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Circus Smirkus Coming to Newbury

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Circus Smirkus, Vermont’s award-winning international youth circus is back on the road with its 2012 Big Top Tour, celebrating a 25-year tradition of bringing joy and magic to towns all over the Northeast. On Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4, Theater in the Open will host performances at Manter Field, 81 Central Street, Newbury. (continued below)

 

So mark your calendars, get your tickets, and come enjoy the show.

The show is full of exuberant talent and dazzling spectacle, with aerials, acrobatics, wire-walking, juggling, trapeze, clowning, live music and an array of brilliant costumes. This year’s tour continues the tradition of theme-based shows with a blast from the past, and fun from the future in Topsy Turvy Time Travel.

Circus Smirkus is the only American youth circus to travel “under canvas” putting on a full-season tour under its own big top – a 750-seat, one-ring, European-style tent. The touring company of 80 people includes performers and coaches, counselors, costumers, tech crew, tent crew, circus chefs and a live circus band.

The stars are kids. Troupers are selected for skill, character and personality through an audition process that begins each fall. The show is created over the winter months. Then, in three intense weeks in early June, the troupers arrive and the show is rehearsed at Smirkus headquarters in Greensboro, Vermont. During this time, troupers work closely with coaches, a choreographer, composer and costumer. Then the circus hits the road for a seven-week tour.

Over the years, Smirkus has received accolades from the world over. It is the focus of a newly released, award-winning documentary “Circus Dreams,” which has been shown in film festivals worldwide and has entertained luminaries including Julia Child, Norman Lear, David Mamet, and former President and First Lady George H.W. and Barbara Bush.

This is your chance to join the fun. This summer, join Circus Smirkus for Topsy Turvy Time Travel: A Blast from the Past & Fun from the Future.  For “kids” of all ages, it really is possible to run away to the circus without leaving your hometown.

Performances are set for Friday, Aug. 3, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 4, at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $21 for adults and $17 for kids aged 2 to 12. Youngsters under two are admitted free.

Advance tickets are available at Eureka Toys, 50 Water St., The Tannery Marketplace, Newburyport. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before show time or online: http://www.smirkus.org/htm/tour. For more information, contact Theater in the Open at 978-465-2575 or call 1-877-SMIRKUS toll free.

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