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Thursday
, October 4
7:00pm EDT
Opening Reception + Event Check In - at The Solarium (a different venue from the rest of the conference!) Light dinner will be served.
The Solarium
LIMITED
AYCO/ACE
Friday
, October 5
9:30am EDT
Keynote: Circus Arts Therapy as a scaffolding for overcoming physical, social, and emotional challenges
Gym 1
LIMITED
Carrie Heller • Lauren Taglialatela
11:15am EDT
Getting brave about fundraising. How to ask real humans for the money you need to run your program.
Media Studio
FILLING
Zoe Brookes
Creating fun and engaging circus with a social change message
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Lissa McLeod • Jake Weinstein
"Teachers Back Off: Framing Learning Experiences in the Student-Centered Aerial Classroom"
Gym 2
FULL
Sarah Poole
Choreography - Building an Aerial Act
Gym 3
FILLING
Ruby Karen
Circus Games Swap
Dance Studio
LIMITED
Claire Dehm
Coaching Strategies to Promote Positive Self-Image
Studio B
FILLING
Karen Ladd
Consent-based touch in the circus classroom
Lounge A
LIMITED
Ellen Waylonis
Demystifying Handstand Balance
Animal Crackers
FULL
Megan Gendell
Magic Effects Workshop
Studio A
FULL
Joe Culpepper
Shoulders upside down and right side up
Gym 1
FILLING
Lauren Kehl
12:45pm EDT
Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED]
Snack Bar
Jen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts
Lunch (On Your Own)
TBA
2:00pm EDT
Fumbling Towards Equity: Addressing race, class, privilege, and other uncomfortable topics in social circus
Meeting Room
FILLING
Leah Abel • Kate Magram
Researching Circus Arts
Lounge B
FULL
Alisan Funk
ACE Safety Program
Studio B
LIMITED
Beverly H Sobelman
Career Circus Education - Roundtable Discussion
Lounge A
FILLING
AYCO/ACE
Common Rigging Mistakes
Gym 3
FILLING
Jonathan Deull
Fabric Puzzles
Gym 2
FILLING
Leisha Knight
Introduction to Duo Trapeze
Gym 1
FULL
Elsie Smith
Neck fitness: addressing the overlooked
Dance Studio
FULL
Jim Donak
3:30pm EDT
Coffee Break
TBA
3:45pm EDT
ACE/AYCO Health & Wellness Committee Update on Abuse Prevention & Response Efforts
Studio B
LIMITED
AYCO/ACE • Marci Diamond • Anne Miller
LGBTQ+ 101
Lounge B
LIMITED
Leah Abel • Johnny Blazes • Beau Cromartie • T Lawrence-Simon • Ruth Schultz • Natasha Shatzkin
2018 US Circus Survey Results
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Sonja Harpstead
Revolution for Harmony! Circus partnership between Circus Harmony and the National Circus School of Puerto Rico
Studio A
FILLING
Jessica Hentoff • Eliana Hentoff-Killian • Jafet Irizarry • Leslynet Ramos Irizarry • Glorimar Sierra
From Page to Stage- Creating circus storytelling grounded in educational standards and literacy skills
Gym 1
FULL
Amy Godfrey • Katie Rebich
Introduction to German Wheel
Dance Studio
FILLING
Carly Schuna
Re-thinking the Warm-Up: 9 Movement Must-Haves for your Group Warm-Up (and why they’re “must haves”)
Animal Crackers
FULL
Mike Denton • Theresa Racicot
Shoulder Engagement in Hanging and Handstands
Media Studio
FULL
Emily Scherb
Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and Benefits
Gym 4
LIMITED
Sam Boyles
6:15pm EDT
Social Circus Mingle
Meeting Room
Jen Agans • Zoe Brookes • David Hunt
7:30pm EDT
Community Showcase
TBA
LIMITED
Saturday
, October 6
9:30am EDT
Recreational Adaptive Circus Training: First Lesson on the Spanish Web plus more
Gym 2
LIMITED
Carrie Heller • Lauren Taglialatela
Moving from Safe Space to Brave Space: Challenging White Privilege in Our Circus Communities
Lounge B
LIMITED
Amy Christian • Alanna Herrera
Director-Owner Roundtable
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Shana Kennedy
Social Circus Series 1: Let's Grow Social Circus!
Media Studio
LIMITED
Zoe Brookes
CircusYoga Tools of Teachers
Animal Crackers
LIMITED
Erin O'Keefe • Kevin OKeefe
Intro to Rigging
Gym 1
FILLING
Jonathan Deull
Introduction to German Wheel
Dance Studio
FULL
Carly Schuna
Let's make 5 balls the expectation!
Lounge A
FILLING
Richard Kennison
Make it Mean Something: exercises for theatrical improvisation on aerial apparata.
Gym 3
FILLING
Ilana Blankman
Making circus that matters: Artistic tools beyond technique
Studio B
FILLING
L M Feldman
Master the Backhandspring
Studio A
FULL
Karen Ladd
11:15am EDT
Queering Circus
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Johnny Blazes
Concepts of Universal Design for Learning and its Connection to Circus Education
Studio A
FILLING
Suzanne Rappaport
For-Profit or Non-Profit? A roundtable discussion
Lounge A
LIMITED
Jamie Hodgson • Shana Kennedy
Social Circus Series 2: Show us what you do! Using models to explain your program impact.
Media Studio
LIMITED
Charlotte Byram
"Aerial Theatre and Act Creation"
Gym 3
FULL
Callie Compton
Clown - Gag writing for groups
Animal Crackers
FILLING
Jesse Dryden
Exploring Meathooks and Reverse Meathooks on Straps: Tips, Tricks, and Theory.
Gym 1
FILLING
Shannon McKenna
Flexibility: everything you’ve wanted to know and then some
Dance Studio
FILLING
Jim Donak
Literally Physics
Studio B
FILLING
Michael Smith
12:45pm EDT
Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED]
Snack Bar
Jen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts
Lunch (On Your Own)
TBA
1:15pm EDT
Big Gay Lunch!!
Lounge A
LIMITED
Beau Cromartie • Ruth Schultz • Natasha Shatzkin
VAMP: a Circus-centric alternative to MindBody
Snack Bar
FULL
Beverly H Sobelman
2:00pm EDT
Circus and Accessibility: Moving Forward Together
Studio A
LIMITED
Kate Magram
Digital Marketing and Social Media for Circus Studios
Studio B
FILLING
Joanna Wright
Safety Beyond Mats: Principles, processes and practices to prevent sexual, physical and emotional abuse in circus education; examples from the field
Lounge A
LIMITED
Jennifer Carlo • Marci Diamond • Henry Wheaton
Customizing Social Circus
Media Studio
LIMITED
Dan Roberts
Resilience: Adverse Childhood Experiences, The Neurobiology of Stress, and Building a Trauma-Informed Circus Program
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Lynette Lau
1 ball, 2 ball and 3 ball games for teaching youth too young to learn to juggle.
Animal Crackers
FULL
Richard Kennison
Analyzing Hoop Beats
Lounge B
FILLING
T Lawrence-Simon
Beyond Body Language: New Understandings of Meaningful Movement, Research Experiences, and Community
Dance Studio
LIMITED
Joanie Garcia • kevin shaw
Inventive Trapeze Pathways and Sequences
Gym 1
FULL
Megan Gendell
Performing Fabric
Gym 3
LIMITED
Leisha Knight
3:30pm EDT
Coffee Break
TBA
3:45pm EDT
Keynote: Social Justice Matters! A Social Justice Method of Practice for Artists, Activists, and Educators
Gym 1
LIMITED
chloefrankel
5:00pm EDT
Raffle Drawing!
Gym 1
5:15pm EDT
Dinner (On Your Own)
TBA
6:30pm EDT
Reg Bolton Pub Crawl
Twain's Brewpub
Sunday
, October 7
9:15am EDT
Morning Meeting
Gym 1
LIMITED
AYCO/ACE
9:30am EDT
Keynote: Prioritizing Child Protection in the Circus Community
Gym 1
LIMITED
Sammi Rader
11:15am EDT
Neurobehavioral approach to learning and memory in circus arts
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Anne Miller
Conversation on Healthy Relationships in the workplace
Studio B
LIMITED
Kristina Wicke
SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION & RESPONSE BASIC TRAINING FOR CIRCUS PROGRAMS
Lounge B
LIMITED
Marci Diamond
Social Circus Series 3: Using data to assess program outcomes
Media Studio
LIMITED
Jen Agans
How to Spot, Teach, and Do Human Pyramids: Foundational Techniques
Dance Studio
FILLING
Hilary Riall • Steve Seaberg
Mini-Trampoline
Gym 4
FULL
Eliana Hentoff-Killian
Physical Theatre for Aerialists: An Introduction to Aerial Performance and Storytelling
Gym 1
FULL
Joanna Wright
Refining Inversions Through Pilates
Gym 2
FILLING
Julianna Hane
Song Circles for Social Inclusion
Lounge A
LIMITED
James Green
Teaching Strategies for Mixed-Level Classes
Studio A
FILLING
Ellen Waylonis
To tuck or not to tuck?
Animal Crackers
FULL
Lauren Kehl
12:45pm EDT
Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED]
Snack Bar
Jen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts
Lunch (On Your Own)
TBA
Organizational Learning Community Agreements to Advance Equity and Inclusivity
Studio A
LIMITED
Rhen Miles, CSWA
2:00pm EDT
Adaptive Circus and the Significance of the American with Disabilities Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Meeting Room
LIMITED
Suzanne Rappaport
Introduction to Liberation Health theory and methodology
Studio A
LIMITED
chloefrankel
Building an Inclusive Circus Community
Studio B
LIMITED
Joanna Wright
VAMP: a Circus-centric alternative to MindBody
Snack Bar
LIMITED
Beverly H Sobelman
Social Circus Initatives around the world
Lounge B
LIMITED
Dan Roberts
Beyond Muscles: understanding kinetic chains
Dance Studio
FILLING
Jim Donak
C Is for C-Curve, It Rolls Enough For Me
Gym 2
FULL
Sarah Poole
ChoreoLab: Activating Space
Media Studio
LIMITED
Caroline Calouche
Game Lab
Animal Crackers
LIMITED
Jesse Dryden
Rope Beats Break Down
Gym 1
LIMITED
Christine Morano
Teaching Unicycle: From First Pedals to Center Ring
Gym 4
LIMITED
Jesse AlFord
3:30pm EDT
Coffee Break
TBA
3:45pm EDT
Circus and Accessibility: Moving Forward Together
Dance Studio
LIMITED
Kate Magram
Equipment Inventory and Inspections: Overview of a Prototype Tracking System
Meeting Room
FULL
Alysha Perrin • April Moore Skelton
Clown 101: Play, Character, and Routines
Animal Crackers
LIMITED
Audrey Spinazola
Consent Games for Circus
Studio A
LIMITED
Violet Defiant
Creating Youth Driven Performances and Programs
Studio B
FILLING
Katherine Tesch
Discovering Fundamental Aerial Alignment on Straps
Gym 1
FILLING
Shannon McKenna
Rigging lab
Gym 2
FILLING
Jonathan Deull
Rolla Bolla
Gym 4
FILLING
Jafet Irizarry
Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and Benefits
Lounge A
LIMITED
Sam Boyles
5:15pm EDT
Dinner (On Your Own)
TBA
7:00pm EDT
Closing Social
TBA
Monday
, October 8
10:00am EDT
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