Press Releases
For Immediate Release: November 10, 2011
Press Contact: Angela Jones 917-686-7178
us@suspendedcirque.com
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Theater for the New City presents
SUSPENDED CIRQUE’s
Under The Tree: An Aerial Holiday Celebration
“Suspended Cirque combined the bawdy fun of the holiday season with the true beauty in its meaning via ropes, trapezes, sturdy fabric and hoops – not to mention the Peter Pan aerialists whose own bodies manage to defy both gravity and the human form itself. And the childlike thrill these talented folks take in performance is both exhilarating and downright contagious.”
– Lauren Wissot, Theater Online
Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (btwn 9th and 10th Streets)
Dec 21 at 7 pm Dec 22-23 at 8 pm
Dec 28 at 7 pm Dec 29-30 at 8 pm
Tickets: $20 adult and $15 students and seniors, $10 children;
Wednesday Dec 21 show: pay what you want
Tickets: www.suspendedcirque.com
Under The Tree by Aerial Theater troupe Suspended Cirque quite literally takes holiday traditions to new heights this year at Theater for the New City in Manhattan. The story starts under the tree, as each toy comes to life with its own strange set of predilections and agendas. Barbie gets dizzy in a spinning hoop, Santa explores his past, a harlequin gets in over his head, a rag doll tries to find some stability, and the angel on the tree loses her wings. Suspended Cirque is bringing their offbeat humor, artsy circus flair, and playful sensibility to this sometimes frantic, crazy, and most wonderful time of year. Only a Scrooge wouldn’t enjoy this celebration.
Suspended Cirque is a talented and experienced group of performers who have created a new genre of aerial theater, integrating breathtaking aerial acrobatics, music, dance, theater, and circus. They perform on traditional circus apparatuses as well as new and innovative aerial equipment such as frames, chains and chandeliers. The cast of Suspended Cirque include: Joshua Dean, Ben Franklin, Michelle Dortignac, Angela Jones, and Kristin Olness. Members have performed with Twla Tharp, appeared on Broadway, at The Joyce Theater and Lincoln Center. They have been featured on NY 1, the Sundance Channel, Good Day New York, American Express, and NOVA. Reviews of the members include “powerful stage presence” – New York Times, and “Suspended Cirque is inventive in its choreography, clever in its staging, and cheeky in its performance”- Scene4 magazine.
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Press Contact: Angela Jones 917-686-7178
us@suspendedcirque.com
