ANIMAL-FREE CIRCUSES
The following list of circuses, touring productions, schools and variety entertainers do not use animal acts in their shows. Please consider one of them for your enjoyment or your next fundraising event.
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
P. O. Box 1917
New York, NY 10009
Phone: 212-726-1935, 1-877-BINDLES
Email: circus@bindlestiff.org
http://www.bindlestiff.org/menu/contact.html
Since 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of Vaudeville, Circus, Wild West Shows, Burlesque, and Sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals.
Circus Center
755 Frederick Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-759-8123
E-mail: info@circuscenter.org
http://www.circuscenter.org
Inspiring passion for circus arts through training, performance, and community outreach programs.
Circus Ethiopia
Aweke Emiru, Director
PO Box 22314 Code 1000
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: ++251-1-181671
www.lefourneau.com/artistes/circus/index.htm
circus@telecom.net.et
Circus Finelli
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Phone: 415-545-8393
E-mail: mail@circusfinelli.com
http://www.circusfinelli.com
Circus Finelli is San Francisco's all-women clown troupe. They host a twice-monthly variety show (the Circus Finelli Revue), perform at theatres and music venues, as well as private events. Circus Finelli is a multi-lingual troupe, joking in several languages. Their style draws from the traditions of European Circus, and American Vaudeville. They present irreverent circus comedy with danger and delight.
Circus Garden
230 Bayview Drive, Suite 4
Barrie, ON L4N 4Y8
Canada
Phone: 1-866-451-6231
www.circusgarden.com
Circus Luminous
2778-D Agua Fria St
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-992-2588
E-mail: mail@wisefoolnm.org
http://www.wisefoolnewmexico.org/circus-luminous.html
An annual "new circus" extravaganza featuring "breath-defying" circus acts created and performed by Wise Fool New Mexico combined with dance by Moving People Dance Theatre and original music. Circus Luminous has become a Santa Fe family tradition for Thanksgiving Weekend, playing to sold out audiences at the historic Lensic Performing Arts Center since 2002.
Circus of the Kids
9042 Shoal Creek Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Phone: 1-866-CIRCUS-5
E-mail: bruce@circusofthekids.com
www.circusofthekids.com
Teaches circus arts at schools, resorts and summer camps, offering one-day workshops and school assemblies to full-fledged residencies lasting several weeks.
CIRCUS OZ
Circus Australia Ltd.
PO Box 504
Port Melbourne
Victoria 3207
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9646 8899
E-mail: admin@CircusOz.com.au
http://www.circusoz.com
The Circus Oz show is a rock-n-roll, animal free circus that adults and children can enjoy together. Expect two hours of breathtaking agility, death-defying stunts, awe-inspiring acrobatic performances, irreverent comedy and a spectacular live band.
CIRCUS SMIRKUS
The Circus Barn
1 Circus Rd.
Greensboro, VT 05841
Phone: 802-533-7443
E-mail: info@smirkus.org
http://www.circussmirkus.org/
Continuing a 23-year tradition of bringing joy and magic to towns all over New England and New York, this traveling youth circus performs in towns all over New England.
Circus Vargas
Based in California.
Phone: 1-877-GOTFUN1
E-mail: info@circusvargas.org
http://www.circusvargas.org/
New owners and NO ANIMALS! An ingenious mélange of unparalleled artistry and comical relief featuring traditional acts and modern concepts.
CIRCUS ZAPPARELLI
4 Mallow Street, Hume
Manchester, M15 5DG
United Kingdom 0161 232 7807
E-mail: circus@zapparelli.co.uk
http://www.zapparelli.co.uk/acts.htm
CIRQUE DREAMS
1985 N.W. 18th St.
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Phone: 954-975-9525
E-mail: info@cirqueproductions.com
http://cirqueproductions.com/index.php
Founded in 1993 as the first American company combining the European cirque-style of performance artistry with American circus arts and Broadway theatrics.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
8400 Second Avenue
Montreal H1Z 4M6 Quebec
Canada
Phone: 800-678-2119, 514-722-2324
E-mail: contact@cirquedusoleil.com
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home/americas/usa.aspx
Famous the world over, this circus blends music, athleticism and dance to take its audience on a metaphorical journey breaking all the rules along the way. There are more than a dozen productions currently available.
CIRQUE ELOIZE
417, rue Berri
Montréal, Québec H2Y 3E1
Canada
Phone: 514-596-3838
E-mail: eloize@cirque-eloize.com
http://www.cirque-eloize.com/
Combines circus arts with music, dance and theatre in a path-breaking and original manner.
Cirque Lili
Produced by Campagnie J. Thomas
ARMO-CIE Jerome Thomas
42 Rue Monge
21000 Dijon
France
Phone: +33(0)3 80 30 39 16
www.jerome-thomas.com
CIRQUE PLUME
37, rue Battant
F-25000 Besançon
France
Phone: +33 3 81 81 38 80
E-mail: info@cirqueplume.com
http://www.cirqueplume.com/indexgb.htm
Performances combine music, dance, comedy and gymnastics.
EARTH CIRCUS
Earth Circus Productions
P.O. Box 3167
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 USA
Phone: 650-726-6679
E-mail: anne@earthcircus.com
http://www.earthcircus.com/
FERN STREET CIRCUS
Fern Street Community Arts, Inc.
P.O. Box 621004
San Diego, CA 92162
Phone: 619-235-9756
E-mail: laura@fernstreetcircus.com
http://www.fernstreetcircus.org/
Fern Street Circus was founded in 1990 by John Highkin and Cindy Zimmerman to explore circus as an artistic and narrative form and to function as a means for artists to work in neighborhoods. The first production, in 1991, launched an annual series of whimsical, narrative circus shows set amid an urban landscape. These eagerly anticipated productions are premiered in Balboa Park each spring, then form the basis for a Southern California neighborhood tour during the remainder of the year. In addition, artists from Fern Street Circus are available for corporate and community work, providing entertainment ranging from a single performer to an entire circus production.
FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS
Australia
Phone: 02 6021 7044
E-mail: info@fruitflycircus.com.au
http://www.fruitflycircus.com.au/
Based in Albury Wodonga on the New South Wales and Victorian border, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia's only full time circus training institution for children. Performances are a blend of circus, dance theater and live percussion with attitude.
FLYING HIGH CIRCUS
Florida State University
P. O. Box 3064026
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Phone: 850-644-5746
E-mail: circus@www.fsu.edu
http://circus.fsu.edu/index.html
Performances feature high-wire acts, juggling, bicycle tricks and acrobatics.
GAMMA PHI CIRCUS
Illinois State University
Campus Box 7130
Normal, IL 61790-7130
Phone: 309-438-2690
http://www.gammaphicircus.ilstu.edu/
GREAT ALL AMERICAN YOUTH CIRCUS
Community Circus Arts Corporation
YMCA of the East Valley
P.O. Box 7941
Redlands, CA 92375
Phone: 909-798-9622 ext. 205
E-mail: mramiro@ymcaeastvalley.org
http://www.ycircus.org/
GREGANGELO & VELOCITY CIRCUS TROUPE
San Francisco, California
Phone: 415-664-0095
E-mail: velocitysf@gregangelo.com
http://gregangelo.com
HICCUP CIRCUS
Hawaii
Phone: 808-965-8756
http://www.hawaiispace.com/
This circus performs at community events and works with schools.
IMPERIAL CIRCUS OF CHINA
Phone: (407) 993-4000
E-mail: producer@imperialcircus.com
http://www.imperialcircus.com/info.html
Considered the best of all Chinese circuses, it has played an important role in cultural exchanges between China and other nations.
JIM ROSE CIRCUS
E-mail: jimrosecircus@jimrosecircus.com
http://www.jimrosecircus.com/newest_site/flash/main.html
Peopled with unique human beings who are imbued with warped talents, ringleader Jim Rose and his eccentric troupe, the Jim Rose Circus, traverse the USA.
Lazer Vaudeville
631 Spruce St.
Boulder, CO 80302-5017
Phone: 800-206-1008
LazerVaudeville@msn.com
http://performingarts.net/Vaudeville/
LES COLPORTEURS
Maison Allignol
07220 Saint Thomé, France
Phone: +33 (0)6 82 25 41 83
E-mail: fanny@lescolporteurs.com
http://www.lescolporteurs.com/spip.php?lang=en
Dancers, illusionists and air musicians. Circus, dance, theater and magic.
MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS
Contact Xentel DM Incorporated for booking information.
Phone: 1-800-661-0178 or 403-541-1681
The Mexican International Circus is set with a swirl of bouncing acrobats, daring trapeze and high wire artists, glamorous showgirls, contortionists and clowns in a fantastic spectacle! Founded in 1983, the Mexican International Circus is the largest and most prestigious animal-free circus performing under the Big Top today.
MODERN GYPSIES
New York
Phone: 917-710-5080
E-mail: info@modern-gypsies.com
http://www.modern-gypsies.com/
Since 1995, Michael "Dirt" Saab, creator and director of The MODERN GYPSIES, has traveled the globe thrilling audiences of all ages, shapes, and sizes with original interactive entertainment. The Modern Gypsies' cutting edge performance art blends exhilarating danger and mesmerizing visual effects with comedy and skill. The acts run the gamut from fast-paced high energy to stunning breath-taking beauty. A spectacle which appeals to the primal core in all of us.
MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS
The European Entertainment Corporation
The Entertainment Corporation
The Park, Oaksey, Malmesbury
Wiltshire SN16 9SD
Phone: 01666 575200
E-mail: admin@theentertainmentcorp.co.uk
http://www.moscowstatecircus.com/
Russia's greatest and most talented circus performers push the boundary of human physical ingenuity to its limits.
The New Pickle Circus
Circus Center
755 Frederick Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-759-8123
www.circuscenter.org
NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS
645 State Hwy. 165
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: 1-877-21-CHINA (1-877-2124462)
Email: info@nscc.biz
http://acrobatsofchina.com
Offering breathtaking feats of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, contortion and magic.
NO FIT STATE CIRCUS
P.O. Box 238
Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0XS, United Kingdom 029 20488734
Phone: +44 (0)29 2022 1330
E-mail: nofitstatecircus@net.ntl.com
http://www.nofitstate.org/
NoFit State Circus are leading the renaissance of contemporary circus in the UK, producing professional touring productions at all scales and a wide range of community, training, and education projects for people of all ages.
Russian American Kids Circus
Brad Simon Organization, Inc.
122 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-980-5920
www.rakidscircus.org
7 FINGERS
225 roy est #205
Montréal (Qc) H2W 1M5
info@7doigts.com
Phone: 514-521-4477
E-mail: info@7doigts.com
http://7doigts.com/w/menu
Aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, and the wit and humor of young international circus performers.
SWAMP CIRCUS THEATRE
19 Wansfield Rd.
Brightside, Sheffield, S4 8BE, United Kingdom
Phone: 0114 256 0962
E-mail: swampcircus@btinternet.com
http://www.swampcircus.com/
All human circus theater with an environmentally flavored artistic direction.
THE GREEN ROADSHOW
Ham Mill's Yard, Bowlish
Shepton Mallet
Somerset BA4 5JH, United Kingdom
E-mail: info@greenroadshow.demon.co.uk
http://www.greenroadshow.co.uk/circus.html