We believe that creating opportunities to be physically active, engage our imaginations and laugh in the presence of others is a critical part of staying healthy and sane these days. We’ve thought long and hard and gained practical experience through our summer season of smaller, physically distanced but still fantastic Wild Rumpus Circus Camps. We …
This, our 19th season of summer circus camps, will be a very different one. We are planning on making extensive changes to our camp structure, in order to comply as fully as possible with the “Badger Bounce Back Plan” and specific guidance that has been published by the state and county departments of public health …
During these strange, necessary days of physical distancing, we are really MISSING the smiles and laughter of our Wild Rumpus gang! So we are inviting you to join us, from a distance, in this little video experiment…. By April 26, 2020, record and send us a short video (10-20 sec.) of yourself ON PARADE! Parade …
Here is the resource guide written by Polly Craig to accompany our “Wild Rumpus WORLD Circus; Stilts, Masks, Multiculturalism” project. In May of 2018, a team of four teaching artists conducted two residencies, one at Mazomanie Elementary and the other at the Lussier Community and Education Center in Madison, with generous support from Dane Arts, …
Our scholarship fund was initiated in 2013, as a way to make the workshops, classes and camps we offer more accessible to all. Most of our funds come from our annual original community-based production, “The Wild Rumpus Winter Circus.” All profits after show expenses are met go into our scholarship fund. We have raised and …
The Circus Bus has been an integral part of our camp for the past few summers, and even with our reduced, physically distanced 2020 season, we were able to run a few busses. There will be a designated chaperone/host riding the bus in addition to the driver. The bus will pick up/drop off passengers at …
My Adventures as a Circus Camp Counselor I recently spent three weeks as a circus camp counselor for a small circus day camp in Mazomanie, Wisconsin. The kids I was working with were ages six to twelve, a pretty large age range. It was fascinating to see kids try out circus arts for the first …