New York City
It’s all fun and fearlessness at the big top.
The Grand Tour of Big Apple Circus is now playing at the Big Top at Lincoln Center, with the world premiere of a new show that transports audiences to the Roaring 1920s. Curious what that might look like? Take a look at the show's flights of fancy and death-defying feats in the photos below.
The show's world-class entertainers include clowns, jugglers, acrobats, and aerialists from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America, plus ponies, puppies, and more. The troupe is accompanied on their adventure by the live, seven-piece Big Apple Circus Band at each performance.
The Grand Tour is conceived and created by Joel Jeske and directed by Mark Lonergan (artistic director of three-time Drama Desk Award-nominated physical theater company Parallel Exit) with associate director and choreographer Antoinette DiPietropolo. Musical direction is by Rob Slowik with clown material created and directed by Joel Jeske. Set and lighting design is by Maruti Evans, costume design is by Oana Botez, and props design is by Katie Fleming. In addition, four-time Big Apple Circus ringmaster John Kennedy Kane returns to introduce the show's performers.