The Big Apple Circus

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Looking for something fun to do with the kids?  The Big Apple Circus is back, and better then ever.  This year brings “Luminocity”, which transports the acts in the circus’ single ring the New York City’s Times Square.   My husband, my son, and I all loved the acts in the circus, and we all had a great time.  Bonus for families you don’t have to pay to park, the souvenirs are (really, I swear) reasonably priced, and there is food available on site.

The Big Apple Circus also really cares about kids- they created an organization called “Clown Care”.  Performers head out to heal kids with the power of love and laughter, and bring joy into the lives of kids that can’t get to the circus themselves.

“Clown Care, the signature community outreach program of the Big Apple Circus, brings the joy of classical circus to hospitalized children at 16 leading pediatric facilities across the United States. Circus Co-Founder Michael Christensen created the program in 1986 based on his desire to provide a unique service to youngsters undergoing treatment in pediatric facilities. In partnership with a participating hospital’s chief medical and administrative staff, members of the Clown Care team conduct ‘clown rounds,’ their own version of medical rounds, where the healing power of humor is always the prescription.”

More About The Circus

Venture within the hubbub at the heart of Gotham, where the restless tide of humanity rushes through canyons of skyscrapers and shoals of billboards: The dog-walker, whose rowdy pups perform amazing tricks! Businesswomen who arrange to meet, soaring high above on a double trapeze! The rube, a clown-prince among peers, celebrating the mirth of life! Revelry at New Year’s Eve, with teeter-board acrobats flying like fireworks! and a chic couple of wire-walkers suspended mid-air for the event! The humble repairman, climbing the ladder of his imagination! The mounted policewoman, directing a cavalcade of steeds! The flimflam man with his quicksilver moves! The food cart vendor, juggling his produce! Construction workers assembling athletic poses of incredible strength! The celebrated Big Apple Circus Band, under the baton of maestro Rob Slowik, provides the lively musical soundtrack, and your cosmopolitan Ringmaster, John Kennedy Kane, will conduct your tour through this luminous cityscape. Run away and join the Big Apple Circus this season for a dazzling, unforgettable spectacle of wonder, merriment and joy.

Performers from around the globe create awe–inspiring moments at the Big Apple Circus
under the artistic direction of Guillaume Dufresnoy for the 2013-2014 show:
– From the US, John Kennedy Kane returns as ringmaster to guide you
around this shimmering city–center of spectacles and wonder!
– From Japan, 15-year old Ty Tojo, holder of three Guinness World
Records, captivates the audience with his jaw–dropping juggling
routine!
– From Portugal, the Duo Guerrero (Werner Guerrero and Aura
Cardinali) dance across the sky with their astounding high wire
performance!
– From the US, Rob Torres, the cheerful and beloved “International Man
of Mirth,” returns to the Big Top with gleeful exhilaration!
– From France, Pierre Ginet, the marvelous flimflam man, fuses comedy
and crime to bewilder the audience with his amusing shenanigans!
– From Russia, the robust Acro-Duo (Vitaliy Prikhodko and Alexei
Anikine) bend gravity with balance and agility!
– From Russia, the sensational Dosov Troupe burst from their teeterboard
like fireworks into the firmament!
– From the US, Jenny Vidbel warms the heart of spectators with her
adorable ponies and animated puppies, with an added surprise or two!
– From Canada, Daniel Cyr, the fabulous handyman, scrambles a ladder
to nowhere but air!
– From Mongolia, the graceful angels Davaasuren Altantsetseg and
Narangua Altankhuyag arc through the heavens with daring acts of
elegance!
Returning as Big Apple Circus director for a sixth season, Michel Barette presents a
memorable show to entertain audiences of all ages. As choreographer, Vicki Davis
returns to share her dancing delight step by step. Sarah Conly returns with her
magnificent costume designs. Michael Deegan makes his Big Apple Circus debut as
scenic designer. Also returning are sound designer JP Perreaux, who amplifies the Big
Top with melodious vibes, and lighting designer Louis Morisset, who energizes the
show with flashes of glistening illumination. As always, the Big Apple Circus Band
captures the minds and hearts under the musical direction of Rob Slowik.

Performances of LUMINOCITY begin Thursday, February 27 and run for 28 shows through Sunday, March 16, under the Big Top at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots (off Route 287 in Bridgewater, NJ), the fourth stop on the Big Apple Circus tour, following its world premiere engagement in the Washington DC metro area and annual seasons at Lincoln Center, NYC and in the Atlanta area. Tickets for LUMINOCITY start at $20 and are available at www.bigapplecircus.org or by calling (888) 541-3750. The Circus Box Office opens February 26 in front of the Big Top; hours are: Wed–Fri: 10 AM–8 PM, Sat–Tues: 10 AM–6 PM (open to 8 PM on Saturday, March 8). There are no service charges for tickets bought at the Box Office. The Big Top is heated in cold weather for all–season comfort! The show runs for 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission. For inquiries about group sales, wheelchair–accessible seating or for any additional information please call the Ticket Info Line at (800) 922-3772.