National Circus Project

National Circus Project
Type	Non-profit
Industry	Circus arts education
Founded	1984
Founder	JeanPaul Jenack, Meryl Schaffer, Peter Keihm
Headquarters	Westbury, New York, United States
Area served	Northeastern United States
Key people	JeanPaul Jenack, Founder / Meryl Schaffer, Founder / Peter Keihm, Founder / Greg Milstein, Executive Director
Products	Circus entertainment, circus workshops
Website	www.nationalcircusproject.com

National Circus Project is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization in the United States. The organization was founded in 1984 by JeanPaul Jenack and Meryl Schaffer to teach circus skills in school, as a way to combine physical movement and the arts.

Program specialists are recruited from the professional circus world, variety arts and educational organizations, such as physical education colleges and the Academy of Circus Arts in the UK. On May 22, 1990, the United States House of Representatives issued a commendation to the National Circus Project for "helping to further the cause of international understanding" through an international artist exchange program, bringing artists from China, England, Australia, Latvia, and Russia.

Statistics

Total show audience - 3,558,290
Total student/camper performances - 784
Total student/camp audience- 307,440
Total circus workshops - 55,068
Total circus workshops participants - 1,974,256
Total participants - 5,839,683

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