SILLY GROWN-UPS - TRICKS ARE FOR KIDS
The Russian-American Kids Circus puts on a show by kids, for kids.
3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Morristown
TELL ME MORE: All the acts in this show — including flying acrobatics, clowning, synchronized cycling, artful juggling and precision acts of balancing — are performed by children ages 6 to 16. These kids do their own stunts.
The professional production began in 1994, when former Moscow Circus star Alex Berenchtein founded an academy in Brooklyn along with his wife, Regina, and his mother-in-law, Olga Partigul. The idea was that developing performing skills in a supportive and educational environment would be a positive means of artistic self-expression for the students. According to "old world" conventions, kids begin practice as toddlers to bring them to full potential.
Eventually, the most advanced students became part of a traveling performance troupe, sharing the stage with the likes of Bill Cosby, Whitney Houston, Joan Rivers and Ray Charles. They've performed in 34 states, Canada and other international destinations.
And all that during holidays and weekends. During the week, the young jetsetters hit the books like other kids their age. Bummer.
DETAILS: Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South St., Morristown. $27 and $30. 973-539-8008 or visit mayoarts.org. See rakids circus.org for more information. --Evelyn Shih
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