Becoming a “traveling circus” was harder than we imagined. Support from organizations like Teatro Paraguas, Santa Fe Children’s Museum and Desert Montessori school welcomed us into their space, ensuring that our youth programs could thrive. While our students soared, our coaches shouldered the unanticipated challenge of constant travel and equipment transport. While we made the traveling model work, it became clear that we needed to expedite our step back into a true home.

This past August, Wise Fool New Mexico had the pleasure of signing a lease on a new space within the growing midtown campus arts district – so all of the things we so dearly missed during our temporary closure are about to return. We have several months of work ahead of our grand reopening, as we need to transform this cement warehouse space into a usable circus arts facility. Included in our renovation plans are a state-of-the-art aerial truss system with safety features that allow us to lower tangled students out of the air, low-impact flooring perfect for movement arts, full-length mirrors for rehearsal use, cozy furniture to hold our community, and of course, a fresh coat of paint.