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Circus Arts 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring Circus arts! The Imperial OPA Circus has been invited to be part of the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (SFF)! (Here is a link to the festival:  http://www.festival.si.edu/2017/circus-arts/smithsonian ). Marketing it 50th anniversary in 2017, The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will feature for the first time,  Circus Arts in America!  For 14 days over 1 million people will come to learn about Circus arts at the national Mall in Washington DC. The Imperial OPA Circus has been invited to be one of the 20 presenting companies to represent modern circus in America. This event can help shape the future of Circus Arts in America. This historic event in DC filled with free circus shows, circus classes for guests taught by professionals, and hearing tails of the Circus world, but their is more!  Their will be a workshop day with The National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). In this conversation with the NEA, together we will help establish what is needed to make Circus more robust across America and elevated to a national art! The Circus of Atlanta, The Imperial OPA We are also thrilled to announce that our founder and Ringmaster Tim Mack, will be a Ringmaster at this event along side legionary performers of circus. He will announcing acts on the Ralph Rinzler Stage. (*Side note Ralph Rinzler was a mandolin player, folksinger, and the co-founder of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival). This stage will host troops and performing artists threw-out the day for the length of the event. Beyond this, on Friday the 30th and Friday the 7th before the stage comes alive with performers,  Tim will be helping with the Naturalization [...]

Figure Drawing, Circus Bodies, Beer & Good Times. Events Location: Thank you to the Georgia Beer Garden for Supporting the arts! Georgia Beer Garden www.georgiabeergarden.com   Figure Drawing, Circus Bodies, Beer & Good Times Hello Figure Drawing fans! The Imperial OPA circus in partnership with The Georgia Beer Garden is thrilled to announce a new endeavor! Figure Drawing, Circus Bodies, Beer & Good Times! YES! Artists and partners that work with The Imperial OPA Circus have agreed to pose for local artists to draw. Wednesday nights, on the second floor of the Georgia Beer Garden, members of our troop, performers we partner with, and other movement based performing artists will do their best to hold still (*Trust us, for movement based artists this is a challenge) for you to draw. We will "try" to follow this format: Doors open 15 minuets before 8pm 8:00-8:20 pm (18) One minute poses, 8:20-8:40 pm (9) Two minute poses, 8:40-9:00 pm (5) Four minute poses, 15 minute break (*Go get a beer downstairs at the bar!). 9:15-9:25 pm Ten minute pose. 9:25-9:40 pm Fifteen minute pose. 9:40-10:00 pm Twenty minute pose. Each week we will also do our best to bring in 2 performers, one male and one female. Its the performers/Models choice if they will pose in Costumes, with props, Semi Nude or Nude. We will when we are able to or it makes sense, bring in apparatus for them to work on like the Lyra or a pole. Admission is 10$ > Cash preferred (*Tho we can take cards at the upstairs door) - Performers do accept tips [...]

2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Some fantastic news!The Imperial OPA Circus has been invited to be part of the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (SFF)!(Here is a link to the festival:  http://www.festival.si.edu/2017/circus-arts/smithsonian ).Marketing it 50th anniversary in 2017, The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will feature for the first time,  Circus Arts in America!  For 14 days over 1 million people will come to learn about Circus arts at the national Mall in Washington DC. The Imperial OPA Circus has been invited to be one of the 20 presenting companies to represent modern circus in America. This event can help shape the future of Circus Arts in America.Beyond this historic event in DC filled with free circus shows by Atlanta performers, circus classes for guests taught by us, and connections, we will have a workshop day with The National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). In this conversation with the NEA, together we will help establish what is needed to make Circus more robust across America and elevated to a national art! Also, their is a good chance we can get connect with  people who wish to fund a larger Circus School in Atlanta, and funding for additional Circus productions here as well! All just amazing.To make this event happen  we need to raise the funds to make our way to DC. Our goal is to bring  bring 10 performers to DC for the 14 day run.To make this happen we are launching a indiegogo campaign.If you have a moment please go here to read about it: http://igg.me/at/imperialopa