Summary
Have you ever been to the circus? Have you ever seen children so caught up in the pageantry and magic of a three-ring performance that, for one brief moment, your eyes become as wide and brimming with imagination as their own? In this whirlwind age of e-mails, deadlines, and the collective rush to get ahead, wonderment is fast becoming a dying sensation. And now that Santa Claus and his elves have done their dutiful service for the year, where does all of that unspent awe disappear to until next year? In Santa Fe, thank goodness, it never goes away.
In 1998, Amy Christian, Alessandra Ogren, Robbie Ann Pino, and Jaime Smith formed Wise Fool New Mexico, a nonprofit that brought a unique brand of performing arts to the City Different: circus acts, aerial displays, stilt walkers, puppeteers, masked theater, and costumed storytelling. An eight-point mission statement on the group's Web site focuses on strengthening community bonds through the arts, and almostSee the full content of this document
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What Tethered Dreams May Come
10 years later, Wise Fool has chased that goal with enduring spirit. Through performances, workshops, classes, and traveling educational programs, Wise Fool continues to share its dreams with the world, all w...
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