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American Youth Circus Organization Festival Aug 19–23
Posted May 10, 2009
Note: Every other year, AYCO hosts a festival open to all youth
circus programs. It's a lot of fun and absolutely inspirational. This
is the first year the fest will be held at a summer camp. Details
posted as gleaned.
AYCO Festival 2009
August 19–23, Starrucca, PA
hosted by Island Lake Camp
 "Truly the AYCO festival was a life-affirming and life-changing event
for all of us."
–Heide Briggs, Co-Founder of the Jumbo Shrimp Circus Academy
The 2009 American Youth Circus Festival will be the fifth biennial
national conference for the ever growing world-wide movement of youth
circus.
The festival will include:
- Pre-festival intensives
- Four days of workshops
- Performances by youth troupes from around the continent
- Discussion groups
- Dozens of presenters
- Fun filled hob-nobbing!
To register, visit americanyouthcircus.org.
For festival related questions, email aycofest09@americanyouthcircus.org.
Photo credit: Rick Davis
About Island Lake Camp
Nestled on 550 acres in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of northeastern
Pennsylvania, Island Lake Camp provides a rich recreational and
learning environment for festival participants of all circus skill and
experience levels. The festival facilities include the circus
pavilion; indoor and outdoor gymnasiums; gymnastics pavilion; two
dance studios; arts & crafts pavilion; indoor & outdoor flying trapeze
rigs; cafeteria-style, air-conditioned dining hall; non-heated
dormitory-style cabins; and—oh yes!—an outdoor heated
swimming pool. More info at islandlake.com.
For the first time in festival history all programming,
accommodations, and meals are located on-site with one all-inclusive
festival price.
Recommended airports: Greater Binghamton Airport, Binghamton, NY or
Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ.
Driving distance to Island Lake Camp from...
New York City 156 miles
Binghamton NY, 45 miles
Syracuse, NY 106 miles
Albany, NY 139 miles
Philadelphia, PA 136 miles
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