The Center for Performing Arts

Cirque Us Stories   

Friday, October 2, 2026

10 AM & 12 PM

Grades: K+

Groups of 9 or less, click below

Groups of 10 or more, click below

Tickets: $9.50 $8.50 until September 1st!

 

Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Theatre Arts, Dance, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Social Studies, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Science (Physics), Mathematics

 

Cirque Us Stories is a thoughtfully curated show that flips through the pages of our troupe's favorite stories to bring you a touching, thrilling narrative about community and identity. Interweaving of stories, this show jumps off the page with twists, flips, rewrites, and retellings of stories you'll love. The show features aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, clowns, and more, all ready to fly off the shelf and straight to you!

 

Cirque Us Stories  proudly features the following acts:

  • Dance Trapeze
  • Contortion
  • Hula Hoops
  • Handbalancing
  • Clowning
  • Dance
  • Rope
  • Straps
  • Jump Rope

Groups of 9 or less, click below

Groups of 10 or more, click below

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    1 University Parkway,
    University Park, IL 60484

    Box Office Hours
    T,W,F: 10A-4P
    TH: 11A-6P
    TWO HOURS PRIOR TO SHOWTIMES