Press

1. 1. 05 Apr 2011
   1. Big Apples' Back
   2. On Stage Boston

   3. After a winter that just wouldn't go away, the Spring arrival of The Big Apple Circus on Boston's City Hall Plaza is always good news. 

      Once again populated by international artists, this year's edition -- Big Apple's 33rd -- is entitled "Dance On." And there's no mistaking the theme when Mark Gindick (at left) races out at the top of the show and begins dancing up a storm. 

      The multitalented Gindick is becoming a Big Apple favorite having previously supplied comic relief as an endearing clown in big glasses, tuxedo shirt, big bow tie and suspenders.  Here, he returns again and again throughout the show to bop around, often diverting your attention while the next act sets up in the dark.

      High points of this year's show, hosted by Ringmaster Kevin Venardos and under the direction of Guillaume Dufresnoy, include the X Bud Roses Troupe (below, left) from Mongolia.  In a world where the word "amazing" is becoming increasingly overused, here it is more than appropriate.  These five young women bend and twist and contort themselves into positions that seem impossible if not downright painful.  Truth be told, when two of the ladies held onto a performance platform with nothing more than their teeth, I just couldn't look.

      From Ethiopia, Girma Tshehai presents a clever demonstration of juggling while bouncing tennis balls off the various angles of a multi-surfaced  w-shaped acrylic frame.

      The Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe first hit the ring on monocycles, only to return later with a rousing jump rope lasso act.

      Another long time member of the Big Apple Circus troupe is Andrey Mantchev.  This time around, the young Bulgarian native does a solo balancing act on a circular platform that appears to float above the circus floor.

      And speaking of floating, Regina Dobrovitskaya soars over the playing area on her cloud swing. 

      Handling the comedy are Rob Torres, who juggles tin cups when he's not sending his boomerang of a hat out into the crowd…
2. 1. 23 Feb 2011
   1. BAC Announces Appointmet of Interim Executive Director
   2. Ringside Report

   3. 
      BIG APPLE CIRCUS ANNOUNCES
      
      

      APPOINTMENT OF GAVIN BERGER

      AS

      INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

               The Big Apple Circus, America's finest classical one-ring circus, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Berger as its Interim Executive Director, beginning April 15th…
3. 1. 28 Oct 2010
   1. Strong Arms, Fast Hands, Supple Spines and, of Course, Clowns
   2. The New York Times

   3. Fast, funny, filled with feats and fancy footwork, “Dance On!,” the colorful 33rd edition of the Big Apple Circus, is winning applause that pays tribute to the rich array of talent in its familiar single ring and behind the scenes under its little big top.

      Creatively the guard has changed, and this year’s show in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center fully bears the imprint of Guillaume Dufresnoy, who in 2009 succeeded Paul Binder, the Big Apple’s founding artistic director…
4. 1. 15 Oct 2010
   1. Circus Fans Association Renames Tent in Honor of Paul Binder
   2. Ringside Report

   3. The Circus Fans Association of America has announced that their local New York–New Jersey chapter, formerly known as the Felix Adler Tent CFA, has been renamed the Felix Adler-Paul Binder Tent CFA.  The formal induction will take place at a luncheon at Biagio's Restaurant at 299 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, on Saturday October 23^rd at Noon.  Paul Binder, Founder of the Big Apple Circus and its Artistic Director and Ringmaster for 31 years, will be the guest speaker, along with Circus Fans Association President, Maxine House, Immediate Past President Pat Pagel, members of CFA, and other luminaries from the circus world.

       

      Paul Binder was inducted into the Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, Indiana, in July 2008…
5. 1. 05 Apr 2010
   1. Clown’s return heightens appeal of Big Apple Circus
   2. Boston Globe

   3. The one-two punch of clowns Grandma and Bello make this year’s installment of the Big Apple Circus an entertaining knockout.

      After a nine-year absence, in which he spent time with the Ringling Bros…