Connecticut Circus Troupe Joins Garde for Young and Fun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2007
Media Contact:
Amy Moum, 860-444-4406;
amy@gardearts.org

(New London, CT) The Day Young & Fun Series will open its 2007-08 season at the Garde Arts Center with the Russian American Kids Circus on Saturday, October 27 at 1:00 and 4:00 pm. Connecticut-based theatre troupe ARTFARM and its traveling circus show Circus for a Fragile Planet will join the Garde for a pre-show circus extravaganza on Saturday, October 27 at 3:00 pm.

Oct 19, 2007 2:50 PM - Activities will include juggling lessons and roving clowns, jugglers, unicyclists and stilt-walkers. Family crafts and activities sponsored by The Day, and Pfizer, Inc. will begin at noon for the 1:00 pm Russian American Kids Circus performance.

ARTFARM is a Middletown-based nonprofit organization which creates high quality theater with a commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice. Circus for a Fragile Planet is a touring circus performance which uses the magic and artistry of circus to convey an environmental message which addresses the critical issues of global climate change, alternative energy sources, recycling, and individual responsibility in a way that is accessible and upbeat. Filled with clowning, juggling, acrobatics, and other circus skills and spectacle, the show is built around key elements of core earth science curriculum for grades 6-10 and accentuates the positive choices each individual or community can make to help build a better future for the planet. For more information about ARTFARM or Circus for a Fragile Planet, call (860) 346-4390 or email info@art-farm.org.

Tickets for the Russian American Kids Circus on Saturday, October 27 at 1:00 and 4:00 pm ($15-$20) are available through the Garde Box Office at 860-444-7373 or online at www.gardearts.org. Group discounts are also available. Patrons who held tickets to the Russian American Kids Circus for either the 1:00 or 4:00 pm performance, postponed from May 19, 2007, have had their tickets transferred to the respective performance on October 27.

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What: RUSSIAN AMERICAN KIDS CIRCUS
It is circus time and the stars are kids aged 6-16, transforming performing skills into a circus spectacular on theatrical stages worldwide. Trained and produced by veterans of the legendary Moscow Circus. Series sponsored by The Day.

Pre-show activities, sponsored by The Day and Pfizer, Inc., begin one hour prior to each performance at noon for the 1:00 show and 3:00 for the 4:00 show and feature family games, crafts, and activities.

When: Saturday, October 27, 2007 | 1:00 and 4:00 pm
Pre-show activities begin at noon and 3:00 pm.

Where: Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT

Ticket Prices: Orchestra $15, Loge $20, Balcony $15

Box Office Phone: (860) 444-7373

Online Ticketing: www.gardearts.org

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Media Info

For photos and interviews, please contact Dic Wheeler, dic@art-farm.org

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Now in its eighty-first season, the Garde Arts Center is southeastern Connecticut’s non-profit center for the performing arts. The Garde owns and operates the historic Garde Theatre where it presents musicals, opera, orchestras, contemporary music, dance, and family events. The Garde produces the annual New London Film Festival, and provides after-school programs and matinee performances to more than 10,000 young people. Under the leadership of Steve Sigel, Executive Director, since 1988, the Garde has become a major catalyst for the cultural and economic revitalization of New London.

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