Flow Circus, Inc.

Flow Circus is a Wake Forest company that brings play into places that need it, promising the energy and skill of the circus without the elephants. Paul and Dawn run it together, one from performing and one from teaching, and their programs are hands-on and built around kinetic play.

For about twenty years it has worked with schools, colleges, libraries, camps, military communities and nonprofits. The sessions use play to teach resilience, self-awareness, creativity and a growth mindset, and the phones go away while people are doing it.

What to know

• Paul has performed off-Broadway, on Disney Cruise Line ships and at TEDx Creative Coast.
• Dawn is an award-winning educator with degrees in psychology and education.
• The pair created the Flop Ball in 2017.
• The Flop Ball made their skills and mindfulness lessons easier for groups to adopt.