08-08-2025
Cirque de Paris French circus bringing one-ring spectacle to Central Jersey
Cirque de Paris presented by Cirque Anouchka Bouglione will bring the thrills of its one-ring spectacle to Central Jersey.
Tickets are on sale for the show rich in French circus traditions. It will return to the MarketFair in Princeton from Aug. 21-Sept. 1 and debut at Menlo Park Mall in Edison from Sept. 18-28.
The show is an all-new and immersive circus experience that promises 90 minutes of thrills, humor and elegance. The extravaganza includes BMX trick riders, illusionists, aerialists, acrobats, clowns and more.
Anouchka Bouglione, seventh generation of France's most famous circus family, has curated an all-new ensemble of Europe's best circus artists performing together for the first time in North America. The cast includes members of the Bouglione-Monteiro family as well as talents from around the world.
Taking after her father, animal trainer and circus owner Alexandre Bouglione Jr., and inspired by her mother, trapeze artist Linda Bugler, Bouglione decided to continue the family legacy by creating and touring her own show. Cirque de Paris presented by Anouchka Bouglioneis completed a North American tour in 2024 and is back with an all-new show.
A performer as well as a producer, Bouglione enters the ring with a hula hoop, continuously gyrating while adding hoops, building to more than 25 spinning rings. Husband Monteiro performs a new age laser performance and son Noah sets an immersive environment via light and sound.
Ukrainian born Kostiantyn Tsymbal presents a BMX act featuring record-breaking front wheel hops with Anastasiia. High-flying acrobats Duo Nava's Brandon Nava and Jacqueline Morales offer strength and delicate grace and gold medalist Fernando Israel Santos Perez performs his Flashback Magic large-scale illusions. Fifteen-year-old Violet Valla Bertini, an 8th-generation circus performer, is a rising star of the circus world with her unicycle and aerialist skills.
With a rich circus heritage that spans eight generations, former acrobat Pedro "Rampin" Santos Jr. returns with a new clown character, providing harmony to the circus with his comedic reprises. Belinda May Segura is a circus artist turned illusionist and Selina and Noelia showcase their unique duality and contortion with hand-balancing acrobatics.
Cirque de Paris is recommended for audiences of all ages and includes an interactive pre-show and intermission filled with activities and goodies.
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