Circus is about the soaring achievement of the human body, mind and spirit. It is about realizing the archetypal human dream of transcending physical limitations. At Circus Harmony, our students not only defy gravity they also defy labels put on them by society. Our students and our audience see that your race, religion, school or neighborhood do not define you. It doesn't matter if you are autistic or have ADD. What matters is what you bring to the ring. We all dream of accomplishing incredible feats. It is a dream that comes true at Circus Harmony.

Learning and performing circus arts makes children feel like they can accomplish anything while it teaches them to use their bodies and minds in strong, positive ways. We help children grow into confident, capable adults who know they can accomplish whatever they set their minds to do. We also help them find and follow opportunities for the next chapters of their lives.

While we are not primarily a pre-professional program, we are immensely proud of our alumni who have  gone on to professional circus schools and jobs: Sidney 'Iking' Bateman, Melvin Diggs, Keaton Hentoff-Killian and Terrance 'T-Roc' Robinson are all attending prestigious circus schools in Canada; Renaldo Williams graduated from one of these schools, �cole Nationale du Cirque, this summer and has already toured to France, Australia and Russia; Claire Kuciejczyck-Kernan is a senior at Florida State University and walking wire with the world-famous Flying Wallendas; Matt Viverito graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida State University and this summer caught the legendary triple somersault with the Flying Pages trapeze act (and is helping us open the Circus Harmony Flying Trapeze Center); and Elliana Grace was the youngest-ever human cannonball on Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus!  We are equally proud of the alumni who are taking the non-circus world by storm: Meghan Clark is attending Lawrence University and Max Pepose is at NYU; Tiffany Harris is a teacher in the St. Louis Public School System; and Tiffarnish Lewis works for the St. Louis comptroller's office and teaches for Circus Harmony part time!

We are a social circus school. We work to build character and expand community for youth of all ages, cultures, abilities and backgrounds. While children are learning to flip, fly and fling at Circus Harmony, they learn important life skills like focus, persistence and teamwork; they meet children and work with adults from different backgrounds than their own; they learn how to present themselves in public. Perhaps most importantly, they receive the priceless opportunity to pursue and realize their dreams.

 We hope you will decide to support our dream-fulfilling, gravity-defying work today. You can choose to contribute to our special Reggie Moore Memorial Scholarship, to our Flying Children Scholarship Fund, to Peace Through Pyramids (our ongoing partnership with the Jewish/Arab Galilee Circus in Israel), to the Circus Harmony Showcase and Teacher Training Program, to the new Circus Harmony Flying Trapeze Center or to our general operating costs-whichever cause is closest to your heart. We know there is a lot to choose from, but that's because we have a lot of good work to do!  Whatever you support, you will be helping to make a child's dream come true, and the realization of that dream will inspire others in deep and meaningful ways.

Thank you.

Defy Gravity!

Jessica Hentoff

Artistic/Executive Director