2024 CIRCUS IN THE PARK
2024 : Family Circus Day
DATE: Saturday, August 17th | Workshop and Performance Times TBA
WHERE: Prospect Park | Troy, New York
Pack a blanket and a picnic basket and join us for family-friendly workshops and performances in the park!
Join us for our Family Friendly Circus Show with ringmaster specialty performers versed in the performance of aerial, acrobatics, juggling, rola bola and so much more! Also, plan on sticking around for our "Circus Extravaganza Zone." This must see event is interactive entertainment for all ages to enjoy and led by talented circus performers! Participatory experiential opportunities include : tightwire, stilts, hoops, juggling, spinning plates, diablos, bean bag toss, and more!
Workshops are appropriate for ages 5 - 18 yrs. Workshop space will be limited, make sure you are on the mailing list for updates!
2024 : Youth Circus Camp
We are Currently Accepting Applications!
The CCiAC is proud to introduce a Summer Youth Circus Camp! Great for first time circus students, or returning students eager to deepen their expertise. This occurs under a Big Top Circus Tent in Prospect Park in Troy, New York.
This year we have partnered up with Westchester Circus Arts and will be bringing in seasoned instructors in aerial and ground-based circus arts. Past instructors include experience with Cirque du Soleil, Bindlestiff and the Big Apple Circus.
PREVIOUS YEARS EVENTS
2023 : CCIAC performing at TROY NIGHT OUT!
CCIAC was pleased to perform for our community on June 23rd at the PRIDE themed Troy Night Out at Monument Square!
Circus Week for Kids!
A Spring Break Kids Circus Program featuring aerial and ground based circus skills! Great for first time circus students, or returning students eager to deepen their skills!
April 10-14, 2023
before/after care available
19 3rd St., Troy, NY
2023 : Main Event The Rainbow is Enuf
Our family-friendly main event! The RAINBOW is Enuf, is a reimaging of legendary playwright Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, expressed through the lens of Modern Circus.
tickets for FREE pre-reservation
tickets for FREE at the door, first come first serve
Front Row tickets $25
August 18th through 20th, 7:30p
Circus in the Park to return in 2023
Stay tuned for our date announcement and complete programming line up featuring kids programs, family events, Cabaret, Artist First Showing, and of course, a professional circus company!
August 7-20, 2023
Prospect Park, Troy
2023 : Only Bones v.1.6
Marina Cherry squeaks, zooms, and tiptoes through a micro-space. Fragmenting pieces of a spunky personal universe puddle over the stage for her solo performance, Only Bones v1.6.
March 11, 2023 7:30p
19 3rd St., Troy, NY
A Brush With History
Art in Circus & Circus in Art, a Lecture & Discussion with Karen E. Gersch. As it catapults through the ages, this dynamic slideshow and lecture highlights how and why circus has impacted and inspired visual arts since the start of time.
April 15, 2023 7:30p
19 3rd St., Troy, NY
Behind The Curtain: Karen E. Gersch
Behind The Curtain is a digital series offering personalized interviews with the artist and recap of the event. Registrants will be provided a post-show viewing link where they can watch at their convenience following the live event.
Circus in the Park is back!
CirqueUS presents ONE MAN’S TRASH: A Repurposed Circus! Residing behind bins and beneath trash can lids, inventive acrobats, high-flying aerialists, and quirky clowns welcome you into their world for a junkyard adventure.
August 26 - August 28, 2022
Prospect Park, Troy, NY
SOLD OUT
Adult Workshops!
Join CCIAC for workshops to experience aerial and ground based circus skills under the CCIAC big top circus tent in prospect park! Grab a friend and join the circus!
18+ No Experience Necessary
August 21 - 2p-3p, 5p-6p
Prospect Park, Troy, NY
SOLD OUT
Behind The Curtain: Marina Cherry
Behind The Curtain is a digital series offering personalized interviews with the artist and recap of the event. Registrants will be provided a post-show viewing link where they can watch at their convenience following the live event.
2022 Season
Oh, Garçon!
An Immersive Dinner
Grab your friends and get your tickets to Oh, Garçon - farm to table dinner and a show like you've never quite known! And this year - UNDER OUR CIRCUS TENT!
21+
August 19, 20th, 2022
Prospect Park, Troy, NY
SOLD OUT
Kids Workshops!
Join CCIAC for FREE family friendly workshops to experience aerial and ground based circus skills under the CCIAC big top circus tent in prospect park! Please Reserve your spot!
August 20 - 9a-10a, August 21 - 3p-4p
Prospect Park, Troy, NY
SOLD OUT
Oh Garçon & iTheatre Saratoga
The hit performance Oh, Garçon returns, to Saratoga in collaboration with iTheatre!
December 16 & 17th 2022
Circus Camp for Kids!
Summer 2022 will feature two new offerings for kids and families! A variety of opportunities for kids and families to experience a variety of circus apparatus like aerial silks, juggling, hoop, and more!
August 22 - August 26
Prospect Park, Troy, NY
Artist First
Residency
The Artist First Creation Residency is an opportunity for an emerging circus artist to develop and present a new idea or show. This long-term mentorship provides a variety of resources determined by the needs of the artist.
Current Residents: Caroline Wright & Rachel Barringer
Applications are Rolling
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