BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- Circus comes to the Bronx as part of City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Kids International Contemporary Circus Festival. New Yorkers will be dazzled juggling, hoop diving and partner acrobatics shows specially designed to entertain all ages! The circus programs introduce New York City youth to contemporary circus, a growing genre that incorporates physical theater, dance and acrobatics.
The 2015 season marks the third year of SummerStage Kids' focus on contemporary circus. Families will get the chance to see the best circus companies, from North America and beyond, make their mark in New York City as part of the International Contemporary Circus Festival. For the first time, SummerStage Kids will bring an evening circus program to the Bronx, with Brooklyn’s own Hybrid Movement Company and, from the state of Washington, The Incredible Incredible, performing for one night in Crotona Park. Hybrid Movement Company will present two works incorporating dance, acrobatics, and visual arts while The Incredible Incredible presents ‘Palindrome’, the story of two imaginary friends meeting for the first time, a piece inspired by mime, physical comedy, American sideshow, European clowns, and street theater.
June
Friday, June 26
CIRCUS: Hybrid Movement Company, The Incredible Incredible, IMPACT Repertory Theater
Crotona Park, BX
Crotona Park E. and Charlotte St.
7PM
July
Thursday, July 16
MindFlip Duo
Tremont Park, BX
E. Tremont Ave. between Third Ave and Arthur Ave.
10:30AM
Thursday, July 23
Lucky Bob
Tremont Park, BX
E. Tremont Ave. between Third Ave and Arthur Ave.
10:30AM
Friday, July 24
Lucky Bob
Poe Park, BX
Next to the bandstand; Grand Concourse at E. 193rd St.
10:30AM
August
Thursday, August 13
Hybrid Movement Company
Van Cortlandt Park, BX
Southwest Playground; Van Cortlandt Park S. and Broadway
10:30AM
Artist Descriptions
Hybrid Movement Company
The Hybrid Movement Company, a dance, acrobatic, and visual arts troupe, will present two works, Momentum and Are You the Dreamer? Momentum, a new piece, focuses on risk-taking perpetual movement driven by rhythms and flowing through melodies. It is performed in a powerful cohesion of Hybrid Movement, circus arts, classical and contemporary ballet, rhythmic gymnastics, bobbing, waving and popping. Are You the Dreamer? is a transubstantiated tale exploring beauty, ugliness, rejection, love, dreams, and fear through dancing and dynamic movement. The Hybrid Movement Company has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the most innovative Contemporary Circus Companies in the USA today!
The Incredible Incredible
The Incredible Incredible presents, 'Palindrome', the story of two characters, each the other's imaginary friend, meeting for the first time to unfold the intricacies of their tangled coexistence. Performances feature invisible string manipulation, shoe poi, impossible feats with silverware, sinus explorations, snail hats, and finger stunts all set to live music! The Incredible Incredible is a physical theatre duo formed by two friends inspired by mime, physical comedy, traditional American sideshow, European clowns, and street theatre. Matthew “Poki” McCorkle is a self-taught physical performer known internationally for his surreal hoop illusions, movement based manipulation, and unique and unusual presentations. Justin Therrien is an entertainer that challenges the audience's perception of what is real and what is illusion with his unique blend of movement and skill based manipulation. Accompanying them is composer and multi-instrumentalist Lucas Hicks on accordion, percussion, harmonica and ukulele.
IMPACT Repertory Theater
IMPACT Repertory Theatre Performance Company uses the performing arts and the dynamics of leadership training to inspire and empower youth. IMPACT believes that arts and education play a pivotal role in providing opportunities and transitions for the leaders of tomorrow. IMPACT is rooted in creative self-expression and anchored by a commitment to Safe Space, Outstanding Effort and Service to the Community (S.O.S.). IMPACT promotes the positive development of young people ages 12 to 19 by providing a learning environment that encourages, nurtures and challenges its students. IMPACT offers workshops, leadership programs and performance opportunities. The programs and curriculum encourage IMPACT members to have the imagination, skills and confidence to create their “special place in the world.” A core IMPACT value is attending college and giving back through active community service. All of IMPACT’s classes and programs are free. IMPACT’s ongoing performance program, creative labs, and 12 weeks intensive artist and activist training program are tuition free.
Lucky Bob
Watch as Lucky Bob juggles boxes, spins balls, reads minds and turns a volunteer into a magician. This show is action-packed and full of crazy magic and cool juggling stunts, a show not to be missed.
MindFlip Duo
Mix Kid Ace's extraordinary magic with Paris the Hip-Hop Juggler's amazing stunts, and what do you have? MindFlip Duo: the hottest tandem
to hit the scene! Mixing hip juggling with mind-blowing magical feats and comedy, MindFlip Duo, formerly known as The Renaissance League, create one fresh, exciting, full-length show with signature material that they've performed throughout the nation and abroad. Be careful not to blink. You might miss something!
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