It’s back! Yes, the Big Apple Circus has returned to
Cunningham Park in Queens. The bad news is that it’s Grandma’s last gig
with them. The good news is that I
thought it was the best Big Apple I’ve seen and centers on a Flights of Fancy
machine.
Lions, tigers, and elephants…are not my thing and neither
was theirs. How can you not like one
cute dog, a pig, a porcupine, woodchuck (who didn’t chuck wood) and some
darling horses that some lucky ringside seat humans were able to pet. They are trained and led by Jenny Vidgel.
Grandma (Mark Gindick) is the clown but Jenna Robinson runs the show and
singing live (meaning that she’s using her voice and not a corpse). Scott & Muriel are seen most often as
comic illusionists.
What else can you expect?
Dimitry Chenov is a clown and juggler doing much with his balls. Melanie
Chy does a hand balancing act. Acrobats
are a must and the troupe from China is called Shandong Acrobats. Okay, there was one boo boo this night and no
one was hurt. Aerials are required and
the Flying Cortes had me (and everyone else) at the edge of their seats. I’ve
often wondered what this exactly meant.
One more act (and these are not in order of
appearance) was Anna Volodko with her aerial rope.
So…hooray for the circus, away for the circus. You’re gonna have a good time!
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