This Saturday, May 31, the Big Apple Circus will open it’s big top tent show at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. The Circus is celebrating it’s 30th anniversary season.
Event Details:
Date/ Time:
May 31-June 15; weekday matinees @ 11AM, weekday evenings @ 6:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday performances 12 PM & 4 PM.
Location:
Parking Field 6A, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY
Cost:
All seats are no more than 50 feet from ringside.
Ticket prices for “Celebrate!” range from $15 to $52 for weekday evenings (6:30 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday performances (noon and 4 p.m.); and $12 to $30 for weekday matinees at 11 a.m.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4100, ticketmaster.com, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets may also be purchased at Tilles Center at Long Island University (C.W. Post campus), which is open 1 to 6 p.m., Monday though Saturday (516-299-3100; tillescenter.org).
The Circus box office, located in front of the Big Top at Eisenhower Park, will open on May 30. Hours of operation will be Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, and Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. The Big Top is air-conditioned in warm weather for all-season comfort. For groups of 15 people or more, for wheelchair accessible seating and for additional information, call the Ticket Info Line at (800) 922-3772.
Performers include:
- From England, the internationally acclaimed Yasmine Smart heralds the “Belle Epoque” of classical circus with a dazzling display of equestrian elegance.
- From Ireland, the Huesca Brothers – Nikolai and Giovanni – perform a fanciful Risley act, with Nikolai launched in heart-stopping flips off Giovanni’s flashy feet.
- From Russia, the astounding Kovgar Troupe returns by popular demand, in two acts, joyously jumping rope and rocketing to the top of the tent from their teeterboards.
- From Switzerland, lauded as the finest solo juggler alive and returning to the Big Apple Circus after a dozen seasons, the mischievous and jazzy Kris Kremo.
- From Russia, the enchanting exotic beauty of “Bollywood,” the whirling, swirling, twirling hula-hoop artistry of Yelena Larkina.
- From China, with extreme elegance and pinpoint poise, the serene Cong Tian returns to the ring with his incredible balancing feats on a slim slack-wire.
- From America, the beloved Grandma (Barry Lubin), iconic clown of Big Apple Circus’s “Department of Laughter,” and International Clown Hall of Fame inductee!
- From Russia, Irina Markova returns to the Big Apple Circus with her tremendously talented troupe of devilish dogs and cavorting cats.
- From Italy, international star and clown prince of the world, the celebrated and hilarious Fumagalli makes his American debut, with his brother-in-hilarity Daris.
- From England, the ringmistress of the legendary Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Carrie Harvey comes to host the celebration in the circle!
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