Midnight Circus in the Parks will kick off its 20th season at Brighton Park with a free weekend of shows, and tickets for the rest of the season’s performances are now on sale. The popular circus features a variety of trapeze artists, tightrope walkers, and acrobats, including Cirque du Soleil performers and the couple’s own kids and pets.
20 Years of Entertainment
Midnight Circus founders Jeff and Julie Jenkins launched their unique brand of acrobatic entertainment in Chicago’s parks in 2007. A total of 23 performances are scheduled this year, spread between Chicago parks and suburban Evanston.
The season kicks off with four free performances Sept. 5-6 near the new Chicago Park District headquarters at Brighton Park Community Campus, 4830 S. Western Ave. Tickets, which are available online, are needed to attend the performances.
Special guests this year include Book Kennison, one of the world’s most innovative jugglers and a longtime veteran of the Midnight Circus, and Junru Wang, who won season four of “China’s Got Talent” and went on to headline Cirque Du Soleil.
The Midnight Circus had a previous iteration that was in theaters across the city, but in 2007 the family put on their first show at Welles Park. More than 2,000 attended the initial performance, which is why the family continues to organize the shows.
Original reporting: Block Club Chicago — read the source article.
