In its 37th season, the Big Apple Circus presents Metamorphosis, a dizzying array of high-wire acts along with circus animals, contortionists, quick costume changes and the lovable Francesco the Clown.
The circus continues at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, home of the Somerset Patriots, through March 15. It is the third stop on the tour that began in the District of Columbia area and had its annual season at Lincoln Center in New York City. The next stops include Boston and Queens.
The talented and flexible performers hail from the United States, Russia, France and Mongolia.
Brothers flip each other into the air, and a young woman performs seemingly impossible balancing acts during the up-close shows. No one sits more than 50 feet from the ring during the Big Apple Circus.
The two-hour show hosts camels, horses, adorable dogs, llamas, pigs and more.
The Big Apple Circus is a not-for-profit performing arts and outreach institution. The organization presents private events as well as performances for people with autism and hearing or vision impairments in Circus of the Senses.
The circus, which relies on membership contributions to support its community programs, brings laughter to children and seniors through its Clown Care program at 14 pediatric hospitals and Vaudeville Caravan at senior residential care facilities.
Tickets start at $20 and are available at the circus box office outside the Big Top, 1 Patriots Park, off Route 287 in Bridgewater; online at www.bigapplecircus.org; or by calling 888-541-3750.
A ticket-information line is available at 800-922-3772.