The DC Traveler

Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA opened last night under the yellow and blue Grand Chapiteau at National Harbor in Washington, DC.
The only word to describe KOOZA is… AMAZING!!!
I’ve seen several Cirque du Soleil productions and KOOZA was by far, the most physical, high-energy and awe inspiring show of all. 
The audience’s reaction to the gravity defying, body contorting, magical balancing, and fearless performances resulted in at not several, but many moments during the show, of audible group gasps, screams and shrieks. The story, led by a team of very funny clowns made for a slap-stick, …read more

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Honing his craft as a street mime and clown for years in both the U.S. and Europe, and after joining his first of two European circuses in 1984, David Shiner later became a featured clown for two and a half years in Cirque du Soleil’s 1990 production of Nouvelle Experience.
Fast forward 18 years later and he’s directing Cirque du Soleil’s latest production to visit Washington, DC, KOOZA.  He also wrote and created the production, which opens October 30th, 2008 at the new Nation Harbor.
I had a chance recently to chat with David about the upcoming production of KOOZA. …read more

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The Big Apple Circus concept started when two San Francisco street jugglers joined forces with a Russian circus couple and opened a circus school in Manhattan in 1976.  Within a year, they had a stable of performers  and opened a classic European circus, using just one ring.
Now in it’s 31st season, the Big Apple Circus, when not in New York, travels around delighting children of all ages.
The two-hour show includes all the classic circus acts — high wire, jugglers, clowns, trapeze, horse riding acts,  a fun dog act and more. 
Two of the circus high wire performers set …read more

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People who have seen a Cirque du Soleil show instantly understand.  People who haven’t… are in for a thrill.
Opening October 30th, 2008, for a one month run at the National Harbor in Washington, DC, Cirque Du Soleil combines some of the best acrobatic performers in the world, with the art of clowning to create mystifying stories that delights audiences.
Tickets for Cirque’s Middle Eastern inspired show, KOOZA, just went on sale. The show includes high-flying acrobats, amazing gymnastics and dance, high wire and trapeze artists, bicyclists, jugglers, and, as always, a good dose of humor and memorizing live music.  

 
Cirque du …read more

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is coming to town.  Human cannonballs, tiger tamers, elephants, horse acts, acrobats, jugglers, showgirls, high-wire acts, and of course, the clowns.

For 138 years, The Greatest Show On Earth has played to audiences around the globe.  Starting in 1871, as P.T. Barnum’s Great Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan and Hippodrome show, it eventually merged with several other circuses and became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. 

Ever desire to run away and join the circus? Just step inside the three rings about an hour before show time to visit with circus …read more

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