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The Big Apple Circus ([http://www.bigapplecircus.org www.bigapplecircus.org]) began the development of the Circopedia.org project in 2007, with inspiration, guidance and leadership support from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation ([http://www.sdrubin.org/ www.sdrubin.org]). The idea was to use the Internet to help the public better understand and appreciate circus as a global artistic and cultural phenomenon, embracing both the populist nature of the circus and the democratic technology of an interactive web archive.
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The original Big Apple Circus (1977-2016) began the development of the Circopedia.org project in 2007, with inspiration, guidance and leadership support from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation ([http://www.sdrubin.org/ www.sdrubin.org]). The idea was to use the Internet to help the public better understand and appreciate circus as a global artistic and cultural phenomenon, embracing both the populist nature of the circus and the democratic technology of a free-access web archive.
  
Dominique Jando and Charles Forcey have guided Circopedia from its inception, with administrative oversight and support provided by the Big Apple Circus staff.  An internationally renowned circus historian, and former Associate Artistic Director of the Big Apple Circus, Jando has served as Curator and editor-in-chief for the project, with creative responsibility for all content.  Forcey has provided a strong complement to these efforts, as Technical Producer and Information Architect, through his firm Historicus, Inc ([http://www.historicusinc.com/ www.historicusinc.com]). 
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Dominique Jando and Charles Forcey have guided Circopedia from its inception, with support provided by the Big Apple Circus and Mary Jane Brock.  An internationally renowned circus historian, and former Associate Artistic Director of the Big Apple Circus, Jando has served as Curator and editor-in-chief for the project, with creative responsibility for all content.  Forcey has provided a strong complement to these efforts, as Technical Producer and Information Architect, through his firm Historicus, Inc.
  
With its official launch in October 2008, this project has enabled the Big Apple Circus to build upon decades of leadership in the preservation of the classical circus by creating an ongoing historical archive of the art form and its development, highlighting its most important acts and major eras.
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After its official launch in October 2008, Circopedia has expanded steadily, gaining an important and growing viewership all around the world.  It has allowed the foundation of a unique ongoing historical archive of the art form and its development over the past 250 years of its history.
  
 
==Email Inquiries==
 
==Email Inquiries==
  
*General: info@circopedia.org
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Please contact us through our [[Special:Contact|contact form]].
*Editorial: editor@circopedia.org
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*Technical: support@circopedia.org
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==Mailing Address==
 
==Mailing Address==
  
Circopedia.org
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'''Circopedia.org'''
  
505 Eighth Avenue, 19th Floor
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278 Carl Street
  
New York, NY 10018
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San Francisco, CA 94117
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USA

Revision as of 03:22, 5 March 2017

The original Big Apple Circus (1977-2016) began the development of the Circopedia.org project in 2007, with inspiration, guidance and leadership support from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation (www.sdrubin.org). The idea was to use the Internet to help the public better understand and appreciate circus as a global artistic and cultural phenomenon, embracing both the populist nature of the circus and the democratic technology of a free-access web archive.

Dominique Jando and Charles Forcey have guided Circopedia from its inception, with support provided by the Big Apple Circus and Mary Jane Brock. An internationally renowned circus historian, and former Associate Artistic Director of the Big Apple Circus, Jando has served as Curator and editor-in-chief for the project, with creative responsibility for all content. Forcey has provided a strong complement to these efforts, as Technical Producer and Information Architect, through his firm Historicus, Inc.

After its official launch in October 2008, Circopedia has expanded steadily, gaining an important and growing viewership all around the world. It has allowed the foundation of a unique ongoing historical archive of the art form and its development over the past 250 years of its history.

Email Inquiries

Please contact us through our contact form.

Mailing Address

Circopedia.org

278 Carl Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

USA