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#RobMermin #CircusLife #Memoir #CircusArts #StorycomicPresents #CircusHistory #TraditionalCircus #CircusSmirkus #CircusMagic #CircusCulture #CircusBook #AuthorInterview #CreativeJourney #VermontArts #CircusWorld Join us on Storycomic Presents for Episode 390, where we are thrilled to welcome back the captivating Rob Mermin, a master of the circus arts and renowned author. Today, Rob shares insights from his latest book, "Circle of Sawdust," a memoir that delves into the enchanting world of traditional traveling circuses. In this episode, Rob recounts his extraordinary journey from running off to join the circus as a young man to founding the acclaimed Circus Smirkus. Dive into tales of triumph, adversity, and the magic that fuels a circus life. Tune in to hear how Rob's experiences shaped his view on life and the arts, and discover the behind-the-scenes world that continues to inspire dreamers everywhere. The Title sequence was designed and created by Morgan Quaid. See more of Morgan's Work at: https://morganquaid.com/   Storycomic Logo designed by Gregory Giordano See more of Greg's work at: https://www.instagram.com/gregory_c_giordano_art/   Want to start your own podcast?  Click on the link to get started: https://www.podbean.com/storycomic   Follow us: Are you curious to see the video version of this interview?  It's on our website too! www.storycomic.com www.patreon.com/storycomic www.facebook.com/storycomic1 https://www.instagram.com/storycomic/ https://twitter.com/storycomic1 For information on being a guest or curious to learn more about Storycomic? Contact us at info@storycomic.com   Thank you to our Founders Club Patrons, Michael Winn, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, and Matt & Therese. Check out their fantastic work at: https://marekbennett.com/ https://www.hexapus-ink.com/ https://www.stephanieninapitsirilos.com/ https://www.vonallan.com/ https://higgins802.com/ https://shewstone.com/ https://mrfuzzyears.com/ Also to Michael Winn who is a member of our Founders Club!

Ethan Allen is lionized as the founding father of Vermont. But filmmaker Jay Craven has reimagined the story of the Revolutionary War figure and leader of the Green Mountain Boys to tell a fuller story of patriotism laced with greed and ambition. In Craven's latest epic film, “Lost Nation,” Ethan Allen meets Lucy Terry Prince, a formerly enslaved woman in Guilford who scholars believe was the nation's first African American poet. The improbable duo have a shared conviction to protect their land and people. Their fictionalized connection lies at the heart of Craven's saga.“Lost Nation” opens with a quote from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker, who wrote, “All history is current.”“One of the questions we pose in the film is whether the promise of the American Revolution would be fulfilled,” said Craven. “There was a belief and a hope that slavery would be abolished as a result of the American Revolution. Of course, that did not happen. And some of the racial tensions of that time, unfortunately, have persisted … And today we're facing the problem of even banning African American history.”“Maybe this film itself would be banned, frankly, because it tells some African American history about struggle,” he mused.Jay Craven is one of Vermont's cultural visionaries. He is a founder of Catamount Arts, co-founder of Circus Smirkus, and co-founder of Kingdom County Productions, which he runs with his wife, documentary filmmaker Bess O'Brien. Craven has directed 10 films, including “Where the Rivers Flow North” (1993), “Disappearances” (2006) and “Northern Borders” (2013). Craven is also artistic director of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival and a former professor of film studies at Marlboro College. Craven attended Boston University, where he was student body president and led protests against the Vietnam War. He formed a lifelong friendship with radical historian Howard Zinn and traveled with a student peace delegation to North Vietnam.Filmmaking is an extension of Craven's lifelong social justice mission. Some 45 students from 10 colleges were involved in making “Lost Nation,” part of his commitment to empowering a new generation of filmmakers through Semester Cinema.Making films “gave me voice, it gave me agency and also instilled in me a certain activism that became a guiding force when I moved to Vermont in wanting to work within the arts to connect communities and to work with this idea of community and culture,” Craven said. “Making movies based on stories from where I lived, as an alternative to the Hollywood narrative, was part of that activism.”

In 1969, with the country in the grips of protests against the Vietnam War, Rob Mermin took a different path. He ran off to join the circus. So began his career as a performer that has touched the lives of thousands of people.For the next decade, Mermin performed in circuses throughout Europe, above the Arctic Circle and behind the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union. He studied with the legendary pantomimist Marcel Marceau, who would become his mentor and friend. In 1987, Mermin came to Vermont and founded Circus Smirkus, now one of the country's top traveling youth circuses. Over 40,000 people attend Circus Smirkus performances each year, and the troupe has held cultural exchanges with 32 countries.Mermin, now 74, was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease a decade ago. He responded by founding the Parkinson's Pantomime Project, helping people with movement disorders manage their symptoms with pantomime and circus techniques.Mermin has won numerous awards, including the Vermont Arts Council Award of Merit, and the 2008 Governor's Award for Excellence, Vermont's highest honor in the arts. Mermin has written a new book, "Circle of Sawdust: A Circus Memoir of Mud, Myth, Mirth, Mayhem and Magic" (Rootstock Publishing, 2024).“You have to have fun with whatever you're doing, whatever you're dealing with,” said Mermin of his approach to life's challenges. “What gets me through is a sense of curiosity about it, a sense of humor….(and) a sense of play. You have to keep playing through life.”

Kevin Ellis talks first with National News Correspondent Bob Ney. Then, Seven Days culture staff writer Mary Ann Lickteig tells Kevin about her recent story: Three to Six Hours in Greensboro. And then, founder of Circus Smirkus Rob Mermin joins Kevin in-studio to talk about his new memoir: “Circles of Sawdust: A Circus Memoir of Mud, Myth, Mirth, Mayhem, and Magic.”

7/6/23:  Rep Jim McGovern on efforts to impeach Pres. Biden, RFK Jr's candidacy & more; Circus Smirkus --a preview -- totally cool! UMass. Pres. Marty Meehan & MTA Pres. Max Page on affirmative action, diversity & student debt; science professors Brian Adams & Richard Little on the geology we live on; “All That Jazz” with Glenn Seigel and former night club owner Dennis Steiner.

We open the show by talking to Vermont actor Tim Kavanagh about his role in the new movie “Sweetwater,” about the first African-American basketball player to get signed to play in the NBA, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton. Next, we'll be under the big top, hearing about the entertaining shows being put on this summer by Circus Smirkus. At the beginning of the second hour, we'll discuss advance directives and why they're important to complete. And we'll finish the program in Reading, touring the wonderful art on display at the Hall Art Foundation. 

On today's episode, Josh and Lyndsay recap their four week run of Reflex: Unraveling 4,000 Years of Juggling, and talk about their Beyond Babel NFT sales and a new show from Cirque Du Soleil titled Mad Apple. Later in the show they call up Karen Gersch, a founding member of Big Apple and Circus Smirkus as well as a celebrated juggler and painter. If you enjoy today's show please share it with a friend!

The benefits of being a theater major, Circus Smirkus, and what are some tricks of figuring out what we want? We mentioned: --> Stephanie's cool VO instagram: https://instagram.com/stephaniepamrobertsvo --> Circus Smirkus: https://www.smirkus.org/ --> The Disney Channel show Totally Circus: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382496/ (Molly watches episodes on YouTube) --> Start with Why by Simon Sinek And the song Molly (badly) sings is "Body" by Brando and Loud Luxury.

Encore episode:  Rob Mermin ran off to join the circus in 1969 at the age of 19. He clowned with renowned European circuses, including England's Circus Hoffman, Sweden's Cirkus Scott, Denmark's Circus Benneweis in the famous Circus Building by the Tivoli, and many more. It was his long mentorship with the iconic French mime Marcel Marceau that shaped him as a performer and inspired him to dream and make plans.  In 1987 he founded Circus Smirkus, the embodiment of Rob -- the touch of wonder, the charm, the story line, the mime and the humor. An enthralling story-teller, Rob Mermin  make you laugh and he'll make you cry with his stories of discovery and loss, and of course mentoring--first as a protégé and later through his own rich legacy of mentorship of some of the greatest circus performers on earth.   *****The accordion music was provided by Rachel Bell and includes Susan Kevra-clarinet, and Karen Axelrod-keyboards.Mozart PianoConcerto #21 licensed by Creative Commons.Rob Mermin's Parkinson's Pantomime Project.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=42335511)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=42335511)

Rob Mermin ran off to join the circus in 1969 at the age of 19. He clowned with renowned European circuses, including England’s Circus Hoffman, Sweden’s Cirkus Scott, Denmark’s Circus Benneweis in the famous Circus Building by the Tivoli, and many more. It was his long mentorship with the iconic French mime Marcel Marceau that shaped him as a performer and inspired him to dream and make plans. In 1987 he founded Circus Smirkus, the embodiment of Rob -- the touch of wonder, the charm, the story line, the mime and the humor. An enthralling story-teller, Rob Mermin make you laugh and he'll make you cry with his stories of discovery and loss, and of course mentoring--first as a protégé and later through his own rich legacy of mentorship of some of the greatest circus performers on earth. *****The accordion music was provided by Rachel Bell and includes Susan Kevra-clarinet, and Karen Axelrod-keyboards.Mozart PianoConcerto #21 licensed by Creative Commons.Rob Mermin's Parkinson's Pantomime Project.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=42335511)

On today's episode Josh and Lyndsay talk about how circus training is returning with new COVID safety precautions, a management shake-up at Cirque Du Soleil, a Spanish juggler breaking new world records, and Circus Smirkus's upcoming Smirkutacular. Later in the episode they call up Ryan Gray and Dawn Shepherd who Zoom in from Nova Scotia. They chat about their unique backgrounds (music and public health), their contemporary circus company Breaking Circus, and what it's like to create work in such a remote location. If you enjoy today's show please rate us on Apple Podcasts and share the show with a friend!

Hello there, it's episode sixty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back when Thomas started listening to podcasts about presentations, he came across one called ‘The Presentation Podcast' (Yes, the similarity of the name is noted). It has since become his most listened to podcast. Nolan Haims is one of the co-hosts of that show and is a master in presentations, data-visualisation and PowerPoint design.More recently, Kate has jumped on board the Nolan Haims fan-train and were both excited to have a conversation with him about this topic. There's a load of valuable conversation about charts and graphs use, where design fits into presentation preparation, and how you can start to move from average data presentation towards something better for communication.About Our Guest With more than 20 years of experience in the field of visual communications, Nolan Haims helps individuals and organisations tell better stories with fewer words. He has created thousands of presentations including keynote addresses for Fortune 500 CEOs, TED Talks and multi-million dollar winning agency pitches.In a past life, Nolan was an award-winning magician and juggler and performed with the Moscow Circus and Vermont's Circus Smirkus before turning to theatre. He directed and wrote professionally, creating stories on stages in New York and around the USA for a decade.As Vice President and Director of Presentation for Edelman, the world's largest PR firm, he founded and ran a department dedicated to raising the agency's bar on visual communication.He runs his own visual communications consultancy in Montclair, New Jersey. Nolan trains organisations to think visually, speaks at national conferences, writes about visual storytelling at PresentYourStory.com, and is a co-host of The Presentation Podcast. As one of only 35 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the world, he regularly advises the PowerPoint development team.What You'll Learn• What the difference is between using different graphing software to present your data• How using PowerPoint is exactly the same as using Prezi, Keynote, Google Slides or Canva• Why you should create graphs with quick comprehension in mind• How you can move your team/organisation from how they currently present data, to an objectively better way• How to build better data presentations• The debate around pie charts vs. bar charts• If you're just getting started, how you can begin to create better designed slides• Loads more – seriously, you have to just listen in!Mentioned In The Show• The podcast that Nolan co-hosts (and Thomas loves): The Presentation Podcast• Nolan Haims' blog: PresentYourStory.com• Nolan Haims' corporate website: NolanHaimsCreative.com• Edward Tufte's booksResources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes from the Show• “No presentation has ever been made better by adding a bullet point”

Tristan Cunningham started her performing days when she was only ten years old touring with Vermont’s own home grown country circus, Circus Smirkus. After running away with the circus for eight summers, she decided to change her focus to acting and graduated from S.U.N.Y Purchase Theater Arts and Film conservatory with a B.F.A. She now works between the Bay Area and Los Angeles as an actor, teaching artist, and circus performer, taking part in productions by the California Shakespeare Theater, Aurora Theater Company, African American Shakespeare Company, Shotgun Players, San Francisco Playhouse, Marin Shakespeare Company, Circus Bella, Medical Clown Project and many more. Her hope is to continue acting in theater, film and television. She feels incredibly blessed to do what she loves and share it with the rest of the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthew-tiger-impersonator/message

Simsbury Performing Arts Center: Circus Smirkus

Felicia and Alove discuss sugar, jingles from shows gone by, blunts by the Mississippi (honestly the first 5 minutes are about nothing but entertains us).  Off season NOLA cruising.  Keep your kids out of New Orleans and Vegas.  Circus Smirkus?  Vegas rant, ranting, ranting, and a little more ranting.  Felicia's first abs.  Small dick humiliation.  Dickity, dick, dick, dick size.  Pumping, no bueno.  Confidence from skills, not cock size.  Big hard dick, deep in your insides.  Chubby pussy.  What are your sexual needs?   Never too late to say no. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for exciting new guests and co-cohosts!

Tristan Cunningham started her performing days when she was only ten years old touring with Vermont's own home grown country circus, Circus Smirkus. After running away with the circus for eight summers, she decided to change her focus to acting and graduated from S.U.N.Y Purchase Theater Arts and Film conservatory with a B.F.A. She now works between the Bay Area and Los Angeles as an actor, teaching artist, and circus performer, taking part in productions by the California Shakespeare Theater, Aurora Theater Company, African American Shakespeare Company, Shotgun Players, San Francisco Playhouse, Marin Shakespeare Company, Circus Bella, Medical Clown Project and many more. Her hope is to continue acting in theater, film and television. She feels incredibly blessed to do what she loves and share it with the rest of the world. Contact: Tristan.cunningham1@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

In this episode we will be speaking with Nettie Lane about her project Count to 12: Finding Our Way Home, an interdisciplinary performance work and community art installation/event - a response to the realities of climate change. Through visual and physical storytelling, and drawing upon theater, circus, puppetry and yarn-spinning, it is a tale of being lost and finding one's way Home.*Nettie Lane was born in Hollywood, Ca. She remembers walking along a chain link fence and peering through the metal diamonds down to a basin of concrete where there was a trickle of brownish liquid and slimy, green algae. The sign on the fence said: LA River. As a little girl, this confusing 'river' made quite an impact.Now all grown, she has happily landed in Brattleboro, Vermont where rivers run free of concrete. She works for Circus Smirkus as an Artist-in-Residence in schools throughout New England and is on staff at the New England Center for Circus Arts.In 2013 Nettie began teaching theatrical clowning classes and has had the honor of midwifing over 200 clowns from Vermont to California to Ireland. She firmly believes in the power and humanity of the Sacred Fool as a way of excavating inner wisdom.*“Joanna Macy writes that until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it—grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair.”― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants**If you would like to contact Nettie you can reach her at nettielulane@gmail.com

On today's episode Josh and Lyndsay recount their two-show day starting with a Frozen on Broadway matinee and followed by a Bindlestiff Family Circus Cabaret in the evening. They also chat about Cirque Du Soleil's transition from New York to Hamburg, Germany and the new location of the local circus training space The Muse. Later in the episode they sit down for an interview with four members of Cirque Us, a new troupe touring New England and New York State all summer long. If you enjoy today's episode please rate us on iTunes and share the episode with your best friend. Have a great week!   [16:26] Meeting at Circus Smirkus and what they took away from the experience [22:36] Life after aging out of the program [27:57] How Cirque Us was created and it's first year of touring [36:51] On this year's creation, Starstruck [40:45] Youth circus on the East and West Coast compared

  My guest today is Shannon McKenna. She's an international professional aerial acrobat, coach, circus performer, host of the upcoming Artist Athlete Podcast, and author of the e-manual, Alignment Upside Down: A Practical Manual For Hanging Upside Down.  She's trained with coaches from Montreal to Berlin to Guadalajara. She teaches workshops and classes to all ages and abilities in over 20 states from Circus Smirkus in Vermont all the way to the legendary San Francisco Circus Center in California. Make sure you follow her on Instagram: @the_Artist_Athlete CLICK HERE to purchase the e-manual: Alignment Upside Down: A Practical Manual For Hanging Upside Down Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play Listen on Soundcloud This episode is brought to you by: For all of your real estate needs visit BrookeWatson.House If you would like to support the podcast, please rate 5 stars and review on iTunes. Music by Calvin Kraakevik  

Welcome back! We’re not clowning around this week - but we ARE talking with JACOB TISCHLER who was an actual CIRCUS CLOWN! Jacob talks about his time performing with Circus Smirkus, what he learned in the ring and why he doesn’t drink! He also discusses the teachers who’ve had a profound impact on shaping his artistic life and why I’m his favorite person to share the stage with. Follow Jacob: www.jacobtischler.com Instagram @yaycub.tischler Featured Music: Who Makes The Move - written by Jacob Tischler (featuring Phillipe Arroyo and Joe Mendick) SAY HEY: Survivalofthewittiestpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: survivalofthewittiest Instagram: theresakloos Facebook: www.facebook.com/survivalofthewittiest Intro Music: Michael Hicks (piano), Rob Chase (bass), Brad Carbone (percussion) Sound Engineer: Noah DeBiase

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay recount their experience at the newly revived Big Apple Circus, the 6th annual New York Boylesque Festival, and a recent performance by the dance troupe Pilobolus at the Queens Theater. They also sit down for an interview with Mark Lonergan, the founder of the three-time Drama Desk nominated physical theater company Parallel Exit. Mark also directed Big Apple Circus the past two seasons and Circus Smirkus this year. We talk about the differences between directing theater and circus, and compare the old Big Apple to the new one. If you enjoy today's episode, please rate us on iTunes and share the podcast with a friend. Have a great week! [13:30] Growing up in "English Canada" [19:08] Mark on moving to New York City for the first time [21:41] The growth of Parallel Exit [29:32] The first time Mark directed the Big Apple Circus [34:40] On creative directing Circus Smirkus [44:25] What the new Big Apple Circus is like

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay recount their experience at the newly revived Big Apple Circus, the 6th annual New York Boylesque Festival, and a recent performance by the dance troupe Pilobolus at the Queens Theater. They also sit down for an interview with Mark Lonergan, the founder of the three-time Drama Desk nominated physical theater company Parallel Exit. Mark also directed Big Apple Circus the past two seasons and Circus Smirkus this year. We talk about the differences between directing theater and circus, and compare the old Big Apple to the new one.

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the 30th anniversary tour of Circus Smirkus, their Las Vegas show the Miss Behave Game Show, and the latest news on their virtual reality circus experience. They also sit down for an interview with Nat Brown, the highly regarded circus tent expert who's worked with Circus Smirkus, Big Apple Circus, Cirque Du Soleil, Cavalia, and many more. If you've ever been curious about how tents are set up and made, then this episode is for you. If you enjoy today's show please share it with your friends and rate us on iTunes. Have a great week!   [14:28] Nat's start with Smirkus's tent crew [18:15] How do circus tents gets raised? And who does it? [23:20] The differences between raising a small tent vs a large tent like Cirque Du Soleil [27:21] Repairing broken tents and Nat's favorite 'horror' story [32:40] Who makes the best tents? [36:12] Nat's beautiful new tent, Charlotte [42:05] How to run away with tent crew     Nat's crewing company: crewthat.com

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the 30th anniversary tour of Circus Smirkus, their Las Vegas show the Miss Behave Game Show, and the latest news on their virtual reality circus experience. They also sit down for an interview with Nat Brown, the highly regarded circus tent expert who's worked with Circus Smirkus, Big Apple Circus, Cirque Du Soleil, Cavalia, and many more. If you've ever been curious about how tents are set up and made, then this episode is for you.

Happy 2017! On this week's podcast, Josh and Lyndsay sit down for an interview with the renowned juggler and clown Adam Kuchler. They talk about growing up in Wisconsin, joining the road with Ringling, working with Les Sept Doigts, act creation, and virtual reality. Also on this episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about their successful Kickstarter campaign, Ottavio Gesmundo's new book "The Grand Gypsy," and about the shows they've seen recently. If you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends and rate us on iTunes. Have a good week! [09:58] Growing up in Wisconsin [13:10] On the road with Circus Smirkus [22:48] Adam's time with Ringling and Barnum & Bailey [43:25] Audition for Les Sept Doigt's 'La Vie' [52:57] Dream job with Circus Flora [57:01] Creating virtual reality circus experiences

Show Notes: HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes Episode 8- Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus On this episode we call up the extraordinary Rob Mermin. Rob trained in classical mime with Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, performed as a clown in various European before founding the award-winning international company Circus Smirkus. If you enjoy the episode please share it with your friends! You can also email us comments and questions to hello@hideawaycircus.com. Show Notes: • [06:02] - Rob's first interaction with circus • [08:05] - A hitchhiking trip leads to Rob's first job • [16:29] - Rob sets a 20 year goal • [18:43] - Marcel Marceau and learning how to mime • [24:10] - Rob on creating circus acts • [29:54] - Instilling a culture of circus • [32:02] - Rob's parent's react to his starting a circus • [37:49] - Why start a circus in Vermont? • [42:36] - Rob questions his dream of starting a circus • [44:37] - Rob's stint as the dean of Ringling's clown college • [56:34] - Rob recommendations People mentioned for further reference: Circus Hoffman, Marcel Marceau, Francesco Caroli, Joe Jackson Jr, George Carl, Oleg Popov, Circus Benneweis, Circus Smirkus, Etienne Decroux Rob's Recommendations: Book: Circus Smirkus a True Story of High Adventure & Low Comedy Movie: The Circus (Charlie Chaplin) Show: Circus Smirkus

On this episode we call up the extraordinary Rob Mermin. Rob trained in classical mime with Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, performed as a clown in various European before founding the award-winning international company Circus Smirkus. If you enjoy the episode please share it with your friends! You can also email us comments and questions to hello@hideawaycircus.com.

This week we talk about Jon's family vacation and Moltz's week alone as Lex slides in and out of our space/time continuum. Jon is back from a week of driving the 2015 Ford Transit XL. And vacation. He also saw Circus Smirkus and recommends it. Jon and Lex both recommend Inside Out. Moltz may go see it on his own. His son isn't keen on animated movies these days but still wants to go to Legoland. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.