{"id":626,"date":"2018-06-01T16:33:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T23:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=626"},"modified":"2018-06-10T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T23:01:41","slug":"the-big-apple-circus-truly-spectacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2018\/the-big-apple-circus-truly-spectacular\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Apple Circus: Truly Spectacular!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acclaimed Ringmaster Ty McFarlan welco\"\"<\/em>mes the crowd and introduces the various acts from the\u00a0BIG<\/em>\u00a0APPLE<\/em>\u00a0CIRCUS<\/em>\u00a0including 10-time world record-holding high wire artist Nik Wallenda,\u00a0award-winning contortionist\u00a0Elayne Kramer, third-generation animal trainer\u00a0Jenny Vidbel, and acclaimed acrobats\u00a0The Anastasini Brothers. World renowned for its one-ring, intimate and artistic style, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the performers, BIG APPLE CIRCUS is passionate about revitalizing the circus for modern-day audiences with unique and astounding human feats, and innovative design and technology. The 40th anniversary season program features the famous seven-person pyramid on the high wire with Nik Wallenda and The Fabulous Wallendas and the daring quadruple somersault attempted on the trapeze by The Flying Tunizianis \u2013\"\"<\/em> the first time in circus history that both legendary feats are performed under the same big top. The record-setting acts are joined by Dandino & Luciana, a dynamic duo who combine speed, acrobatics and daredevil grace on roller-skates; award-winning contortionist Elayne Kramer; master juggler Gamal Garcia; Jan Damm on the Rola Bola; acclaimed Risley acrobats The Anastasini Brothers (who broke the World Record for Most Flips on November 9, 2017); Ringmaster Ty McFarlan; hilarious clowns Skip & Mr. Joel; and circus trainer & presenter Jenny Vidbel, who performs in the ring with 16 horses and ponies, as well as six rescue dogs.\u00a0KIDS FIRST! Juror, Juanita L. comments, \u201cI was very surprised and truly enjoyed every minute of it.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple Circus
\nJuanita L., KIDS FIRST! Adult Juror<\/p>\n

On Mon\"\"<\/em>day, May 28, 2018 I attended The Bi Apple Circus<\/em>. I was very surprised and truly enjoyed every minute of it.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple Circus <\/em>completely changed my feelings about circuses. My early memories of the circus included smelly dirty elephants, weird people and animals. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Big Apple Circus<\/em>, promises an afternoon or evening of thrills and laughs – and a lifetime of memories!<\/p>\n

I love the historical background of this circus. After traveling in Europe, Paul Binder and Michael Christensen returned to New York City and founded the Big Apple Circus<\/em> in 1977. It began as alternative to the glitz and spectacle of the traditional American three ring circus. Big App<\/em>\"\"<\/em>le Circus<\/em> has epitomized the intimacy and artistry associated with the European one ring circus.<\/p>\n

As part of this year\u2019s celebration, Big Apple Circus<\/em> presents 10 time World Record Holder, Nik Wallenda. Hailed as \u201cThe King of The High Wire\u201d and the \u201cGreatest Daredevil of Our Generation.\u201d Nik and the Fabulous Wallendas amaze the audience with dare-devil feats never before seen under the Big Apple<\/em> Circus Big top.<\/p>\n

There are so many thrilling and amazing acts and talented pe\"\"<\/em>rformers, I don\u2019t know where to begin. My favorites include Ty McFarlan, the Ring Master and the two clowns that interact and have fun with audience members. The daring seven person pyramid on the high wire by Nik Wallenda and The Fabulous Wallendas is breathtaking.<\/p>\n

I recommend The Big Apple Circus for ages 4 to 18 as well as adults and give it 5 out of 5 stars. Reviewed by Juanita S. L.<\/p>\n

For more information on the\u00a0BIG<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0APPLE\u00a0CIRCUS<\/em><\/strong>, its schedule and for tickets, please visit\u00a0bigapplecircus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acclaimed Ringmaster Ty McFarlan welcomes the crowd and introduces the various acts from the\u00a0BIG\u00a0APPLE\u00a0CIRCUS\u00a0including 10-time world record-holding high wire artist Nik Wallenda,\u00a0award-winning contortionist\u00a0Elayne Kramer, third-generation animal trainer\u00a0Jenny Vidbel, and acclaimed acrobats\u00a0The Anastasini Brothers. World renowned for its one-ring, intimate and artistic style, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the performers, BIG APPLE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-critics-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":637,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626\/revisions\/637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}