Think you know circus? Think again.
Circus Now returns to NYU Skirball following two sold-out seasons, with three programs of boundary-pushing contemporary circus featuring the world’s most innovative and inspired companies.
FRIDAY MARCH 3rd
ONLY CHILD AERIAL THEATRE: ASYLUM | USA
ASYLUM, a theatre piece performed largely in the air, examines the forgotten lives of 6 patients and employees in a state mental institution that was shuttered in the 1970s
BOOM CIRCUS | ITALY/US
BOOM! breathes new life into the ancient tradition of masked theater, full of spontaneous improvisations with the public, heart-touching drama, impossible skills and hilarious moments of sheer humanity.
SATURDAY MARCH 4th
ARTINERANTS: NEIGHBORS | BRAZIL
Neighbors’ (‘Vizinhos’) presents the daily life of a man and a woman who go through unusual situations in order to escape from monotony and repetition.
RACEHORSE COMPANY: DISCO 3000 | FINLAND
Their physical and raw contemporary circus performances are based on aesthetics of chaos, humour and surprise
SUNDAY MARCH 5th
NACHO FLORES: TESSERACT | FRANCE
After 10 years of work on the tight wire, Nacho Flores turns fully towards balancing on wooden cubes, a new technique devised by Nacho after three years of intensive research
RACEHORSE COMPANY: DISCO 3000 | FINLAND
Their physical and raw contemporary circus performances are based on aesthetics of chaos, humour and surprise
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM
