The Flying Wallendas

BIG APPLE CIRCUS PARTNERS WITH EUROPE'S BELOVED CIRCUS-THEATER RONCALLI IN A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND COLLABORATION FOR ITS 2023 SEASON AT LINCOLN CENTER

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple Circus is excited to announce a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Europe's beloved, and Andy Warhol-approved, Circus-Theater Roncalli for its upcoming 2023 season. This all-new show, "Journey to the Rainbow," will transport the audience to a dreamlike wonderland as it blends the best of New York City's hometown circus with the romance and magic of today's European circus tradition. It will mark the long-awaited U.S. premiere of Circus-Theater Roncalli, which is revered as one of the most beautiful circuses in the world. The company has amazed more than 45 million spectators since its inception in the mid-1970s with its contemporary but nostalgic take on the one-ring circus experience.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple Circus is excited to announce a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Europe's beloved, and Andy Warhol-approved, Circus-Theater Roncalli for its upcoming 2023 season.
  • It will mark the long-awaited U.S. premiere of Circus-Theater Roncalli, which is revered as one of the most beautiful circuses in the world.
  • Bernhard Paul, the founder and owner of Circus-Theater Roncalli, and Patrick Philadelphia, a long-time executive at Circus-Theater Roncalli, will helm this dazzling and dream-like production created specifically for the Big Apple Circus.
  • "As a circus performer for decades, I can ensure that this first-ever collaboration between Big Apple Circus and Circus-Theater Roncalli will be our most spectacular production yet, filled with classic circus charm and otherworldly theatrics."

OPEN TODAY!! ~Silver Dollar City Presents New Productions~The King of the High-Wire, Nik Wallenda's 'Zirkus' & Chuggington Adventure Depot

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

BRANSON, Mo., June 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kicking off summer in a big way, Silver Dollar City's National Kids Fest brings two new entertainment icons to the 1880s-style, internationally-awarded theme park, located in Branson, Missouri. The National Kids Fest runs now through July 24 and features new productions created for Silver Dollar City.  One headliner is the circus great himself, Nik Wallenda, who is presenting the never-seen-before epic show, Nik Wallenda's Zirkus. Another, for preschoolers, is Chuggington Adventure Depot, a fully immersive interactive playland adventure that brings the hit animated series "Chuggington" to life with their favorite characters, locations and more. 

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  • Another, forpreschoolers, is Chuggington Adventure Depot, a fully immersive interactive playland adventure that brings the hit animated series "Chuggington" to life with their favorite characters, locations and more.
  • Daredevils beware as excitement has few limits with seventh generation circus royalty and king of the high-wire Nik Wallenda taking center stage.
  • The famous Nik Wallenda returns to Silver Dollar City approximately a decade after his record-breaking stunt the Iron Jaw, when he dangled by his jaw from a helicopter 200 feet above Silver Dollar City.
  • Created exclusively for Silver Dollar City, Nik Wallenda's Zirkus showcases soaring acrobatics, aerial stunts, human pyramids, trick bicycling, and dangerous high-wire acts.