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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (Hampton)
March 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
$18A Contemporary Twist to the Traditions of American Circus!
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus harkens back to the heyday of the traditional American popular entertainment, offering its own contemporary twist. The show features jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, vaudevillian novelty, plate spinning, sword swallowing, and other risk-taking feats combines to create an interactive evening of fun for the entire family.
The Bindlestiff show will feature a variety of superstars and dazzling feats, including a breath-taking chair-stacking and acrobatic act by Ryan Shinji Murray; dizzying hooping and awe-inspiring aerial artistry by Ellie Steingraeber, vaudeville classics like mouthstick-balance and plate spinning by Keth Nelson, and lots of ensemble fun including juggling and other prop manipulation. Surprises abound – unexpected
folks get drawn into the action onstage too! All ages will find something to marvel at.
The event will conclude with a free one hour post-show workshop, where audience members are invited into an exploration of circus skills with Bindlestiff’s stars. You’ll see a demonstration of the props by the artists and then have a chance to try: Juggling with balls and scarves; flower sticks; diabolos; bucket stilts and wobble boards; plate spinning; hula hoops. REGISTRATION REQUIRED (https://campscui.active.com/orgs/HamptonArtsCommission?season=3685338&session=69818141)!
This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly.