Circus Smirkus is Vermont's own award-winning international traveling youth circus. Since 1987, we've promoted the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus, inspiring youth to engage in life-changing adventures in the circus arts. One of our three flagship programs, the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour is a ten-week odyssey of traveling, traditional mudshow entertainment, featuring an auditioned troupe of youth performers living the dream of circus while helping to raise money for charities throughout the Northeastern U.S. In the 2014 Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour, we set sail on the high seas and plunged deep into the ocean for fathoms of fun, spreading maritime merriment across Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Thirty passionate, talented youth performed 66 shows straight over 7 weeks against a backdrop of traditional canvas, packed houses - and a lush musical score performed live by composer Tristan Moore and drummer Jacob Levitin. Join Tristan, Jacob and the intrepid crew of Anchors Away for Atlantis as we explore the vast ocean in all of its beauty and mystery - both above and below the surface! For more information on Circus Smirkus and our programs, please visit www.smirkus.org