Liz Knights, 32, of Lowell, fire spins with a dragon staff Saturday during the Circus Folk Unite festival at Hampshire College in Amherst.
Liz Knights, 32, of Lowell, fire spins with a dragon staff Saturday during the Circus Folk Unite festival at Hampshire College in Amherst. Credit: Above: Left: DAN LITTLE—Daily Hampshire Gazette

Circus Folk Unite, a collective of circus performers at Hampshire College, hosted a weekend long festival of circus workshops, performances, and games featuring juggling, tumbling, hula hooping, acrobatics and fire spinning. 

 

The festival was organized as part of the Division-III project of fourth year Hampshire College student Joseph Goldin, who is studying how people learn while they play and how playing creates community.

 

“I’m trying to create a space where people can play together, have fun, learn their skills, practice and learn from each other,” Goldin said.