Photo credit: Neshan H. Naltchayan
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® circus doesn’t take Built to Amaze lightly. It’s an extraordinarily engineered circus experience for Children of All Ages®.
New acts include basketball stunt men the King Charles Troupe, the Human Cannonball Gemma Querida Kirby, and comedic act Alex and Irina Emelin which meld with some of the old favorites such as Ringling Bros. famous Clown Alley, the majestic Asian elephants, death defying wheel of steel, beautiful high wire performers and the legendary ringmaster Andre McClain.
CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Dana Bash with her son Jonah King
“Andre McClain, Ringmaster and America’s favorite cowboy accompanied by his horse Comanche, takes the Ringling Bros.® reins and leads his Built To Amaze! funny and mischievous super circus supervisors, to construct The Greatest Show On Earth. A fantastic design with more than 110 of the world’s best performers representing 17 countries along with 95 exotic and domestic animals will be assembled, creating never-before-seen heart pounding performances” Production notes.
Ringmaster Andre McClain at the Verizon Center
Ringmaster Andre McClain
Send in the CLOWNS: Hollywood on the Potomac sat done with Boss Clown Taylor Albin a few days ago. The full interview is available by clicking this link. He sheds a light on the joys of ‘clowning around.’
Ringling Bros. is thrilled to introduce nine-time international award-winning comedic animal presenting duo Alex and Irina Emelin of Russia.
Alex and Irina Emelin (top L & R)
“New to Ringling Bros. is the Tower Tumblers, a troupe of competitive aerial athletes who launch themselves from trampolines to scale, repel and pass through a three-story high translucent tower. Ringling Bros. brings a spirited and fiery competition of basketball with the next generation of whirling unicyclists, the legendary King Charles Troupe hailing from New York City.
Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze! includes the All-Access Preshow® beginning an hour before show time FREE to all ticket holders. The Pre-show allows audience members to meet and take photos with performers, try on circus costumes, learn circus skills and have the chance to win a masterpiece painting by one of the Ringling Bros. artistic Asian elephants.” Production notes.
