BRATTLEBORO — New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) welcomes the circus show Broken Open for two shows only at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, May 8.
The high flying theatrical circus show is a modern circus tale in which a community navigates the trials and tribulations of growing up, growing together, and being torn apart. Told through thrilling acrobatics and impressive feats of circus, Broken Open celebrates human ingenuity, pointing towards signs of hope and interdependence during challenging times, according to a release from NECCA.
Based in Brattleboro, NECCA is considered one of the premier circus arts training schools in the United States and the performers are soon-to-be graduates of the school’s three-year full time ProTrack program. Previous graduates went on to contracts with such companies as Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros, The 7 Fingers, Circa, as well as on Broadway and in cabarets around the world.
This emotive circus show combines elements of circus and story telling created under the direction of NYC- and Philadelphia-based deviser of original works Marisol Rosa-Shapiro. Each year, NECCA holds an open application for directors from around the world; NECCA says Rosa-Shapiro rose to the top because her artmaking practice centers play and community building. Her many collaborations include artist in residence at the family-focused New Victory Theater in New York City as well as Clowns Without Borders, an international organization that brings the circus to children and families in crisis zones.
Rosa-Shapiro explained her interest in working with acrobats and aerialists: “Contemporary circus is such an exciting art form to me, not only because it marries poetry and athleticism, but also because it’s an art form so much about making the impossible possible. Circus exemplifies the dreams that we make into reality when we imagine, communicate, practice, and collaborate at the very highest levels of human potential and creative risk taking.”
“Marisol’s process evokes metaphors through storytelling, developed with the artists using a structured methodology that helps them feel confident that they can go out on a creative limb,” said Serenity Smith Forchion, co-founder of NECCA who is also the tour’s producing director. “After three weeks of residencies and shows around New England, we are coming back to Brattleboro for the final performances before the students graduate.”
Tickets for the May 8 performances are $20 to $40, at www.circusschool.org
NECCA is is supported by annual sponsors Brattleboro Savings & Loan, The Porch, Back Roads Granola, Holiday Inn Express, Reuter Foundation Repair, Brattleboro Veterinary Clinic, Brattleboro Tire, Brattleboro Portable Storage, Renaud Tree Care, Minuteman Press. Spring Season Sponsors are Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors & Fenton Auto Sales. ProTrack Tour is sponsored by Valentine Talland and Nagesh Mahanthappa.
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