The rebranded Royal Canadian International Circus is headed back to Surrey this spring.
The Calgary-based company鈥檚 2020 tour will stop , for eight performances 鈥渦nder the big top.鈥�
The all-new travelling show will feature 鈥渉igh-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, clowning and towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials,鈥� according to a post at .
The circus is managed by the Zerbini and Bauer families. Ringmaster Joseph Dominik Bauer is a ninth-generation daredevil and circus veteran who has performed annually in Surrey in recent years, including a 2019 tour stop at Guildford Town Centre, where the 2,700-seat circus tent was set up in a parking lot.
The circus came to Guildford last year and also in 2018, following a single year of operation at Cloverdale Fairgrounds in 2017.
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Last year was a record-breaking one for the Tarzan Zerbini-produced circus, according to the company.
鈥淚t has been decided to rebrand as the Royal Canadian International Circus and will expand its shows to the United States in the coming year,鈥� says in November. 鈥淭he 2020 tour will feature over 140 performances in cities in Canada and the U.S., from May through August. Additional shows have been scheduled with a number of extended stays including Minneapolis鈥檚 Mall of America.鈥�
Royal Canadian International Circus 鈥渃ontinues its migration toward thrill acts and acrobatic feature performances, no longer having exotic animals as part of their show,鈥� the web post notes. 鈥淧erformances will allow audiences to experience a traditional European Big Top circus through thrill acts and acrobatic feature performances.鈥�
Bauer said 2020 is shaping up to be a special year for the circus.
鈥淚f last year鈥檚 attendance numbers say anything, it鈥檚 that Canadians and Americans still love the circus and that these shows provide families with a unique opportunity to show their children something new and exciting.鈥�
The tour of B.C. will include shows at Richmond鈥檚 Lansdowne Centre from May 14-24 and at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver from May 28-31, followed by the dates in Cloverdale.
Tickets went on sale earlier this month at
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