Author Archives: Circus Smirkus
Work at Smirkus Camp!
Smirkus Camp is hiring for the 2017 summer season in beautiful Greensboro, VT. Room and board can be arranged for all positions. Click the job title to see job descriptions. All applicants should send their Smirkus job application, resume and cover letters to bill.merrylees@smirkus.org. Smirkus Camp Speciality Cook Head Counselor Prep Cook/Dishwasher Camp Program Director Note: All Applicants to work at Camp in 2017 must be 18 years of age on or before their first day of employment. Camp will be reviewing applications as they arrive. Please provide a Smirkus Job Application, a cover letter, and a resume in your application. Email…
CIT (Counselor-In-Training) Applications Now Open
Smirkus Camp’s CIT (Counselor-In-Training) Program is now accepting applications until March 4th, 2017. The CIT program is for current or former Smirkus campers, ages 16-18, who possess lots of enthusiasm, responsibility, and desire to maybe be a counselor someday! 2017 CITs will work one-on-one with an experienced mentor counselor throughout the camp session, and by the end will perform all of the tasks that their mentor counselor does. You will also meet daily as a group with a camp administrator for sharing, reflection, plus special topics and activities. At the end of the program, CITs will receive a certificate documenting their…
The Big Top Tour is hiring!
The Big Top Tour is now accepting applications for adventurous and spirited folk to come work, travel, and have the summer adventure of a lifetime as the Big Top Tour goes down the road for its 30th Anniversary season! All applicants should send their Smirkus job application, resume and cover letters to tour@smirkus.org. Click the job title to see job descriptions. Room and board is included for all of the traveling positions. See the open positions below: Assistant Cook Head Concessionaire Concessionaire Counselor Head Rigger Production Intern Stage Manager Tent Crew Tour Wardrobe Supervisor Filed under: Big Top Tour Source: Big Top Tour…
The circus is hiring!
Join us this summer on Breezy Avenue hilltop for a summer camp gig like no other! Smirkus Camp is seeking nurturing, enthusiastic and versatile coaches who specialize in clowning, acrobatics, aerial arts, and juggling. Camp is also hiring a skilled Head Rigger to support tent operations! At Circus Smirkus Camp, you’ll be an integral part of a team that upholds Smirkus Camp values- cooperation over competition, friendship, a love of learning, and fostering life-changing adventures in the circus arts. Interested applicants should send their resume, cover letter, Smirkus job description, and promo video to camp@smirkus.org. Visit the employment page for more information. Handy in the…
Meet the 2017 Big Top Tour Troupers!
GIRLS Alexa Wang Anna Zuckerman Ariana Wunderle Cheya Potter Eva Lou Rhinelander Hannah Grove Ilse Bryan Isabella Majzun Jeanette Oubre Laska Lèonard Leah Zuckerman Lola Picayo Lucia Mason Maedya Kojis Saffi Watson Sarah Norden Serafina Walker BOYS Aaron Schondorf Andrew Kaefer Ben Kaufman Chase Levy Dylan Biedrzycki Graham Reicher Jack Miron Keiran Sass Liam Ryan-O’Flaherty Nemo Mass Patrick Chikoloma Sam Landa William Borges Facts about this years troupe: There are 22 returning troupers (in bold) and 8 new troupers. 17 Girls and 13 Boys The troupers reside from the following United States (CA, IL, MA, ME, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY,…
2017 Smirkus Camp Scholarships
2017 Smirkus Camp Scholarships are now open! Please click here to be directed to the application link. Important information: Applications must sign up by January 20th in order to not have to pay the $500 deposit on 1/25. The final deadline for submitting your 2017 scholarship application is February 4th, 2017. Applicants will be notified of their scholarship award by March 3rd, 2017. Questions? Please email Bill or Allie at camp@smirkus.org. See you on Breezy Avenue! Filed under: Big Top Tour Source: Big Top Tour Feed 2017 Smirkus Camp Scholarships
Jackie Davis, volunteer extraordinaire!
With Ringmaster Residencies, Circus Smirkus joins students in the classroom with an artist-in-residency program that enlivens the classroom with the magic and joy of the circus while using the “CircusSecrets” to teach kids important life skills. These strategies are helping kids to develop their self-awareness and interpersonal relationships within the teaching framework of Social and Emotional Learning, or SEL for short. Educational researchers have shown that improvements in SEL are correlated with increased engagement and improved performance in the classroom. In partnership with Cirque du Soleil and the American Youth Circus Organization, we’re working on a study to demonstrate the…
The 2017 Big Top Tour Theme!
The Circus Barn is abuzz with excitement and activity – acceptance letters to Live Auditions have gone out and we want to congratulate all the talented and hard working young people who auditioned. The Big Top Tour has invited 45 applicants from across the country to join us for Live Auditions in January. An enormous HUP, HEY! to everyone who auditioned, your spirit of adventure shines through and is an inspiration to us all! Speaking of adventure… The 30th Anniversary of the Big Top Tour will be a literal tent-full of it! This year’s show follows a group of intrepid adventurers who…
Reinventing Ringmaster Residencies
Students demonstrate their spinning plate skills at a final 2016 Ringmaster Residency performance. Circus Smirkus comes into classrooms year-round to offer artist-in-residency programs that use the circus arts to enliven the classroom, promote the arts and teach life skills to students throughout New England and beyond. While teaching circus skills, Ringmaster Residencies also introduces the “Circus Secrets,” engaging learning strategies that every child can use to improve their ability to gain new skills and concepts. Now that the Every Student Succeeds Act has replaced No Child Left Behind, and many states are adopting the National Core Arts Standards, Circus Smirkus…
The Spirit of Session V
There’s a busy week at camp and then there’s session V busy! Everyone at camp has been putting in the sweat and love required to make not one but THREE independent shows that culminate into the Session V experience. Our Roadshow people have been hitting the road over the past week and visiting everything from nursing homes, to children’s centers, to Church Street in Burlington. Our campers have brought the joy and the magic of circus performance to so many adoring people in the community. Another subsection of the session is the Individual acts. A handful of campers take one…