Thomas Vaccaro is the founder and Artistic Director for the non-profit Organization, The Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts. Matriculated from the National Circus School of Montreal, Thomas is trained to coach 17 different circus disciplines to all age groups in a recreational, advanced, social, or production setting. His primary loves when it comes to circus are Cyr Wheel, Aerial Acrobatics, and the study/practice of movement in general. Since 2014 Thomas is the Artist in Residence of Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Downtown Peterborough, and has used his residency to produce and direct original full length circus arts productions, host social programming for marginalized members of the community, and proudly coach many students. He is an avid believer that circus is an accessible art to all peoples, and takes joy from helping others find their flow within themselves. His recent work reflects on themes of family, having performed alongside his scientist husband with no circus background in 2019 for Ontario’s Contemporary Circus Arts Festival, and with his adopted son Ethan in the Apple TV Documentary Circus Boy. Since the pandemic, he has shifted focus to using his skills and knowledge as a Circus Arts Curator to bring visions of marginalized artists to life; particularly those living with physical disability or neuro-divergence.
Thomas Vaccaro is the founder and Artistic Director for the non-profit Organization, The Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts. Matriculated from the National Circus School of Montreal, Thomas is trained to coach 17 different circus disciplines to all age groups in a recreational, advanced, social, or production setting. His primary loves when it comes to circus are Cyr Wheel, Aerial Acrobatics, and the study/practice of movement in general. Since 2014 Thomas is the Artist in Residence of Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Downtown Peterborough, and has used his residency to produce and direct original full length circus arts productions, host social programming for marginalized members of the community, and proudly coach many students. He is an avid believer that circus is an accessible art to all peoples, and takes joy from helping others find their flow within themselves. His recent work reflects on themes of family, having performed alongside his scientist husband with no circus background in 2019 for Ontario’s Contemporary Circus Arts Festival, and with his adopted son Ethan in the Apple TV Documentary Circus Boy. Since the pandemic, he has shifted focus to using his skills and knowledge as a Circus Arts Curator to bring visions of marginalized artists to life; particularly those living with physical disability or neuro-divergence.