New England Center for Circus Arts

The Circus Spectacular

Mar 7 – Mar 8, 2026

Celebrate 16 Years of Wonder with The Circus Spectacular! Join us for an extraordinary night of entertainment as world-class performers soar, spin, and dazzle, all in support of our mission to bring circus arts to everyone. This high-flying, awe-inspiring show has been our...

Winter Circus: A Very ABBA Circus

Dec 14

Circus Springboard: Thank you for Waiting

Apr 20

Thank You for Waiting is a modern circus tale of seven strangers stuck together in a perpetual waiting room. Faced with endless monotony, they decide to stop waiting their turn and instead turn their world (and chairs) upside down! Through unique aerial feats, inventive...

Circus Springboard: Thank you for Waiting

Apr 19

Thank You for Waiting is a modern circus tale of seven strangers stuck together in a perpetual waiting room. Faced with endless monotony, they decide to stop waiting their turn and instead turn their world (and chairs) upside down! Through unique aerial feats, inventive...

Cirque Us Stories

Oct 6

“Cirque Us Stories” is a thoughtfully curated show that flips through the pages of our troupe’s favorite stories to bring you a touching, thrilling narrative about community and identity. Interweaving a collection of folktales, classic literature, children’s stories, modern...

I Hope You Are Fed by Fern Collective

Aug 10

What does it mean to be present in an ever changing world? Fern Collective welcomes you into an aerial world of their own devising, full of beautiful, dangerous, thought proviking, generous, and tangled messes. Using acrobatics and aerial creation, I Hope You Are Fed is about...

Beta Night: Glitter

Apr 14

All that glitters is (4 years) old! Beta Night celebrates its 4th birthday with all things sparkly, glittery, and fabulous. Join us for some over-the-top tomfoolery where we explore what makes us feel sparkly, where do we shine best, and what is something we've never been able...

Circus Springboard: What to do if your balloon pops

Apr 27 – Mar 27, 2024

Step right up and witness the heartening new piece "What To Do If Your Balloon Pops," a dazzling contemporary circus-theater show that unfolds the extraordinary journey of our protagonist, Kato, as she finds herself at a crossroads., Surrounded by a diverse universe of...

NECCA Alumni Showcase

Nov 4

The 3rd annual Alumni Showcase brings dazzling circus performers from across the globe to the place their seeds were sown and nurtured. Watch in awe as these accomplished aerialists and acrobats bring their feats of creative movement to Brattleboro, pushing the bounds of...

Circus Spooktacular: Evil Red and the Wolf

Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2023

The Circus Spooktacular is a creative cauldron for NECCA's instructors and special guests. It will feature the school's elite coaches leading you on a high energy circus romp full of acrobatics, aerials, and stunts. It’s sure to be a frighteningly good time! Audience rating PG...