The Amazing Acro-Cats

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Stacey Warnke

The Amazing Acro-Cats in performance.

The Amazing Acro-Cats

Are you a childless cat lady? Or do you just like cats? Or do you prefer dogs but are intrigued by the idea of cats doing canine tricks like jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on balls, and playing in a rock band? Then the Amazing Acro-Cats is for you. It turns out that cats can do a lot more than just type really fast. The show is part of the Rock Cats Rescue organization and its advocacy for clicker training, of which the Amazing Acro-Cats shows are an educational and entertaining aspect. Shows at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9-11, 2 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 1 p.m. on Oct. 13.

$70-$30.

media release: Get ready for a spine-tingling, whisker-twitching extravaganza as The Amazing Acro-Cats, prominently featured in the Netflix series Cat People, bring their Halloween-themed purr-formances to Madison this October! Presented in partnership with 9 Lives Rescue, the talented troupe of felines is prepared to captivate the audience at the Bartell Theatre located at 113 E Mifflin St, Madison from October 9 to 13 with six exciting shows.

For this frightfully fun engagement, this group of trained domestic house cats, all former orphans, rescues and strays, will give a one-of-a-kind “purrformance” that includes cats jumping through skeleton wreaths, rolling pumpkins, leaping over tombstones, and more! The show finale is the only all-cat band in the world: Tuna and the Rock Cats,or should we say, the Skele-Cats. The Rock Cats play guitar, drums and piano, and they’ve recently been joined by the Jazz Cats on saxophone, trumpet and clarinet So how do you train a cat to do complex stunts? Chief Executive Human (CEH) Samantha Martin uses clicker training, a technique involving only positive reinforcement, to train her troupe. Samantha and her human assistants and the Acro-Cats, tour the U.S. in their “catified” bus, which is also a mobile rescue for foster kittens.

In addition to being on Cat People, the Amazing Acro-Cats have been featured on national TV shows including The Late show with Stephen Colbert, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, CBS News Sunday Morning, and PBS Nova’s “Cat Tales”.

Tickets range in price from $30 to $70. For show dates and times, and to purchase tickets, visit www.rockcatsrescue.org. Tickets are also available at the door. A portion of the sales will go to a local organization: 9 Lives Rescue.