{"id":32249,"date":"2018-06-08T01:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T05:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32249"},"modified":"2018-06-11T06:14:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:14:47","slug":"circus-smirkus-coming-in-july-with-proceeds-to-benefit-waldorf-school-of-saratoga-springs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/06\/circus-smirkus-coming-in-july-with-proceeds-to-benefit-waldorf-school-of-saratoga-springs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Circus Smirkus\u2019 Coming In July, With Proceeds To Benefit Waldorf School Of Saratoga Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32250\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/circus-smirkus-vc-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/circus-smirkus-vc-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/circus-smirkus-vc.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youngters perform at last year\u2019s Circus Smirkus. The troupe returns to Saratoga Springs in July.<br \/>Courtesy Circus Smirkus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Circus Smirkus, the international youth circus, returns to the outdoor soccer field at the Saratoga Casino Hotel for four performances this summer.<\/p>\n<p>On July 9 and 10, families can gather as the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs presents the Circus Smirkus 2018 Big Top Tour.<\/p>\n<p>This theme of this year\u2019s circus tour is \u201cVaudeville!\u201d a celebration of the grand American tradition of variety entertainment. The show will include acrobats,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>magicians,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>jugglers and wirewalkers.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty budding stars ages 10 to 18 perform in the circue. The 2018 performance troupe, comprised of 30 troupers, come from 14 states and Canada. The show is full of talent and spectacle, with aerials, acrobatics, wire walking, juggling, clowning, live music and an array of brilliant costumes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs first brought Circus Smirkus to Saratoga in 2007 as a fundraising and outreach event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Performances are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Tickets are $25 for adults 13 and older and $19 for children 2-12.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Children younger than two are free on an adult\u2019s lap.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All proceeds raised will go directly to the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available by calling 1-877-SMIRKUS toll-free or visiting www.smirkus.org.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tickets can be purchased locally in Saratoga Springs at the Children\u2019s Museum at Saratoga on 69 Caroline St. and at G. Willikers at 461 Broadway.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For information on group rates, call 518-365-3459.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit www.WaldorfSaratoga.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circus Smirkus, the international youth circus, returns to the outdoor soccer field at the Saratoga Casino Hotel for four performances this summer. 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