Cirque Us Stories ends national tour at NECCA | Entertainment

BRATTLEBORO – National touring company Cirque Us is thrilled to present its newest show, “Cirque Us Stories,” at the New England Circus Arts Center at 3 p.m. on October 6.

Tickets for this family-friendly show about the adventures within the pages of books are available at elcirqueus.com.

Company founder Doug Stewart, a graduate of NECCA’s professional training program, shares that “’Cirque Us Stories’ is a new, carefully curated show that flips through the pages of our troupe’s favorite stories to bring you a moving narrative. and exciting about community and identity.” Weaving together a collection of folk tales, classic literature, children’s stories, modern fiction and more, this program leaps off the page with twists, turns, rewrites and retellings of stories illustrated by mischievous and acrobatic characters.

The show features trapeze artists, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, clowns and more, all ready to fly off the shelves; Performers even spend time before the show discussing books and distributing their favorites to the audience.

“It’s wonderful to have this company back at NECCA,” says production manager Serenity Smith Forchion. “In 2018, Cirque Us was part of a residency at NECCA supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. “We are pleased to have them return as a leading American circus company, with their distinctive, highly skilled and family-friendly production.”

The 2024 group of “Cirque Us Stories” includes several NECCA alumni. Contortionist and trapeze artist Maeve Beck grew up attending NECCA first in the Youth Performance Troupe and then in the Professional Training Program. It was during her time at NECCA that she met her aerial hoop partner, Maia Castro-Santos. “Stories” also features current NECCA ProTrack student Esther Van De Lagemaat with her rope acrobatic act.