Circus Conservatory of America suspends operations
The Circus Conservatory of America has canceled its fall lineup of recreational after-school classes and is moving out of its facility on Thompson’s Point in Portland temporarily, the school’s director, Peter Nielsen, told the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday.
Nielsen said the school “mutually agreed” to terminate its lease with Thompson’s Point developers Forefront Partners I in order to focus more fully on developing the school as a degree-granting program for people pursuing careers in the circus arts.
Nielsen said the school intends to stay in Portland and eventually operate in a building on Thompson’s Point. The school applied for degree-granting authority from the state earlier this year, Nielsen said, and meeting the state’s requirements will require significant effort and time.
The 30-acre Thompson's Point redevelopment project is separated from Portland's downtown peninsula by Interstate 295 and located along the Fore River. The Circus Conservatory was one of Thompson's Point's first tenants. Forefront Partners I closed on its purchase of the land, for its $105 million project, in 2013. The project involves redeveloping former industrial buildings for a mix of arts groups, retail, a hotel and residences. An outdoor music venue began hosting concerts there this year.
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