Circus Waldissima (founded 1992) is a theatrical youth circus company operated out of Santa Rosa, California, as an after-school program at Summerfield Waldorf School and farm. Founded as a small after-school program with a few children, and a performance at a school function, the circus has since grown to more than three large shows a year with over 100 student participants in the main show, in its own circus tent. [1][2]
| Circus Waldissima | |
|---|---|
 Circus Waldissima Logo as of 2018 | |
| Origin | |
| Country | United States |
| Founder(s) | Don Basmajian Sieglinde Basmajian |
| Year founded | 1992 |
| Information | |
| Operator(s) | Summerfield Waldorf School |
| Traveling show? | No |
| Circus tent? | yes |
| Winter quarters | Santa Rosa,_California, U.S. |
| Website | www |
History edit
First classes and first show at the 1992 May Faire celebrations at Summerfield Waldorf School. In 2010, Circus Waldissima Purchased their first 22m diameter Circus Tent from Segel RAAP in Germany. First Show in the New Big Top ("Life of a Butterfly") was in 2011.
Shows edit
2011 edit
Spring
- Life of a Butterfly
- Birthday Wishes
2012 edit
Winter
- Winter Show
2013 edit
Winter
- The Night Before Christmas
Spring
- Fire and Ice
- CandyLand
2014 edit
Spring
- Boomtown Buccaneers
- Once Upon a Time
2015 edit
Spring
- The Bridge
- Cirque Du Fillet! A circus under the sea
2016 edit
Spring
- Ethos
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2017 edit
Spring
- Alchemy
- The Wizard of Oz
2018 edit
Winter
- Hanukah Theme
Spring
- Under The Big Top
- The Jungle Book
In The News edit
2017 edit
The Press Democrat
- picture gallery in the newspaper and online [3]
Bohemian
- Writers Pick 'Best Way to Dangle Your Kids from a Rope'[4]
2016 edit
The Press Democrat
Sonoma County Gazette
- News[7]
2015 edit
The Press Democrat
2014 edit
The Press Democrat
Sonoma County Gazette
- In the News[13]
References edit
- ^ "Circus Waldissima – A Waldorf Inspired Youth Circus".
- ^ "Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm: Circus". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Circus Waldissima at Summerfield Waldorf School". April 2017.
- ^ "Writers Picks: Recreation".
- ^ "Circus Waldissima Rehearsal". 2016-03-20.
- ^ "Circus Waldissima wows at Summerfield Waldorf". 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Student Acrobats thrill at Circus Waldissima - Santa Rosa".
- ^ "School's circus a sensory delight". 2015-03-21.
- ^ "Circus Waldissima". 2015-03-21.
- ^ "Ten days of fun". 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Circus Waldissima". 2014-03-23.
- ^ "The big top comes 'from' town". 2014-03-19.
- ^ "Circus Waldimissa Boomtown Buccaneers at Summerfield Waldorf School".