Acrobatic Conundrum: The Circus of Second Chances

Wed. Nov. 20, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand, Acrobatic Conundrum is touring The Circus of Second Chances on the East Coast in November.

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Featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown.

On a relentless quest for wonder, three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild to fulfill secret longings.

Fluent in the language of circus, Acrobatic Conundrum’s principal performers melt the fourth wall and reveal their flaws and journeys to redemption. The audience plays a vital part in The Circus of Second Chances, in which ropes are dancescapes, trapezes are windows to the soul, and spinning hoops are portals to infinite possibility. In our homes we are out at sea, on our living room couch we find ourselves on an epic odyssey; so much rests upon the fate of a dozen lemons.

Leveraging their long-running friendships with each other, Emma Curtiss, Melissa Knowles, and Terry Crane put all their talents and quirky craftiness into this dada circus romp. They climb, cavort, invert, revert, and subvert in this capricious acrobatic piece as they ask, “What does your heart wish for?”

Appropriate for all ages. 90 minutes.
Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Show begins at 7:30 PM.

Performers: Emma Curtiss, Melissa Knowles, and Terry Crane
Music written and performed by Kamila Nasr

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Acrobatic Conundrum creates technically rigorous, ensemble-based circus shows that seek to contribute to a more courageous and connected world. Seattle’s premier contemporary circus arts company creates performances that amaze and inspire audiences. Founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Terry Crane, the company blends virtuosic circus skill, dance and physical theater to create work that is poetic, a little absurd, and deeply relatable.

“This is the essence of modern circus: intimate and personal, a combination of impressive physical skills and emotional storytelling. It’s visceral like modern dance and clever like avant-garde theatre—and a far cry from the ideas of circus that still prevail in America.”

-Gemma Wilson, City Arts Magazine

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