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SHOWBOAT SHAZZAM (formerly CIRCUSundays) in June Schedule We run two shows daily
Red Hook Programs (June 6, 13, 20, 27) at 1:00PM and 4:00PM.
Purchase tickets: Smart Tix Logo
or call our tickets hotline (877) 238-5596 to place your order.
JUNE 6:
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Luke Wilson

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Rudi Macaggi and Lea McGowan

 Fidget, Loon & Tater

 a wonderfully wacky clown family who blend music, mayhem and puppetry that tickles and delights all ages.

 Will Shaw

 an eccentric juggler of not-so-usual objects (boomerangs, tops and ropes, to name a few) Off-kilter skills carouse with in-genius wit!

 Rudi Macaggi and Lea McGowan

 an arresting adagio dance from this intense and unsual duo. Lea is a professional dancer turned acrobat who bases Rudi's balancing. Like elegant Brancusi's, they sculpt themselves into fascinating forms.

 Hilary Sweeney

 a ballerina with a sense of humor takes to the air. Trained by such noted Cirque du Soleil artists as Elsie and Serenity Smith and Ivo Georgiev, Hilary imbues her aerial work with precision, grace, and a nod to silent comedy.

 Rudi Macaggi

 a third-generation acrobat from Milan, Italy, Rudi is king of the consumate belly laugh. His comedy tumbling act made him the 2006 winner of "America's Got Talent" (Wild & Wacky category).

JUNE 13:
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ImaginAerial

 Billy Bones, the Good Pirate!

 by popular demand, our favorite swishbuckling, shark-fearing buccaneer is back! Ooooohs, Ohhhhh's and Arghhhhhs guaranteed!

 David Sharps

 our Showboat Captain presents his signature ball juggling & unique chinese vase manipulation that has entertained tens of thousands around the world, as well as in Brooklyn over the years!

 ImagineAerial

 from the Olympics to Germany's KrystalPalace, an evolution of power and grace with the artistry of this evocative duo on trapeze.

 Luminosity

 Laura Witwer & Angela Jones debut on the Barge their dazzling acrobatic adagio. Trained at national and international circus schools, they combine their numerous physical skills to great acclaim.

 Hoopoe

 creates a silent, hilarious and zany world of mime and magic illusions involving people, objects and the unexpected!

JUNE 20:
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Jazmin

 Li Liu

 Balletic and unbelievable balance – one-armed handstands while spinning multiple plates! A veteran of Beijing Circus, Ringling Bros. and Big Apple Circus, Li's sensational rizley and equilibristics will astound you.

 The Gizmo Guys

 inventive dexterity by a debonair duo. Cool things happen when these ace jugglers jam with rhythym, humor and style. Ordinary objects take on a new life in their routines.

 Professor Phineas Feelgood's

 infamous FLEA CIRCUS is itching to amaze you! See fleas in the nude, tiny wirewalkers & aerialsts, miniature jugglers, speck-like daredevils – and THAT is only scratching the surface!

 Jazmin

 a gymnast who took to the air, young Jazmin Ment has performed with Nyack's Amazing Grace Circus! and currently studies circus arts in New Hampshire.

JUNE 27:
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Circus Performers

 Luke Wilson

 with his British nonchalance and charm, manipulates cards, cups, clubs, devil sticks and words. A classical juggler and poker-faced magician, he redefines the term "sleight-of-hand".

 Dikki Ellis

 Clown Prince of the Slackwire, is a consummate Renaissance performer: an accomplished juggler, magician, acrobat and fool. His skilled antics enchant young and old alike.

 Petra Lange

 from Cirque Eloize and German Variete Theatre, this versatile and dynamic artist presents a daring dance on vertical rope and dramatic acrobatics using a table for a partner.

 Amram Linkov

 a Master of Gravity on multiple steel rola-bola's & virtual wizard of hand balancing returns by popular demand!

Purchase tickets: Smart Tix Logo
or call our tickets hotline (877) 238-5596 to place your order.
Advance Tickets (order online or tickets hotline only) are $16.00 for Adults, $12.00 for youth (3-12 yrs). If available, tickets are sold at the door for $20/$15 on the day of the show. All programs are subject to schedule change without notice
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David Sharps
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Will Shaw
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Hoopoe

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Rudi Macaggi

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Hilary Sweeney