It is Wise Fool New Mexico's mission to ignite imagination, build community, and promote social justice through performances and hands-on experiences in the arts of circus, puppetry, and theatre. Wise Fool changes lives, one circus at a time. Each year, Wise Fool: * helps youth learn life skills, build confidence, and explore their creative self-expression * provides opportunities for women to empower themselves and connect with each other * creates and presents professional theatrical performances * runs low- and no-cost, high-quality arts programs in rural and underserved communities * teaches and performs stiltwalking, puppetry, and mask in public, charter, and pueblo schools across NM * adds extra color and life to other organizations’ special events * generates over $160,000/year in paid work for local performers and teaching artists * provides unlearning oppression trainings for our staff, board, teachers, and volunteers * creates safe spaces where people can speak, listen, dialogue, create, and find common ground * serves 250+ youth in on-site programs, hundreds more in schools, and performs for 9000+ people across New Mexico and the US Awards: the prestigious Geronima Cruz Montoya "Pinon" Award for Arts and Humanities from the Santa Fe Community Foundation 2008; Best Of in Santa Fe by the readers of the Santa Fe Reporter in multiple categories; Santa Fe Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2005 & 2022