About NECCA

Our Vision & Mission

Our Vision

To be the leading circus arts training center in the nation by nurturing an inclusive and empowering community and culture for everyone.

Our Mission

Provide high-quality circus arts training for students and artists while facilitating greater access and programming to everyone.

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NECCA is a vital resource for the local community and beyond providing accessible circus arts education for all ages and abilities, offering the community outstanding professional circus performances, attracting guest artists and instructors from around the world, and providing a high level of training for students who aspire to be professionals in our state of the art Trapezium.

At Our Core

Our Values

Craft
Commitment to our craft, creativity and lifelong growth.

Community
Connection with our craft, ourselves, each other, the community and world around us to help each other realize our goals.

Safety
The attention to our facility, equipment, as well as the physical, social and emotional well being of everyone at NECCA.

Inclusion
Striving to provide equal access to people of all dimensions of diversity such as age, size, race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, beliefs/religion, socio economic status, national origin, and ability.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at NECCA

NECCA’s mission demands that we place diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our work. We are currently developing our DEI practices in our community.

Our Sponsors

Please join us in thanking these companies for their support of NECCA.

NEA logo
NEFA logo
Vermont Arts Council logo
C&S Grocers logo
Brattleboro Savings and Loans logo
Backroads Granola logo
Fenton Family Dealerships logo
Holiday Inn Express logo
Brattleboro Portable Storage logo
Great Eastern Radio logo
Sapsis Rigging logo
Brattleboro Tire logo
India Masala House logo
Brattleboro Reformer logo
Minuteman Press logo

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