Madison Circus Space
Put on your best rainbow attire and join us to celebrate Pride this June at Madison Circus Space’s first-ever Pride Show! Shows will be Friday, June 6 at 7pm; Saturday, June 7 at 3pm; and Saturday, June 7 at 7pm. This show celebrates queer identities and experiences through circus arts. Prepare to be entertained by acts […]
UPDATES: Friday’s show will be held outdoors, and additional tickets will be sold at the door. Check back tomorrow for Saturday updates. We hope you're up for the hottest show in town! Madison Circus Space presents our second annual “Solstice Fire,” a celebration of fire, flow, and summer! Join us for a family friendly show […]
MCS is excited to welcome "I Think It Could Work" for two shows, on July 3rd at 8pm and July 5th at 3pm. From the mischievous minds of Chicago-based contemporary collective Full Out Formula comes a circus like no other—live, improvised, and wildly unpredictable. This high-energy, interactive show blends acrobatics, juggling, handstands, and physical storytelling […]
Grab your garbage bags, pick up the recycling, and get ready to laugh and cheer as this repurposed circus turns trash into treasure! Originally produced in 2016, “One Man’s Trash” is back again in 2025 for its sixth national tour. With the limitless spirit and can-do attitude of the circus, this cast reclaims and reanimates […]
Hourglass is a hypnotic, solo contemporary circus show performed by Luther Bangert in which juggling and movement bend our relationship to the passing of time. An omnipresent hourglass hangs and swings in the air throughout the piece, trailing curtains of sand across the stage. A visual feast unfolds between the juggling, the sand, the hourglass, […]
Alex and Becky fell for each other while producing the original Roger Show, so you could say the circus brought them together. Celebrate our community with a fun wedding/community/love themed show, open to the public on Friday night only! Tickets are sliding scale; pay what you can:General admission: $20Circus supporter: $30Reduced general admission: $10
Flying Trapeze Madison is excited to present its first-ever flying trapeze showcase at Madison Circus Space!! Come see our flying trapeze students fly through the air with the greatest of ease. This student showcase will include both high-flying tricks and daring catches, with some laughs and mishaps along the way. (Don't worry: we may not […]
Madison Circus Space welcomes the return of The Halloween Show! Join us as we brew up a wickedly good show, just in time for Halloween. We’ve got all the ingredients you need: leg of spider, fang of vampire, and the tears of the dead! You won’t want to miss this family-friendly show, so get your […]
Madison Circus Space welcomes the return of The Halloween Show! Join us as we brew up a wickedly good show, just in time for Halloween. We’ve got all the ingredients you need: leg of spider, fang of vampire, and the tears of the dead! You won’t want to miss this family-friendly show, so get your […]
Madison Circus Space welcomes the return of The Halloween Show! Join us as we brew up a wickedly good show, just in time for Halloween. We’ve got all the ingredients you need: leg of spider, fang of vampire, and the tears of the dead! You won’t want to miss this family-friendly show, so get your […]
Madison Circus Space welcomes the return of The Halloween Show! Join us as we brew up a wickedly good show, just in time for Halloween. We’ve got all the ingredients you need: leg of spider, fang of vampire, and the tears of the dead! You won’t want to miss this family-friendly show, so get your […]
This amazing show will feature aerial arts, German wheel, flow arts, dance, senior parkour, and MORE! Emceed by world yo-yo champion Mark Hayward, this Wisconsin Arts Board grant-funded performance highlights the diversity of movement arts in our community. Only two performances! Please contact info@madisoncircusspace.com if you have specific accessibility requests. Please note that parking fills […]
This amazing show will feature aerial arts, German wheel, flow arts, dance, senior parkour, and MORE! Emceed by world yo-yo champion Mark Hayward, this Wisconsin Arts Board grant-funded performance highlights the diversity of movement arts in our community. Only two performances! Please contact info@madisoncircusspace.com if you have specific accessibility requests. Please note that parking fills […]
Come cheer on the next generation of performers at the 3rd Annual New Performers Showcase! This show is designed to encourage people to try performing for the first time or try out performing a skill that is new to them. We are hoping to showcase a wide range of our community’s hard work and successes at all […]
Wild Card Circus Presents "Movie Night" Another Saturday night, another argument about what to watch. But these aren’t normal friends fighting over a movie – these are circus friends! Come see Chicago-based Wild Card Circus as we wind our way through your favorite movies, re-interpreted as acrobatics, aerials, and more! Please let us know any […]
Madison Circus Space is thrilled to welcome back a new and extra-stuffed version of Kishka! on Saturday, January 31st, at 4pm and 7pm. It’s the Great Depression. A trio of down-on-their-luck workers have lost their jobs and are now heading to the local butcher shop to trade entertainment for scraps. Along the way, a prized […]
Welcome to the Cheeselandia Circular Spectacular, where the artistry of hula hooping takes center stage in a celebration of skill, creativity, and joy. Our talented hoop dance performers have gathered from all corners of the United States to transport you to a world where hoops take on a life of their own. In this captivating showcase, […]
Your favorite carnival of weirdness is back for its fourth installment, this time with a twist and even more appeal! This eclectic circus variety show will feature unique performances in aerial, dance, acrobatics, Cyr wheel and more that are suitable for a PG-13 audience. Two shows on Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th at […]
The present iterations and variations of persistent state violence implore us to ask, how are our times new and how are our times connected with what has come before? Naturally this leads us to inquire, what tools of resistance have been passed down to us? On May 2, we invite you to join us for […]
Dick Monday & Tiffany Riley Renowned performing duo headlining circuses and festivals worldwide, including Big Apple Circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, and Omnium Circus. Creators of The New York Goofs and co-founders of the Laughter League, they bring professional clowning into children's hospitals as "clown doctors", blending world-class performance with meaningful human connection. […]
Put on your best rainbow attire and join us to celebrate Pride this June at Madison Circus Space’s second annual Pride Show! There are three different showtimes: Friday, June 5th at 7:30 pm; Saturday, June 6th at 3:30 pm; and Saturday, June 6th at 7:30 pm. This show celebrates queer identities, experiences, and community through […]
(X)posed is a circus burlesque show produced by Madison Aerial Alliance. This show will explore vulnerability and strength which can go hand in hand. Performers will take a personal stance through creativity and art, expressing joy, reclaiming power, and inciting rebellion. Join us in a good kind of trouble! The show will be 60 minutes with […]
Join us to celebrate the end of one scorcher of a summer with Madison Circus Space's third annual Fire Show! A family friendly show celebrating fire, flow, and summer featuring daring acts of aerial, juggling, and dance. Shows will take place on Friday, August 21st at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 22nd at 7:30pm. Doors open […]
Cirque Us "Stories" is a thoughtfully curated show that flips through the pages of our troupe's favorite stories to bring you a touching, thrilling narrative about community and identity. This show jumps off the page with twists, flips, rewrites, and retellings of stories you'll love. The show features aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, clowns, and more, […]
