In early 2001 the Mazo Movement Arts Center opened its doors, and a micro-business/creative pipe dream was born. Our beginnings were humble, our growth has been incremental, and our present-day is still pretty humble! But over two decades on, we’re still here! Here’s a short, quick list of things we are grateful for as we …
The Wild Rumpus will be cooking up another beloved, zany and totally original community circus this Winter and Spring! We plan to present our next shows at the Madison Youth Arts Center’s beautiful, brand-new, 300-seat theater on the weekend of April 22-24, 2022! This bold move comes with increased costs, complexity and personnel; but we have committed to …
From Aug. 11-22, 2025 we’ll be cooking up a brand-new adventure! After spending our first week building an original circus show, we will hit the road! Our tentative plan is to head to the Viroqua, WI area, where we have connections to the circus community, and to a beloved circus tent! We plan to spend …
The Wild Rumpus will be cooking up another beloved, zany and totally original community circus this Winter and Spring! We plan to present our next shows at the Madison Youth Arts Center’s beautiful, brand-new, 300-seat theater on the weekend of April 22-24, 2022! If you would like to be a part of our next production, …
After COVID put an abrupt stop to all of our performing work, it was a special pleasure to return, even at reduced capacity, to making people smile, live and in-person, and often outdoors. Thanks so much to the following organizations and events for welcoming us back to your gymnasiums, streets and parks: Cambridge Cap Care …
Summer 2021 marked our TWENTIETH season of Wild Rumpus Circus Camps for youth! It’s truly hard to believe that we’ve been at it for this long! We’re grateful to each and every family that’s shared their young clowns and acrobats with us over the years. We have learned so much and laughed so much (and …
Please fill out the form below, donate whatever amount you wish to our CIRCUS SCHOLARSHIP FUND, and you will receive a link to view “The Wild Rumpus Presents: A STREET SHOW!” On May 15, 2021, we took to the streets of downtown Mazomanie with a joyful display of daring, coordination, and silliness, presenting a short …
When the Mazo Movement Arts Center opened its doors in early 2002, its aim was to provide teaching, practice and performance space for all kinds of movement and musical forms. In addition to the weekly performances that accompany our circus camps, and the touring show that we’ve been lucky enough to perform on FOUR CONTINENTS, …
If you need to cancel your enrollment in a camp or class, please email wildrumpuscircus@gmail.com and let us know ASAP. If we are able to fill your spot from a waiting list, or if the start of the camp or class is < 14 days from the date that you’ve canceled, then we will refund your …
The Mazo Movement Arts Center opened its doors in January of 2002, with the goal of providing learning, performance and practice space for a wide variety of forms. Here’s a partial list of the teaching artists that have enriched our space and our lives over the years: 2002: Kay Rhode (Mt. Horeb), Kathleen Maltese (Chicago), …