Wild Rumpus Circus
Goodman Community Center-Ironworks 149 Waubesa St., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
A scene from Wild Rumpus Circus' 2017 performance.
Stilt dancers, clowns and aerialists, oh my! Local, all-ages circus stars from the Wild Rumpus Circus are coming together to perform their 12th Winter Circus. Performers both seasoned and new will weave an entertaining story with the help of jugglers, wire walkers, acrobats and so much more. Directed by international professionals Jacob Mills and Marcia Miquelon. All proceeds go to the Wild Rumpus Circus Scholarship fund, which helps financially challenged families study circus arts.
2 & 7 pm on 2/8 and 2 pm, 2/9, Goodman Community Center. $12.50 donation ($7.50 kids).
press release: In a rip-roaring ode to the circus, silent film, and vaudeville stars of a century ago, the Wild Rumpus Circus’s all-ages cast of aerialists, clowns, acrobats, stilt dancers, jugglers and tight wire walkers will entertain and inspire on Feb. 8 and 9 at the Goodman Community Center. Since 2008, the Wild Rumpus Circus has been producing a “winter circus” which weaves circus acts into an original storyline, aimed at bringing together seasoned and new performers of all ages and doing some good for the community.
Proceeds from the show will benefit the Wild Rumpus Circus Scholarship fund, which awards several thousand dollars each year to financially challenged families and individuals to study circus arts. Past winter circus productions have also benefitted the Goodman Center, Dane County Parks, and the Small Planet Foundation.
Performances are on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. The suggested donation is $12.50 for adults and $7.50 for kids. Online/advanced reservations are available at www.therumpusroom.org. Plenty of seats will also be available at the door for all shows.
Directed by professional performers Jacob Mills and Marcia Miquelon , the winter circus uses a collaborative process to give performers an engaging 3-month experience in creating and presenting polished performance work, and offers audiences of all ages a zany way to warm up winter. Mills and Miquelon also perform locally and internationally, and offer classes and camps throughout the year aimed at sharing the joys of circus arts with all generations.