NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Come nose-to-(red)-nose with a goofy, graceful clown. Feel the air move as a rider circles the ring astride her team of elegant Arabian horses. See the concentration in the aerialists' faces as they prepare for their most dangerous, dazzling leap. Try and follow the juggler’s flying hands flinging things far and fast. The Big Apple Circus is in town!

Since the 1970s, the nation's premiere one-ring circus has thrilled and engaged New York audiences with its charming and sophisticated performances. Each year, internationally famous circus artists join forces with Big Apple's resident company to present an entirely new show. The circus performs in its own 1,619-seat, climate-controlled big-top tent in neighborhoods around town. Whether at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park or Cunningham Park in Queens, no one in the audience sits more than 50 feet from the action.