Jessica Hentoff

Jessica Hentoff is quick to insist that the primary focus of Circus Harmony, the St. Louis-based organization she heads up, isn’t to turn kids into…

St. Louis circus kids are doing handsprings this week over a reunion with friends from Puerto Rico.Last summer, nine kids from St. Louis’ Circus Harmony…

In January, Nat Hentoff, a syndicated columnist and writer noted for his jazz criticism and attention to First Amendment issues, died at the age of 91.His…

Circus Harmony, St. Louis’ only social circus and circus school, created Peace Through Pyramids, a performance arts initiative teaching youth of all races…

Update July 29: The St. Louis Arches arrived safely in the city this morning. The nine performers and three adults had their stay in Israel extended for…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec.10. 2013 - Sloup has been hosting monthly crowd-funding soup dinners in St. Louis since 2010. But…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Reggie Moore’s love of the circus took him into the ring, on the road and into the hearts of local…

The modern definition of a circus is based on the ancient word referring to the actual performance area, a circle of sorts, in which gladiatorial events,…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - The Galilee Circus, a Jewish-Arab circus youth troupe, happily find themselves in the circus…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 18, 2010 - Sometimes it takes an accident to discover a life passion, but rarely does discovery…