Rob Mermin

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Rob Mermin is the founder of the award-winning international touring youth circus Circus Smirkus.[1]

Biography[]

Rob Mermin ran off to join the circus in 1969. He clowned with various European circuses including England's , Sweden's , Denmark's in the Circus Building by the Tivoli, the Hungarian , and circus palaces throughout the former Soviet Union. His formal training includes mime with masters Marcel Marceau and Etienne Decroux, and a degree in Drama and Literature from Lake Forest College in 1971. He is former Dean of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and President of . In 1987 Mermin founded Circus Smirkus in Greensboro, Vermont.

Awards[]

Mermin's awards include Copenhagen's Gold Clown;[2] Vermont's Bessie Award;[2] Best Director Prize at the International Circus Festival on Russia's Black Sea;[2] the Lund Family Center's "It Takes A Village" Award;[3] the Vermont Arts Council Award of Merit;[4] Lake Forest College's Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award;[5] and the 2008 Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.[4]

Personal[]

As of 2016, Mermin resides in Montpelier, Vermont. He is Jewish.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Brief History of Circus Smirkus". Circus Smirkus. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Memo, Shmemo". Greensboro, Vermont: Circus Smirkus. 2006: 34. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Balancing Act". Seven Days. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vermont Arts Council Annual Awards". Vermont Arts Council. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  5. ^ "Class of 1971". Lake Forest College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  6. ^ Rabbi blesses the circus. Harris, Ben. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. JTA.org Published June 29, 2009. Accessed January 8, 2016.

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