NIMBLE ARTS SUMMER CIRCUS to Play New London's Waterfront Park, 8/10

Make a full family afternoon of it in downtown New London on Saturday, August 10, when the Downtown New London Association, City of New London, and New London Maritime Society - Custom House Maritime Museum present the renowned Nimble Arts Summer Circus, free of charge, on New London's Waterfront Park at City Pier, with performances at 4 and 6:30 PM. Back for a 4th year, this small circus troupe has become an annual New London summer happening. Smart, funny, sophisticated, Nimble Arts will surprise you with their internationally award-winning circus arts: trapeze, juggling, comedy, acrobatics. Prepare to be amazed! Again this year is the opportunity to attend a juggling workshop taught by circus artists. The workshop takes place Saturday, August 10, just prior to the first performance, from 2-3 PM, for a fee of only $15, all materials provided. Space is limited. Call 860-447-2501 to register.

It's all part of Sentinels on the Sound Lighthouse Saturdays, brought to you by the Downtown New London Association, City of New London, Veolia Water / New London Water Authority, & New London Maritime Society - Custom House Maritime Museum -- working together to bring New London's Waterfront to LIFE!

NB: the performance location has moved this year to Waterfront Park at City Pier, behind the New London train station. Bring you blankets & folding chairs and settle in for a wonderful time!

Nimble Arts Summer Circus was founded by award-winning aerialists Elsie & Serenity Smith, formerly of Cirque du Soleil. Identical twins specializing in aerial acrobatics, their teaching & performing backgrounds include a 4-year tour on Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco, as well as Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus, Circus of the Kids, the New Pickle Circus, Pilobolus, the Actor's Gym, Circus Juventus, Umo Ensemble & Canopy Aerial Dance Studio. As performers they present a duo trapeze and duo fabric act, as well as various solos on aerial apparatus. Serenity also performs a partner handbalancing act with her husband, Bill Forchion. Bill, besides performing with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros., & The Pickle Family Circus, has an extensive career as a stunt man and actor in film & television.

In 2003 the sisters founded NIMBLE ARTS their Vermont based trapeze & circus school that transitioned into the New EnglandCenter for Circus Arts in 2007. Among honors as performers and businesswomen, the sisters won a business plan competition in 2006 for their work with Nimble Arts within the Brattleboro community and have been invited to arts & business consultations with Governor Jim Douglas.

In October, 2008 and the twins received a Special Award at the Wuqiao International Circus Festival in China, an invitation-only competition. And in March, 2009 they won a Bronze Medal award for their duo trapeze act at the International Festival of Circus in Albacete, Spain! The two continue to teach at NECCA and work as Artistic Director and Executive Director of the growing school as well as perform regularly with their company, Nimble Arts.

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