WINTER 2018 // ISSUE 3, VOL. 14
Dear Community,
ABOUT
Founded in 2014, the American
Circus Educators Association (ACE)
is a branch of the American Youth
Circus Organization (AYCO),
a non-profit organization that supports
the diversity of circus educators by organizing festivals &
conferences, advocating for circus education, generating and
sharing resources and information, and setting guidelines
for safety in circus education and practice. For information
about events, membership, or to get involved, visit
americancircuseducators.org.
It is an inspiring thing to be surrounded by the
members of the American Circus Educators
Association. At the 2018 ACE conference in Decatur,
Georgia, from October 4 to 7th every inch of
the Decatur Recreation Center was filled with
conversation, exchange, discovery, and connection.
We had an impressive number of first-time EdCon
attendees, who were welcomed to the fold by our
engaged veteran members. Along with sharing
technique tips and teaching tools, we tackled
some difficult topics together - among them abuse
prevention, systematic societal injustice, and
barriers to accessibility. These discussions and
presentations were only the beginning of incredibly
important and necessary work for our organization
and our industry.
Tara Jacob, Interim Executive Director
Claire Dehm, Program Manager
Tyler Jacobson, Editor
Lisa Godin, Assistant Editor
Kim Campbell, Contributing Editor
Lucy Little, Graphic Designer
Circus Runaway, Media
BOARD
EDCON 2018: OVERVIEW
Recap by Jesse AlFord
Reflections from Emilie Gleisberg
Every EdCon attendee has their own experience,
and whether you were there in person or in spirit,
we are pleased to share with you several different
EdCon 2018 attendee perspectives in this issue.
It is a true reflection of the breadth and energy
of our community of circus educators, and as we
shift gears to planning for the 2019 AYCOfest and
2020 EdCon we look forward to your continued
engagement and support!
STAFF
EDCON: SAFETY PROGRAM
"Safety Program Roundtable" by
Beverly Sobelman
In circus,
Tara Jacob
EDCON: RIGGING
"Rigging" by Jonathan Deull
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions to ACE Magazine are
now free. Please visit
americancircuseducators.org to
subscribe or become a member.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Members of the circus community
are welcome to advertise in the ACE Magazine. Email
[email protected]
for information.
Incoming AYCO/ACE Interim Executive Director
EDCON: #METOO
"Time's Up: Safety Beyond Mats" by
Marci Diamond
CORRECTION
An earlier version of this issue mistakenly omitted
some photo caption information and photographer
credits, as well as important information
referencing Erin Ball in Kate Magram's article
"Circus and Accessibility: Moving Forward Together."
Those errors have been corrected in this version.
ACE and ACE Magazine staff sincerely apologize and
have taken steps to ensure such mistakes will not
happen again in the future.
Jesse Alford, President
Carlo Pellegrini, Vice President
Dan Roberts, Treasurer
Dr. Jen Agans, Secretary
Dr. Anne Miller
Jesse Dryden
EDCON: ACCESSIBILITY
"Circus and Accessibility: Moving
Forward Together" by Kate Magram
SUBMISSIONS
We invite any reader with a
circus-related story, opinion , review , poem , quote , or artwork
to submit inquires to [email protected].
KEEP IN TOUCH
T: 914.441.8834
E: [email protected]
W: americancircuseducators.org
Twitter: @ILoveAYCO
Facebook:
americanyouthcircusorganization
Instagram: @americanyouthcircus
PHOTOS
All photos are by
Jenna Lowery or Ash Canovas of
Circus Runaway Photography
unless otherwise noted.
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