Unicycles! Acrobatics! Juggling! Clowning! Tightwire! And much more! Talented teens from New Hampshire, California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Montreal perform in the lively Silver Lining Youth Circus, a show for children and families.
The Silver Lining Circus “tour”, now in its fourth season, brings experienced teen performers to different community venues to give the kids a feeling of what it’s like to be “on the road” as a circus troupe.
Tour director Jackie Davis recently completed a Master of Education degree at Harvard University where she studied youth development through the lens of circus arts education. “We are delighted to bring our youth circus to the Mechanicville community,” says Ms. Davis, “because we want Saratoga County to see what the Spacial Dynamics Institute, located in Mechanicville, New York, does for children and youth. The Spacial Dynamics Institute and its director Jaimen McMillan have trained many excellent teachers who have generated wonderful programs for children. My work in circus education has flourished through my association with the Spacial Dynamics Institute.” There is recent scientific research linking balance, bimanual coordination, and even laughter to brain development and improved cognitive functioning. “I think it’s just a matter of time before we hear of studies that link circus arts with all kinds of benefits – from physical, to social, to cognitive,” says Jackie Davis. Besides it’s good old-fashioned fun!
Jackie runs the Silver Lining Circus Camp, now ten years old, with her husband Rick Davis. Located in Temple, NH, the camp is a subsidiary of CircusLearning, LLC, which promotes youth development through circus arts.
Coaching the tour are Jen Agans of Amherst, Jon Roitman, formerly of Wilton, and Jacob Skeffington, formerly of Greenfield. They bring a high caliber of expertise from their various experiences with the Hilltop Circus, Circus Smirkus, the National Circus School in Montreal, and Cirque du Soleil.
The Silver Lining Circus “tour”, now in its fourth season, brings experienced teen performers to different community venues to give the kids a feeling of what it’s like to be “on the road” as a circus troupe.
Tour director Jackie Davis recently completed a Master of Education degree at Harvard University where she studied youth development through the lens of circus arts education. “We are delighted to bring our youth circus to the Mechanicville community,” says Ms. Davis, “because we want Saratoga County to see what the Spacial Dynamics Institute, located in Mechanicville, New York, does for children and youth. The Spacial Dynamics Institute and its director Jaimen McMillan have trained many excellent teachers who have generated wonderful programs for children. My work in circus education has flourished through my association with the Spacial Dynamics Institute.” There is recent scientific research linking balance, bimanual coordination, and even laughter to brain development and improved cognitive functioning. “I think it’s just a matter of time before we hear of studies that link circus arts with all kinds of benefits – from physical, to social, to cognitive,” says Jackie Davis. Besides it’s good old-fashioned fun!
Jackie runs the Silver Lining Circus Camp, now ten years old, with her husband Rick Davis. Located in Temple, NH, the camp is a subsidiary of CircusLearning, LLC, which promotes youth development through circus arts.
Coaching the tour are Jen Agans of Amherst, Jon Roitman, formerly of Wilton, and Jacob Skeffington, formerly of Greenfield. They bring a high caliber of expertise from their various experiences with the Hilltop Circus, Circus Smirkus, the National Circus School in Montreal, and Cirque du Soleil.
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