Oddfellows Playhouse invites you to explore the magic of the circus this weekend with an EVENING OF CIRCUS - Friday May 20 & Saturday May 21 at 7:30pm.
The Evening of Circus features a performance that is the culmination of a year of training for the CT School of Circus Arts, a collaboration among ARTFARM, Matica Arts and Oddfellows Playhouse, followed by the premiere of the Traveling Circus Company's new show We Work for Ice Cream.
We Work for Ice Cream centers on a group of street kids who live in cardboard boxes. Their rivalries, their fears, their desires and ultimately their love of circus bring them together. It is through circus they find joy, companionship, recognition, and, of course, ice cream! This is a fast-paced, forty-minute show featuring acrobatics, unicycling, juggling, comedy, dance and contortion. The evening is appropriate for all ages.
Performances are set for May 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 860-347-6143.
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The 23rd Children’s Circus of Middletown, presented by the City of Middletown, the Middletown Commission on the Arts and the Middlesex United Way, kicks off in a few weeks and there are still openings in the program.
The Children’s Circus of Middletown is a 5-week, half day summer camp experience perfect for children ages 8 to 14. The camp’s grand finale is a spectacular outdoor circus performance enjoyed by a crowd of more than 1,000!
Each week focuses on different performance skills:
Week 1: Participants will explore acrobatics, dance juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, clowning and visual arts.
Weeks 2 & 3: Participants will choose and specialize in two disciplines above, train daily in these areas and perform at the end of the week.
Weeks 4 & 5: Each participant will be cast into a featured role in a circus act. Students will create and rehearse acts to be performed in the circus show before a large and live audience!!
Date: Monday-Friday, July 5-August 5 Time: 9:00-11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. PERFORMANCE DATE: Friday, August 5 at 5:00 p.m. (Rain date if needed) Saturday, August 6 at 5:00 p.m. Place: Macdonough School, Middletown Cost: $125 for Middletown Residents* $250 for non-Middletown Residents
* - Sliding scale tuition and financial aid available.
Enrollment is LIMITED. CLICK HERE to download a registration form. Applications can be turned in at Oddfellows Playhouse or the Arts Office in Riverview Center.
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