Circus by the Bay | Panel Conversation & Live Performances @ Fort Mason Center

Art Bae Event Link In the 1970s, San Francisco became an epicenter of the emerging new American circus – an intimate one-ring model that spurned animal acts and focused on traditional skills of juggling, clowning, acrobatics, and aerial work, all filtered through a countercultural vaudevillian sensibility. This “not-so-big-top” was pioneered by such local companies as the Pickle Family Circus and its later incarnation, the New Pickle Circus, which performed annually at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture, and longtime FMCAC residents Make*A*Circus. This movement spawned a stream of Bay Area talents that spread their influence from Cirque du Soleil and Broadway to movies, and TV, an impact which resonates to this day. Join us for a magical evening celebrating this uniquely San Francisco history through a conversation with some of its leading lights, all veterans of Pickle Family Circus and the New Pickle Circus: performer/writer/director Gypsy Snider , trapeze artist/choreographer/director Shana Carroll , clown/writer/teacher Jeff Raz , and artistic director/choreographer Tandy Beal . The program includes rare archival photos and video, and live performances by Unique Derique ( Prescott Circus ), Chloe Somers Walier ( Dear San Francisco ), Elise Hing ( Circus Bella ), and performers from San Francisco Youth Circus ( SFYC ), Circus Center ’s pre-professional youth program. SFYC is led by Performance Coach Dominic Cruz , a 7 Fingers/ Dear San Francisco alum. (performers subject to change). RESERVE SPACE location provided by event source: "2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, California, 94109" ―――――――――― SF Stuff To Do