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Dec 6 | Fall Semester Showcase: 400 Birds!
Join us for our Fall Semester Showcase: 400 Birds! Our youth and adult students will share the skills and dedication they’ve built all season with family, friends, and our circus community.


Dec 13 | Figure Drawing x Circus Academy
Everyone is welcome! All artists, all levels We're so excited to be partnering with Bushwick Figure Drawing to host this one-night event! Models will be posing on/with various aerial apparatuses, and participants will sketch these poses in various 30 second to 3 minute intervals. $10 entry $20 entry + 2 drink tickets When Saturday, December 13th @ 7:00pm Where Circus Academy New York - Brooklyn 30 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn NY 11206 ( directions )


Dec 19 | Gay for the Holidays (18+)
A One Night Only Fiasco at Circus Academy New York! IT'S GIVING SEASON, and all the fairies of the holidays are hard at work wafting jolly vibes through the frigid air. Oh, to be gay for the holiday. It's an adventure, it's a fiasco, it's a whimsical romp through family drama and folk-tales with strong moral messages…As long as you don’t think about it too much. Commune with us at Circus Academy New York, where our merry band of artists bring you tidings of foolishness and jo


Jan 24-Feb 1 | First Light
First Light at Circus Academy New York First Light is a bold new creation by 3AM Theatre (NYC) blending contemporary circus, physical theatre, and modern dance with kinetic sculpture, immersive lighting, and an original soundscape to deliver a singular, genre-defying experience. Visually striking and emotionally charged, the work draws audiences into a journey of explorers set out to ascend the tallest mountain known to exist. Their ambition soon becomes a reckoning with mem


Nov 22 | Everything That Moves
Circus Academy presents our second Performance Program Show, Everything That Moves, featuring flying trapeze, aerial straps, dance trapeze, trampoline, juggling, dance, and acro!Â


Sep 19-20 & 26-27 | Avast!
Navigate the treacherous waters of the high sea with our lonely Sailor, who encounters a pirate crew after being shipwrecked in a storm. Avast! is the first multi-week production to run in our space, and we're so excited for everyone to see this amazing piece of circus!


Aug 15 | Testing 123
Step into the future of contemporary circus with Testing 123 — a one-night-only showcase of bold, original works by five extraordinary independent artists.
🎠3 performances.
🌟 5 boundary-pushing creators.
🗓 1 unforgettable night.
Be the first to witness brand-new creations by:
Isabella Diaz · Keaton Hentoff-Killian · Matthew Morgan · Olivia Tavolacci · Megan Dewees


July 4th at Circus Academy!
Join Circus Academy New York on July 4th at the Pier to celebrate with your community!


June 21: Youth Session Showcase!
Join us for our youth session's summer showcase! Our youth students will share the skills they’ve built all season with family, friends,...


Party on the Pier 2025
One ticket, all the circus! Try flying trapeze, aerials, and juggling! Enjoy the summer sun with popcorn, popsicles and hot dogs. Fun for...


The Void: June 14 & 15
Get Tickets Step into The Void, a utopian dream where we build a new world with curiosity and joy as our guiding principles. A lost child...


Coup de Foudre: Contemporary Circus (April 25 & 26)
Coup de Foudre returns to Brooklyn, NY with their eponymous contemporary flying trapeze show that played to sold out houses in 2024. Over...


Spring Showcase Session: Fairytales! (April 5)
Once Upon a Time There Was a Student Showcase Join us for our Fairytale-themed celebration! Our youth and adult students will share the...


Academy Circus (March 22)
Circus Academy presents our Performance Program Show, Academy Circus! Join us in celebrating the culmination of our performance program...


COSMOS (March 8 & 9)
Guest Artist: Ashtar Muallem In this funny and moving show, Ashtar Muallem illustrates her life’s journey and her relationships with her...


Circus Academy Presents: A Haunted Happening (October 25)
A fun adventure turns sour when a group of friends seek out a spooky night, and encounter more than they bargained for. Experience creepy...


HOURGLASS: Work in Progress Showing (October 12th)
Artist in Residence: Luther Bangert Circus Academy New York is proud to host this showing of the culmination of Luther Bangert's work as...


Somewhere Only We Know (September 28)
Live music + circus! Coup de Foudre, a Brooklyn based contemporary circus company, and LA based Indie-pop Artist McCall are collaborating...


August Open House (August 24)
One ticket, all the circus! Try flying trapeze, aerial, trampoline and juggling! Enjoy the summer sun with popcorn, popsicles and hot...


July 4th Party (18+)
Fireworks at Pier 40!That's right, this year New York City is putting on a fireworks show on the Hudson River, and we have a front row...
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