The circus is coming to town

MORRISTOWN — The Big Apple Circus comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center for three performances, Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 18 at 3 p.m. and Saturday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $19 to $49.
At the circus, guests can witness jugglers flipping fancies with abandon, clowns dishing out laughter, and aerialists and acrobats serving gasps of astonishment with swirling, soaring style. The peerless Ringmaster, presents acts unimaginable.

The award-winning Big Apple Circus is a world-renowned presenter of live family entertainment. Its mission is to invigorate the communities it serves with the joy and wonder of classical circus.

Conceived and founded by Paul Binder to be a leading presenter of live family entertainment and a not-for-profit performing arts institution, Big Apple Circus' nationwide performances and community programs have made its history far-reaching and full.

It all began in Kent, England, in 1974, when American entertainers Paul Binder and Big Apple Circus co-founder Michael Christensen became juggling partners and took to the street corners of Europe. Their comedic juggling act was a hit, and they soon found themselves on the stage of the prestigious Nouveau Cirque de Paris.

They returned home to America in 1976 with a vision: to entertain and improve the lives of millions. One year later, they found a site for the first tent-raising in Battery Park, N.Y., and went on to create the award-winning, not-for-profit Big Apple Circus.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information and tickets contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or www.mayoarts.org.