‘The All-New Big Apple Circus: The World’s Best Under Our Big Top’. Director & Choreographer: Renaud Doucet; Scenic & Costume Design: Andre Barbe; Technical Director: Guy Simard; Sound Design: JP Perreaux; Music Director: Rob Slowik. Presented by The Gold Group, EMC presents BAC, and Circus Vazquez at Suffolk Downs, 525 McLellan Highway, East Boston, through November 2, 2025
By Mike Hoban
From the very opening sequence, with a thundering pop-rock score playing behind an array of jugglers, hula hoopers, flying acrobats, and dancers, the Big Apple Circus grabs your attention and doesn’t let go, generating a chorus of “Whoas!” and “Wows!” throughout the performance. The latest show, returning to Boston after a six-year hiatus, blends circus arts (trapeze, aerial ropes, various forms of juggling, acrobatics, and a tightrope act), clowning, and dog acts with a light show and an eight-piece orchestra to deliver a “one-ring” circus that brings out the kid in all of us.
