in adding their voice to the work that the American Circus Alliance is doing.  

    Thank you!

    The ACA volunteer Board of Directors

    • Serenity Smith Forchion, Board Chair (Nimble Arts/NECCA)
    • Abigail Munn, Secretary (Circus Bella)
    • Debbie Landa, Board Treasurer
    • Ariele Ebacher (ACA Administrator & co-Founder)
    • Pedro Reis (Circus Arts Conservatory)
    • Chris Lashua (Cirque Mechanics)
    • Aloysia Gavre (Troupe Vertigo / Cirque School LA)
    • Jessica Hentoff (Circus Harmony)
    • Kim Anthony Jones (King Charles Troupe)

Past events

25 May 2025 CORRECTED DATES! Step Right Up! @PCCF
19 Apr 2025 World Circus Day
11 Mar 2025 Exploring Insurance for Circus Businesses
10 Jan 2025 FREE AFFINITY group for circus at pre-APAP
10 Jan 2025 2025 APAP Booking Conference
20 Nov 2024 ANSI Safety Standards info session
2 Oct 2024 Project Launch: Opening New Markets for Circus Arts
17 Sep 2024 Marketing Your Circus Show: Public Relations Masterclass
30 Aug 2024 Hupstate Circus Fest Opening Night Party!
29 Aug 2024 Marketing 101 for Circus Professionals
7 Jul 2024 'Step Right Up': Pre-Conference Cocktail Hour!
20 Jun 2024 How do YOU circus: a deep dive into different circus artist career paths from those who lived them first hand!
30 Apr 2024 Membership Drive! Help us send invitations. . .
13 Mar 2024 Step Right Up!: Las Vegas 2024
13 Jan 2024 Demystifying Circus: A Panel Open to APAP conference attendees
12 Jan 2024 APAP Pre-Conference: Step Right Up!
12 Jan 2024 Association of Performing Arts Professionals Conference
4 Dec 2023 Circus Training to Meet your Goals and Prevent Injuries
23 Oct 2023 Want to Start a Circus Company?
13 Jun 2023 Artist Pathway Workshop with Stacy Clark
17 May 2023 Employment Discrimination Listening Session
8 May 2023 Directing for Circus: a roundtable conversation
24 Apr 2023 Conflict Resolution Training
24 Apr 2023 Act Pitch April 24 (submit deadline March 25)
16 Apr 2023 ACA Launches Mentorship Program
12 Apr 2023 Insurance Info Session
6 Mar 2023 CirqueUs Q&A: Creating & producing an ensemble based circus show
13 Feb 2023 SafeSport Info Session
3 Feb 2023 Monthly Members Meeting
7 Nov 2022 Tent Workshop Part 2: Touring with a Tent aka Logistics (virtual)
19 Sep 2022 Tent Workshop Part 1: Considerations before you buy a Circus Tent (virtual)
13 Jun 2022 Tales from Self Production
11 May 2022 Business for (Circus) Artists
16 Apr 2022 World Circus Day
18 Mar 2022 Auditioning: The view from the other side of the table
15 Feb 2022 Social Media Strategies for Artists
18 Jan 2022 To Be or Not To Be Not For Profit

The American Circus Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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