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SF Youth Circus 2019 – 2020 Registration Packet SF Youth Circus 2019 – 2020 Registration Packet Overview of Circus Center’s Pre-Professional Youth Program Circus Center’s Pre-Professional Youth Program is a yearlong training program. Students ​ are asked to commit to the entire year. The program is open to students ages 7–18 ​ (exceptions for skilled younger students may be made). Students build a solid foundation in the basic skills of circus, including strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. Our Pre-Professional Youth Program has three levels: Rising Stars, Super Novas and the San Francisco Youth Circus. For those students who want it and work for it, Circus Center’s Pre-Professional Youth Program has a long history of preparing young people for elite training and careers in the circus. Even for students who do not pursue a career in the circus, the exposure to high-level training builds discipline, commitment, and confidence that will serve them well in any path they choose. San Francisco Youth Circus (ages 10-18) – The San Francisco Youth Circus is Circus ​ Center’s youth performance troupe. Ensemble members receive professional-caliber circus training. Most Youth Circus members focus on one specialty. In addition to training their ​ specialty at an advanced level, students continue enhancing their tumbling, juggling, and performance skills. SF Youth Circus members also grow as artists as they focus more on act development and perform at events throughout the year. ● Students are required to complete 100 hours of training over the summer to prepare for the school year ● From September-May, Youth Circus students attend weekly classes on Monday and ​ Wednesday from 4:00-6:25pm, Friday 4:00-7:25pm and are required to train on their own an additional day each week ● The SF Youth Circus present a group ground act in the Winter Showcase ● In the Spring, the SF Youth Circus presents a fully produced circus show ● Students have 12 allowed absences for September-May San Francisco Youth Circus Leadership Team Abigail Munn – Education Director, Interim Youth Program Director: An accomplished ​ ​ dancer, choreographer, and aerialist, Abigail holds a BFA in Modern Dance from UC Santa Barbara. She made her first appearance in the ring as a child with San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus. She has since performed with Lone Star Circus, Zoppé Italian Family Circus, New Pickle Circus, Cabaret Verdelet, Circus Cabaret, Tease-O-Rama, Va Va Voom Room, and The Velvet Hammer Burlesque, to name a few. Abigail was featured in the New York Times for Alma Esperanza Cunningham’s work “Princess.” She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Circus Bella, where she has conceived, produced, and directed most of its productions for the past eleven years. Xiaohong Weng - Head Coach, Acrobatics: Xiaohong Weng started training in gymnastics ​ ​ at the age of 7, before he joined the famed Nanjing Acrobatics Troupe. He had 4 years of professional training in gymnastics and was a high level competitive gymnast in China. He joined the circus and learned many traditional Chinese acrobatics acts, such as Chinese Pole, Chair-balancing, Hoop Diving, Chinese Lion Dance, and Partner Hand-balancing. As a skilled tumbler and hand-balancer, Xiaohong has performed extensively in China, the USA, and internationally. For the last decade he has been a senior instructor at Circus Center. He currently performs with Jennings McCown in an elegant double hand-to-hand acrobatics act. Colin Davis-Chinese Pole, Hoop Diving, Tumbling: Colin Davis trained and performed in ​ the Youth Circus at Circus Center (tumbling, hoop diving, pole, teeterboard, juggling, trumpet) ages 11-19 years old. From age 19-21 Colin trained at the national circus school (hoop diving, pole, clown) in Montreal, Quebec. From age 22-25 he performed in Sequence 8, a 7 Fingers show (M.C., Hoop Diving). He now spends his time teaching and performing at home in San Francisco and abroad. Elena Panova – Trapeze: Born in Murom, Russia, Elena Panova is a graduate of Moscow's ​ Circus and Variety College, where she specialized as an aerialist. Under the guidance of the famous training tandem of Tereza Durova and Viktor Fomin, she created a groundbreaking swinging trapeze act that redefined swinging trapeze as it is performed today all over the world. Elena won a gold medal and the Ministry of Culture award at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris in 1987, and the gold medal at the 1988 All-Union Circus Artists Competition of the USSR. For over twenty years, she has performed in major circuses and variety and theater shows on four continents, including the Moscow Circus, Circus Knie, the Cirque d'Hiver-Bouglione in Paris, Circus Carré in Amsterdam, the Victorian Arts Center in Melbourne, and the Big Apple Circus. She has also been a judge several times at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris. Elena moved to the United States in 1991. She started teaching at Circus Center in 2004. Serchmaa Byamba- Contortion: Serchmaa’s career in Contortion started in 1989 when ​ she went to Russia to perform in front of thousand for the very first time. Since then she performed with “Mandukhai” Mongolian Ethnic Ensemble and traveling circus “Urguu” and Mongolian Ethnic dance and music ensemble “Jamukha” in many countries including Russia, Poland, Korea, Japan, China, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Pakistan, France, Mexico and United States of America. In October 16th of 1992, while performing in Germany with “Urguu” circus troupe, Serchmaa was invited to participate in European Youth Circus Festival in Weistbaden, Germany. More than 35 countries sent their top circus performers including four other contortion acts from Nederland, Hamburg, Belgium and Hungary. Serchmaa was the only and still is, Asian ever to be invited to participate in European Youth Circus Festival and she won the “Golden Elephant” award and named the golden girl of Contortion. In 1998, Serchmaa moved to USA following her husband and later in the year, was invited to be the part of traveling circus “Cirque Ingeniuex”. Serchmaa performed with the circus for a year and decided not to continue on with the circus tours, but to stay close to her family in San Francisco, CA. After settling in, Serchmaa started performing as an independent contractor and she appeared in many individual shows and performed as a part of circus shows, including numerous TV talk shows, Tom Cruise movie “Minority Report”, Will Smith’s “Pursuit of Happiness”, San Francisco Black and White Ball, Mongolian Cultural event In New York city, “the Bird House” circus performance, fire ballet “Odyssey” by Crucible, TV show “30 minutes to fame”, fashion clothing line “Dema” and “Cirque de Oy Vey”. Chloe Axelrod- Aerial Hoop and Flexibility: Chloe Marvel Light Axelrod is a powerhouse ​ performance artist whose talents have carried her around the world. She has performed for a variety of acclaimed companies in world-class productions in places such as San Francisco, Tokyo, Osaka, Atlantic City, Leipzig, and the Dominican Republic. Chloe is known for her dynamic performance style, full of high-level acrobatic and aerial skills combined with effortless grace and incredible form. Chloe began training under Master Lu Yi at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts (now Circus Center) when she was 14 years old. A stand out in the prestigious Youth Circus Training Program, she was trained in floor acrobatics, hand balancing, partner acrobatics, teeterboard, aerial straps, and acrobatic bungee. As an adult, Chloe began to train and perform as an aerial hoop artist, specializing in both solo and duo. Today, she excels in multiple aerial disciplines, including hoop, straps, cube and flying trapeze. She is revered for both her solo and partner acts in the air, as well as on the floor. Trained by the acclaimed coach, Serchmaa Byamba, in contortion, she is also recognized as an accomplished ground performer. Two years ago, Chloe developed an Acro Chair act that can be performed solo or with her partner, Kerri Kresinski. In addition to her many years of training and performance, Chloe is also a teacher and mentor to many in the Bay Area Circus Community. Responsible for the development of several internationally recognized partner aerial acts, she offers private lessons to individuals at all levels - from the recreational beginner to the elite performer. Teaching the marvel of circus, and sharing with her students and her audience her passion of art and acrobatics, is what makes watching and working with Chloe such a delight! Jeremy Vik – Juggling and Balance: Jeremy Vik came to Circus Center in 2004 and ​ graduated from the Clown Conservatory (directed by Jeff Raz) in 2005. Realizing that clowning is the hardest thing on Earth, he returned to acting and spent 5 years performing around the Bay in mostly Shakespeare and Musical Theatre. Then in 2010, he returned to Circus Center and completed the Professional Acrobatics Program, specializing in Handstands. Jeremy has performed for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Shotgun Players, Goldenthread Productions, Marin Shakespeare Company, 42nd St. Moon, Virago Theatre Company, and many more. In addition to acting, Jeremy performs chair balancing and juggling all over the Bay. He has performed with Circus Bella, Sweet Can Productions, the Clown Cabaret, and more. Jeremy has a BFA in Performance from Southern Oregon University and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. SF Youth Circus 2019-2020 Calendar Below is a full list of important dates. While we hope to stick
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