Circus Arts Conservatory


In addition to putting on the ever-popular Sailor Circus each year, this circus center offers professional performances along with circus training and summer camp. The performances are usually held in a one-ring European-style big top, and feature Circus Sarasota, a traditional troupe, and Cirque des Voix, which combines singing and orchestral performance with circus arts.

Tickets for performances run between $15 and $55, and most of the revenue goes toward community outreach efforts; for example, a humor therapy program.


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