National Circus Project is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization in Westbury, NY, in the United States. The organization was founded in 1984 by JeanPaul Jenack and Meryl Shaffer to teach circus skills in school, as a way to combine physical movement and the arts.
Program specialists are recruited from the professional circus world, variety arts and educational organizations, such as physical education colleges and the Academy of Circus Arts in the UK. On May 22, 1990, the United States House of Representatives issued a commendation to the National Circus Project for "helping to further the cause of international understanding" through an international artist exchange program, bringing artists from China, England, Australia, Latvia, and Russia.
Statistics Total show audience - 3,558,290 Total student/camper performances - 784 Total student/camp audience- 307,440 Total circus workshops - 55,068 Total circus workshops participants - 1,974,256 Total participants - 5,839,683
References
External links National Circus Project website US Embassy Article on Moscow Visit George A. Jackson ES 2008 Student Circus Video