Circus Amok Presents Free Shows in City Parks This June
Performances are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, see full schedule here.
By: Stephi Wild May. 21, 2024
Obie and Bessie Award-winning Circus Amok, New York City’s only one-ring, traveling political queer circus extravaganza, once again lands in neighborhood parks throughout the city for the world premiere of THE DOUBLE, or, THE WISDOM OF THE OWL, their 27th dance/theater spectacular. With Naomi Klein and Doppelgängers Galore as their muse, Circus Amok 2024 falls down the rabbit hole of mirrored realities. In this swirl of elections and eclipses, and earthquakes, they bring you hijinks, hysterics, dazzling circus skills and other double-visionary exhortations. All performances have a running time of one hour and are FREE to the public. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, see full schedule below.
From the worlds of the Ringling Brothers Circus, the Judson dance theater, the New Burlesque, and the Theater of the Ridiculous springs Circus Amok!! This-not-to-be-missed show will amaze and astound audiences in a thrilling escapade of life under fascism, dystopia vs. utopia, and the future of our beloved New York City. Amok tours public parks from Coney Island to the Bronx with its multi-talented, six-member troupe and five-piece band, delighting and inciting audiences throughout the city. With astounding acrobats, jaunty jugglers, and dandy dogma it’s fierce, funny and fabulous. THE DOUBLE, or, THE WISDOM OF THE OWL continues the radical experiment of bringing free queer art into public spaces. The fun-for-all-ages, gender-bending production proves that everyone thrives when the community is fabulous and fair. Circus Amok invites audiences from all corners of the world into our raging queer utopia, pushing exuberantly at the edges of our drab norms. Join us for the breakdown and the shake-up. THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN.
Saturday, June 1
Ft. Greene Park, Brooklyn
2:00pm & 5:00pm
Myrtle Avenue side, at the base of the Staircase
Sunday, June 2
St. Mary's Park, Bronx
4:00pm
St. Ann's Ave & 149th Street,
Up the Hill near the Big Rocks.
Friday June 7
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, Queens
6:00pm
Broadway & Vernon Blvd
Saturday, June 8
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
4:00pm
6th Ave & 44th Street, in the center ellipse
Sunday, June 9
South Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2:00pm & 5:00pm
Berry Ave between North 12th and 13th Streets
Friday, June 14
Tompkins Square Park, East Village
6:00pm
East 7th Street & Ave A
Saturday, June 15
McGolrick Park, Greenpoint
4:00pm
Driggs Ave & Monitor Street, center of park.
Sunday, June 16
Travers Park, Jackson Heights
4:00pm
34th Ave & 78th Street
Friday June 21
COMING SOON!
Saturday, June 22
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
2:00pm & 5:00pm
Enter at 9th Street and Prospect Park West
Cross the Park Road and down the hill to the circle of trees.
Sunday, June 23
Coney Island, Brooklyn
2:00pm & 5:00pm
West 12th Street and The Boardwalk
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