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Circus Smirkus
Circus Smirkus
Origin
Circus name
Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour
Country
United States
Founder(s)
Rob Mermin
Year founded
1987
Information
Director
Interim co-Executive Directors: Joshua Shack & Rachel Schiffer
Big Top Tour Show Director: Stephanie Abrams
Traveling show?
Yes
Circus tent?
Yes
Winter quarters
Greensboro, Vermont, United States
Website
www.smirkus.org
Circus Smirkus is a non-profit,[1] award-winning, international youth circus founded in 1987 by Rob Mermin. Based in Greensboro, Vermont, the mission of Circus Smirkus is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus and to inspire youth to engage in the circus arts.[2]
^Circus Smirkus' non-profit incorporated as The Circus Barn, Inc. according to GuideStar.org, a name also used in Circus Smirkus materials[permanent dead link]
^"About Us - Circus Smirkus". Circus Smirkus. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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