MSC OPAS is thrilled to bring the world of acrobatics, mechanical marvels, and a bit of clowning around to Texas A&M University’s Rudder Auditorium with Cirque Mechanics 42 FT - A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7pm. Tickets are free for Texas A&M students (student ID required). General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for all area students (K-12, free for kids four and under) and are on sale now at MSC Box Office, by calling (979) 845-1234, and online at www.MSCOPAS.org. Parking is available in University Center Garage and Cain Garage. Parking fees are not included in ticket prices.
OPAS Executive Director Anne Black says, “We are bringing this excellent troupe in for school performances for local fifth graders as part of our education outreach program. In organizing the company’s visit here, we really wanted to make at least one performance available for the public as well. The producers were happy to work with us, and we are thrilled to add a performance of this inspiring program to our Tapestry season.”
At the center of every circus rests a 42ft ring full of thrills, laughs, and excitement. 42 FT - A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels, is the latest invention from the creative minds of Cirque Mechanics. The company dares us to leap into the circus ring and experience the timelessness of this evolving art form. The show’s unique mechanical interpretation of the traditional, and its story full of the lore of the historic one-ring circus, create a welcoming place, like a big top, where we can be amazed.
The action in 42FT is full of theatricality and a modern sensibility, showcasing a galloping mechanical metal horse and a rotating tent frame for strongmen, acrobats, and aerialists. Cirque Mechanics, inspired by modern circuses, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American industrial ingenuity. The shows, imbedded in realism, display a raw quality rarely found in modern circus.
Cirque Mechanics' signature style is wrapped in acrobatics, mechanical marvels, and a bit of clowning around. 42FT follows the great successes of Birdhouse Factory, Boomtown, and Pedal Punk. Step right up ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, to the Cirque Mechanics' world of gears and canvas, pulleys and sawdust - within 42FT!
The New York Times proclaims Cirque Mechanics “engrossingly entertaining” and “Intelligently conceived and expertly executed.” TimeOut New York hails it “a spectacular ride” while the Omaha World-Herald declares, “exceptional for the wit, whimsy, and wonder.”
The OPAS education outreach program is made possible by the generous support of OPAS Encore.
