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24-hour Circathon

June 17 @ 12:00 pm – June 18 @ 12:00 pm

It’s our birthday and we’re going to celebrate, circus-style! Come join us for two days of free public programming as we turn 10.

Attractions will include artist performances, ambient aerial, drop-in classes for kids and adults, carnival games, fire spinning, and so much more! Weather permitting, we’ll have things to do both outside and in. Food can be purchased from the Jakarta Cafe food truck on the premises.

All activities are free and no not require prior registration. A waiver must be signed before participating in any classes.

The schedule of activities below is subject to change.

Saturday June 17:

12-12:30pm opening parade

12:30-3pm: drop-in classes in lyra, sling, hoops, dance trapeze, and kids’ movement

3-4pm: performances in sling, duo trapeze, comedy juggling, and dance trapeze

3:30-5pm: drop-in classes in flying trapeze

5:30-6pm: performances in duo sling, silks, and ripstick/sling

6-8:30pm: roller skating party (BYO gear)

8-9pm: drop-in classes in German wheel and yo-yo

9-10pm: outdoor performances in fire lyra & fire spinning

Sunday June 18:

10-11am drop-in classes in German wheel and slackline

11am-12pm performances in silks, comedy juggling, duo trapeze and German wheel

12pm closing parade

This project is funded in part by a grant from the Madison Arts Commission, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.

FREE!!!!
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The Anniversary Show

June 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

circus octopus is juggling and playing with a variety of circus apparatuses atop a German wheel

Join us in celebrating our tenth anniversary! This production will showcase some of the important people who founded MCS and helped it to thrive. Come be amazed by our acrobats, jugglers, aerialists and clowns as we take a trip through MCS history.

Tickets are non-refundable but are transferable at no cost. Please contact tickets@madisoncircusspace.com to transfer a ticket to another party or date.

A small number of standing-room only tickets may be sold at the door on the night of the event depending on capacity.

$12.00 – $30.00
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Kids 12 and under
$ 12.00
161 available
General Admission
$ 20.00
161 available
Circus star
This ticket includes a $10 donation to MCS because you’re awesome!
$ 30.00
161 available
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Total: $ 0.00

Tagged With: acrobat, aerial, circus, family friendly, history, Performance, variety show, wheel

The Anniversary Show

June 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

circus octopus is juggling and playing with a variety of circus apparatuses atop a German wheel

Join us in celebrating our tenth anniversary! This production will showcase some of the important people who founded MCS and helped it to thrive. Come be amazed by our acrobats, jugglers, aerialists and clowns as we take a trip through MCS history.

Tickets are non-refundable but are transferable at no cost. Please contact tickets@madisoncircusspace.com to transfer a ticket to another party or date.

A small number of standing-room only tickets may be sold at the door on the night of the event depending on capacity

$12.00 – $30.00
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Kids 12 and under
$ 12.00
137 available
General admission
$ 20.00
137 available
Circus star
This ticket includes a $10 donation to MCS because you’re awesome!
$ 30.00
137 available
Quantity: 0
Total: $ 0.00

Tagged With: acrobat, aerial, circus, family friendly, history, Performance, variety show, wheel

The Anniversary Show

June 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

circus octopus is juggling and playing with a variety of circus apparatuses atop a German wheel

Join us in celebrating our tenth anniversary! This production will showcase some of the important people who founded MCS and helped it to thrive. Come be amazed by our acrobats, jugglers, aerialists and clowns as we take a trip through MCS history.

Tickets are non-refundable but are transferable at no cost. Please contact tickets@madisoncircusspace.com to transfer a ticket to another party or date.

A small number of standing-room only tickets may be sold at the door on the night of the event depending on capacity.

$12.00 – $30.00
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Tickets

The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking “Get Tickets” will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.
Kids 12 and under
$ 12.00
151 available
General Admission
$ 20.00
151 available
Circus Star
this ticket includes a $10 donation to MCS because you’re awesome!
$ 30.00
151 available
Quantity: 0
Total: $ 0.00

Tagged With: acrobat, aerial, circus, family friendly, history, Performance, variety show, wheel

Grand Opening Open House

MCS Grand Opening Oct 25 2019

On Friday, October 25, 2019 we invite you to join us in our brand new built-for-circus space at 2082 Winnebago Street! Experience mini shows happening on top of every hour, where a variety of circus disciplines will be performed by our very own MCS students and members! Inspired by what you watched? Sample circus activities for FREE after each show! Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available by donation.

We did it! MCS is a good 6 year old volunteer-run non-profit. We started in a warehouse with just 12 members. Now we have over 80 members and are opening a new permanent facility designed for training and performing a variety of circus arts. We couldn’t have done this without the amazing support of our community!

Special thanks to Madison Community Foundation, William T Evjue Charitable Trust, Endres Manufacturing, Dane Arts, Sasy Neighborhood Association, Monona Bank, Diane Ballweg, Madison Arts Commission, and many many individuals!

Learn more on our Facebook event page

 

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A Length of Rope, Friday April 21st

“A Length of Rope” by Ariel Schmidke explores the significant choices we come to in life, with a rope and trapeze suspended on opposing sides of each intersection. These two circus apparatuses represent the struggle of choosing between different directions—be it a choice of place, identity, friendship, or love. The show’s relatability and vulnerability invite spectators to project their own choices on the performance and explore for themselves their lost possibilities.

Event space is limited. Please reserve your tickets here.

Joining Schmidtke on tour will be Bellingham based performer Strangely. Strangely has thrice circled the globe with his award winning, “rollicking, sing-along, one-man, cabaret riot” (Broadway Baby, Edinburgh) show Roaring Accordion. Never failing to impress, Strangely draws audiences into an epic world where anything can– and often does– happen.

Alongside these performers, you’ll see local Madison talent Jess Bruch-Clark, Luv Joy Seamon, and Sarah Muehlbauer performing works-in-progress for a show called “Things That Survived The Winter”—a developing interdisciplinary theatre installation exploring resilience in a dynamic and changeful environment. The show conveys the intangible elements that sustain us through the process of transition through the union of circus arts, original soundtrack, and an immersive visual arts setting.

MORE ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

A Length of Rope Tour is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tour sponsored by Anchorage Community Works. This tour will circle the United States offering donation based performances and workshops across the country.

Ariel Schmidtke is an interdisciplinary physical performer and multimedia artist. Encouraged at a young age by gymnastics she began training as an aerialist with the Dream Science Circus at the age of eighteen. Ariel spent several years studying dance, theatre, and circus arts in order to diversify her performances. In 2010 she joined the New Old Time Chautauqua Tour, and was inspired by their mission to bring entertainment and education to diverse rural communities with the intention of inspiring creativity and supporting community. After this tour she traveled to Paris, France to explore the origins of Nouveau Cirque and expand her performance skills. In France, she trained intensively at the Académie Fratellini and enriched her approach to circus dramaturgy. She returned to the United States in 2012, and continues to travel and perform her work, hoping to share wonder and excitement with small communities across the country.

Joining Schmidtke on tour will be Bellingham based performers Strangely. From emceeing to performing his own full-length show, Strangely will be joining the tour as a multifaceted performer. Strangely has thrice circled the globe with his award winning, “rollicking, sing-along, one-man, cabaret riot” (Broadway Baby, Edinburgh) show Roaring Accordion. Never failing to impress, Strangely draws audiences into an epic world where anything can– and often does– happen.

Split-city performer Sarah Muehlbauer (Madison, Philadelphia) will be presenting pieces from full length work-in-development “Things that Survived the Winter”, joined by beloved local artists Jess Clark and Luv Joy Seamon of Cycropia. Sarah produces independently as “Lion or Fox” reaching audiences through the use of spectacle, while focusing primarily on social issues including landscape, sustainability, health, and the re-construction of community in a de-territorialized environment. “Things That Survived The Winter” is in development to be showcased at Crane Arts “Ice Box” gallery space in Philadelphia, and is a fiscally sponsored project under Fractured Atlas.

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