Anchortown Circus

Building the Alaska circus community through performance, practice, and play

Upcoming Events

  • Talkeetna Green Light Circus Camp, June 2-14th.
  • Alaska Theatre of Youth Summer Conservatory morning classes, July 1-July 27 and Performance Art Collaboration with Leslie Ward
  • "Catch the Reading Bug" circus shows at Anchorage Municipal Libraries July 29th-31st. Ever wonder what happens when clowns get sick? Do they blow their nose off? They stay at home and read! Join the imagination of a clown and the inspiration of a few good books on an extraordinary circus adventure!

    • Anchortown Circus has been accepted to the Alaska Artist in Schools residency program. Click HERE to find out about funding through this program.

    Performance

    Through circus arts, the performer weaves music and skill into a story about being human. Meghan currently works with juggling, fire, diabolo, unicycle, slackrope, poi, acro-balance, stilts, clarinet and clown. In her acts, circus props are everyday objects, and daily routines become a work of art and play. She's currently working on a full length stage show, "The Music Box".

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    Instruction

    Mix equal parts juggling, tumbling, clowning and fun! Juggling enhances hand-eye coordination and expands peripheral awareness. Acro-balance and tumbling puts the body in space, and expands our physical and mental boundaries. Clown communicates these skills to an audience, and helps the audience recognize the inherent skills that each of us have as we move through the day.

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    Bio

    Who is Anchortown Circus? Well, for right now it's Meghan Holtan and any group of musician performers she can finagle into a Balkan funk. Meghan has spent years traveling, performing and teaching circus arts, but ultimately has returned to her hometown, Anchorage, to try to make circus happen in Alaska. Yes, juggling and the Great Land together at last! She's the sole-proprietor of a woman owned business and bikes to all possible teaching and performance gigs.

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    Contact

    E-mail Meghan at mtholtan *(at)* yahoo *(dot)* com or call 907-244-2453.