Circus Juventas
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Circus Juventas is a youth performing arts circus school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving youth throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The organization was founded in 1994 by Dan and Betty Butler, and offers circus arts training to young people ranging from 3 to 21 years old.
Hillcrest Recreation Center, the original home of Circus Juventas (then Circus of the Star)
The permanent big top, exterior
The bleachers shortly after the collapse
Performers balancing atop globes
Static trapeze
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Static trapeze, also known as fixed trapeze, is a type of circus apparatus. In contrast to the other forms of trapeze, static trapeze the bars and ropes mainly stay in place.
Duo static trapeze performance by Kia and Lindsay (Circus Smirkus), back flag and catcher's lock
Triple trapeze at Circus Juventas
A 10-year-old learns bird's nest in the ropes at circus school.