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Animal-Free Circuses Animal-free circuses are growing in popularity. Whether you’re looking for dazzling and humane family entertainment, a circus to perform at a fair, or a circus to sponsor for a fundraiser, these circuses feature only skilled human performers. CIRCUS TOUR FUNDRAISERS DESCRIPTION Audience members become a part of the Big Top out the Box Circus North America No experience and get a chance to interact with 1-844-542-4728 characters in the show. [email protected] This is a vaudeville-like show that performs Bindlestiff Family Cirkus U.S., Canada, No mostly at festivals and other events and offers P.O. Box 386 and Europe in workshops and exhibitions to schools and New York, NY 10009 the spring and universities. 718-963-2918 summer 1-877-BINDLES [email protected] bindlestiff.org Sensational puppetry puts “elephants” in the ring as Circus 1903 Currently at the No never before seen, along with a huge cast in the most 310-859-4478 Paris Theater at [email protected] Paris Las Vegas unique circus acts from around the world—from International inquiries: strongmen to contortionists and acrobats to [email protected] musicians, knife throwers, high-wire walkers, and much more. Circus Center The San Francisco Yes This center offers an exquisitely choreographed 755 Frederick St. Bay Area adventure in acrobatics, aerial work, dance, and San Francisco, CA 94117 clowning that relies on grit, not glitz, to get its magic 415-759-8123 across. It gives scholarships to low-income children to [email protected] attend its annual circus camp and distributes free circuscenter.org tickets to nonprofit organizations. It also performs free shows for community festivals. Circus Finelli Internationally, Yes Four unruly female clowns present a Slavic based in the San slapstick cabaret with daring comedy and 522 Haight St. Francisco Bay Area dangerous cutlery. San Francisco, CA 94117 See sights to entice and delight: juggling, acrobatics, 415-545-8393 contortion, dance, and disaster. It’s all set to the [email protected] tune of European accordion and vaudeville ukulele circusfinelli.com music. Animal-Free Circuses CIRCUS TOUR FUNDRAISERS DESCRIPTION Circus Luminous New Mexico (will Yes This is a dazzling and original production work with other featuring daring young women on the flying 1131 Siler Rd, Suite B groups in the trapeze, innovative choreography, elaborate Santa Fe, NM 87507 Southwest) costumes, and a turn-of-the-century look. (505) 992-2588 [email protected] http://www.wisefoolnewmexico.org/ Circus of the Kids U.S., year-round Yes This circus is all about kids. They are the 9042 Shoal Creek Dr. performers and are involved with the costumes, Tallahassee, FL 32312-4076 makeup, ticket sales, etc. The program is 1-866-CIRCUS-5 democratic, and there is no such thing as being too fat, too thin, or not smart enough to [email protected] participate. The point is for the kids to feel good circusofthekids.com about themselves and to be challenged. Circus Vargas Throughout the No Once a circus that used animals, Circus Vargas U.S. eliminated animal acts and turned up the 2534 S. Pleasant Ave. excitement by using human performers. Set in a Ontario, CA 91761 smaller venue, spectators can get up close and 1-877-GOTFUN1 personal with the show. [email protected] circusvargas.com Cirque Éloize U.S. (fall), Canada, No This circus combines theater with acrobatic and Europe 417, rue Berri performances, poetry, and circus thrills. Acrobats, Montréal H2Y 3E1 clowns, jugglers, trapeze artists, and musicians team Québec, Canada up to create a rich and subtle tango of emotions. 514-596-3838 Cirque Éloize also has expertise in staging modern [email protected] circus entertainment for private galas and corporate cirque-eloize.com events. Cirque Italia U.S. No This is a unique traveling water circus. Its 306 Whitfield Ave. extraordinary stage holds 35,000 gallons of water and Sarasota, FL 34243 features a dynamic lid that lifts 35 feet into the air, 941-704-8572 allowing water to fall like rain from above as fountains [email protected] dazzle below. The show takes place under a big-top cirqueitalia.com tent that came all the way from Italy. Animal-Free Circuses CIRCUS TOUR FUNDRAISERS DESCRIPTION Fern Street Circus San Diego area No This circus offers free quality entertainment to 4265 Fairmount Ave, Ste. #120-B underserved neighborhoods and free circus and music San Diego, CA 92105 instruction at city recreation centers. This is a (619) 320-2055 professional circus that offers a variety of artistic [email protected] performances in a simple and whimsical setting. fernstreetcircus.com Flying Fruit Fly Circus Internationally, year- No Performances are a blend of circus, dance, theater, 609 Hovell St. round and live percussion with attitude. Australia’s Flying Albury, NSW 2640 Fruit Fly Circus has established itself as one of the Australia world’s premier youth performing arts companies. Its mission is to promote and enhance the educational 02-6043-0777 [email protected] and cultural development of young people by offering fruitflycircus.com.au high-quality circus training and by producing and taking contemporary circus performances on tour. Flying High Circus U.S. (primarily in Yes Performances feature high-wire acts, juggling acts, FSU Circus the Southeast), bicycle tricks, and acrobatics. The Flying High Circus occasionally tours performs on the road for a number of sponsored P.O. Box 3064026 Tallahassee, FL 32306-3064 850-644-4874 in the Bahamas, events. Shows range from 30 minutes in length to [email protected] Canada, the more than two hours for all kinds of gatherings— circus.fsu.edu including fairs, public or private fundraisers, and Dominican Republic, Europe and the Virgin conventions. Performances can be held indoors, Islands. outdoors, or under the circus’s own big top. Gregangelo & Velocity U.S., year- Yes Shows combine daring skill, comedy, dazzling aerials, Circus Troupe r ound interactive audience antics, and magic, with stunning 225 San Leandro Way (mainly costumes and music. This troupe offers custom San Francisco, CA 94127 shows for business promotions, private parties, fairs, commissioned by 415-664-0095 corporations for festivals, aerial classes, and more. special events) [email protected] Hiccup Circus Hawaii, year-round, Yes This circus performs at community events and works and occasionally in 12-247 W. Pohakupele with schools. It has a unique program that offers California Loop educational services to the public, with an emphasis on elementary and intermediate school-age children Pahoa, HI 96778 and teenagers, especially in underserved, isolated 808-965-8756 [email protected] rural communities. hawaiispace.com/hiccup.php Animal-Free Circuses CIRCUS TOUR FUNDRAISERS DESCRIPTION Imperial Circus Internationally Yes Considered the best of all Chinese circuses, it has 8815 Conroy Windermere Rd. played an important role in cultural exchanges Ste. 407 between China and other nations. Its excellent Orlando, FL 32835 performances have been warmly welcomed and 407-993-4000 [email protected] greatly appreciated by audiences around the globe. Les Colporteurs Throughout France No Performers include traveling dancers, illusionists, and air musicians. They create a spectacle that is a 66, rue Villiers de l’Isle Adam 75020 Paris combination of circus, theater, dance, and magic. France 33-0-491-425-080 [email protected] LesColporteurs.com Branson, Missouri No This circus offers breathtaking feats of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, contortion, and magic. New Shanghai Circus 645 State Hwy. 165 Branson, MO 65616 417-334-8781 http://www.acrobatsofchina.com/bran son-contact-information Les 7 Doigts de le Main Europe, Canada, and No The joyous, surreal universe of this circus is filled large venues in the 225, rue Roy, Bureau 205 Montréal U.S. with the beauty of awe-inspiring aerialists, the H2W 1M5 startling precision of talented jugglers, the Québec, Canada breathtaking exploits of graceful acrobats, and the wit 514-521-4477 and humor of seven young international circus performers. [email protected] 7doigts.com/en/the-company Swamp Circus U.K. Yes This is an all-human circus with an environmentally flavored artistic direction, a commitment to arts in the 10 Lower Market St. Penryn Cornwall TR10 8BG community, and a taste for adventure. Its work is United Kingdom 01326 377008 characterized by a unique blend of innovative, high- [email protected] energy circus theater and live music. Projects range from community-centered workshops to world-class swampcircus.com big-top touring extravaganzas. Animal-Free Circuses CIRCUS TOUR FUNDRAISERS DESCRIPTION Walter Bros. Circus California and Nevada No This is a bilingual (Spanish/English) circus composed of a multicultural cast of performers, many of whom 900 N. Broadway Ave. originate from Latin America. The show includes Turlock, CA 95380 juggling acts, contortionists, single trapeze, aerial 702-882-0588 artists, trampoline acrobats, clowns, the famous [email protected] Ventura flying trapeze act, and the death-defying “Globe of Death.” Venardos Circus Alabama, California, No This is an “American circus with the heart of a and Florida 323-790-4827 Broadway show.” [email protected] .
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