Circus Waldissima

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Circus Waldissima
Circus Waldissima logo.PNG
Circus Waldissima Logo as of 2018
Origin
CountryUnited States
Founder(s)Don Basmajian
Sieglinde Basmajian
Year founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Information
Operator(s)Summerfield Waldorf School
Traveling show?No
Circus tent?yes
Winter quartersSanta Rosa,_California, U.S.
Websitewww.circuswaldissima.com

Circus Waldissima (founded 1992) is a theatrical youth circus company operated out of Santa Rosa, California, as an after-school program at Summerfield Waldorf School and farm. Founded as a small after-school program with a few children, and a performance at a school function, the circus has since grown to more than three large shows a year with over 100 student participants in the main show, in its own circus tent. [1][2]

History[edit]

First classes and first show at the 1992 May Faire celebrations at Summerfield Waldorf School. In 2010, Circus Waldissima Purchased their first 22m diameter Circus Tent from Segel RAAP in Germany. First Show in the New Big Top ("Life of a Butterfly") was in 2011.

Shows[edit]

2011[edit]

Spring

  • Life of a Butterfly
  • Birthday Wishes

2012[edit]

Winter

  • Winter Show

2013[edit]

Winter

  • The Night Before Christmas

Spring

  • Fire and Ice
  • CandyLand

2014[edit]

Spring

  • Boomtown Buccaneers
  • Once Upon a Time

2015[edit]

Spring

  • The Bridge
  • Cirque Du Fillet! A circus under the sea

2016[edit]

Spring

  • Ethos
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2017[edit]

Spring

  • Alchemy
  • The Wizard of Oz

2018[edit]

Winter

  • Hanukah Theme

Spring

  • Under The Big Top
  • The Jungle Book

In The News[edit]

2017[edit]

The Press Democrat

  • picture gallery in the newspaper and online [3]

Bohemian

  • Writers Pick 'Best Way to Dangle Your Kids from a Rope'[4]

2016[edit]

The Press Democrat

  • Circus Waldissima rehearsal[5]
  • Circus Waldissima open Big top show[6]

Sonoma County Gazette

2015[edit]

The Press Democrat

  • Theatrics aplenty at Summerfield Waldorf[8]
  • Circus Waldissima[9]
  • Ten Days of Fun[10]

2014[edit]

The Press Democrat

  • Circus Waldissima[11]
  • The Big top come ‘from’ Town[12]

Sonoma County Gazette

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Circus Waldissima – A Waldorf Inspired Youth Circus".
  2. ^ "Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm: Circus". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  3. ^ "Circus Waldissima at Summerfield Waldorf School". April 2017.
  4. ^ "Writers Picks: Recreation".
  5. ^ "Circus Waldissima Rehearsal". 2016-03-20.
  6. ^ "Circus Waldissima wows at Summerfield Waldorf". 2016-03-19.
  7. ^ "Student Acrobats thrill at Circus Waldissima - Santa Rosa".
  8. ^ "School's circus a sensory delight". 2015-03-21.
  9. ^ "Circus Waldissima". 2015-03-21.
  10. ^ "Ten days of fun". 2015-03-18.
  11. ^ "Circus Waldissima". 2014-03-23.
  12. ^ "The big top comes 'from' town". 2014-03-19.
  13. ^ "Circus Waldimissa Boomtown Buccaneers at Summerfield Waldorf School".

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