5 Questions with Connor Houlihan
Posted September 30, 2022
Circus
We’re thrilled to welcome
Machine de Cirque for their Philadelphia debut on October 2. The Québec-based group known for their “immensely gifted performers…and spectacular routines,” (
The Boston Globe) will perform its newest work
La Galerie. Leading up to the troupe’s exhilarating debut, we connected with ensemble member Connor Houlihan to learn more about the Minnesota native in just five questions.
Read more...Find wonder and fun with Flip Fabrique’s Blizzard
Circus
Families, this is just for you—an hour of free-spirited fun and wonder in a performance for kids and their adults of all ages. Our contemporary circus friends
Flip Fabrique are sharing their current production
Blizzard for one night only, Saturday, March 20 at 7 PM.
You can watch for free via YouTube here.
This piece is special in its own right, but its timing feels apropos. As we reflect on our last “normal” week one year ago, I realize that Blizzard was the last performance I attended in person, outside of the Annenberg Center. It was wonderful to see Blizzard at TOHU in Montréal in the winter snow of December 2019. There is nostalgia in this piece for the Annenberg Center too. We were planning to present Blizzard live on our stage in April 2021. It was set to be announced when the world and all performing arts shut down in March 2020. We were not able to share that announcement with you, nor able to share the show with you in person. But now, through the generosity of the company’s special virtual presentation, we may share this performance with all of you in some form! Read more...
Checking in with some family favorites
Circus
For decades, our family programming, Student Discovery Series and annual Philadelphia Children’s Festival have featured artists from around the world for performances that are at once entertaining and educational. As we miss hearing the delighted giggles and exuberant applause from our youngest audience members, we thought we’d check in with a few family favorites from the past two years and bring the show to you virtually. Enjoy a mesmerizing swing act in the Las Vegas desert by
Cirque Mechanics; a vibrant exploration of Mexican music, dance and costuming by
Mexico Beyond Mariachi; or a classic appearance by
MUMMENSCHANZ from
The Muppet Show in 1976. We can’t wait to see bright, smiling faces of all ages in our theatres again soon!
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