Circus Harmony Performs at Terminal One Opening Reception

The flying children of Circus Harmony are taking off at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport! What more natural place to exhibit Circus Harmony’s fabulous flying children than at STL Airport? Who better to welcome visitors or returning residents than the bounciest ambassadors of this metropolis?

On Saturday, March 26, at 1pm, there will be a live show by Circus Harmony youth circus performers in the historic ticketing area of Terminal-1 at STL Airport. It is all part of an opening reception for the photography exhibit Watch Out for Flying Children, now showing at the Lambert Gallery on the lower level near Gate C through September 15, 2022. This will be followed by an opening reception at 2 p.m.

The exhibit is a photographic journey that follows the flying children of Circus Harmony as they defy gravity, soar with confidence and leap over social barriers in St. Louis and beyond! The exhibit is part of The Lambert Art and Culture Program which uses grant funding and private donations to create public exhibits at St. Louis Lambert International Airport showcasing the best of St. Louis art and culture. The young subjects of these photos are amazing aviators in their own right.

Watch Out for Flying Children shows the children defying gravity in their home ring at City Museum, under the big top in the annual appearance with Circus Flora, on the streets of St. Louis, the boardwalk of Tel Aviv, the countryside of Puerto Rico, and many other places where they have brought the joy and triumph of the circus to people in St. Louis and around the world.

In 1989, the first 10 children took flight as members of the St. Louis Arches youth circus troupe. To keep the program going and expand circus opportunities for more St. Louis young people, Jessica Hentoff founded Circus Harmony as a non-profit arts education and youth development organization in 2001. Since that time, Circus Harmony has developed into a world-renowned social circus organization that uses circus arts to motivate social change. They are also St. Louis’ only complete circus school and pre-professional circus training location. By inspiring individuals and connecting communities with their circus education and entertainment programs, they have a positive impact on the St. Louis area and beyond.

In 2007, they started their first Peace Through Pyramids partnership with the Galilee Circus --- a Jewish/Arab youth circus from Israel! In 2015, they brought the Peace Through Pyramids program to Ferguson and have now expanded to other St. Louis communities, Puerto Rico, and Germany. In 2019, Circus Harmony was the recipient of the Missouri Arts Award for Arts Education, and in 2020 received the What’s Right with the Region honor from Focus St. Louis. You can also follow the flying children via their website, www.circusharmony.org, or on social media.