Circus Amok is a New York City-based circus and theater troupe that produces free outdoor performances every year in the NYC parks. Founded in 1989 by performance artist
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller (born 1961) is an American circus entertainer, writer, and professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has lived with a beard for most of her life. She is a juggler and fire eater. Miller lives in New York City.
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, who directs the company, the troupe began touring the city parks annually in 1994. The company performs in small neighborhood parks and well-traveled public squares in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. Circus Amok's performances address various political themes and social justice issues, which in recent years have included housing, health care,
gentrification,
gay marriage, immigration, the Department of Homeland Security,
police brutality
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, police
stop-and-frisk policies, and public education.
[Juggler Vein: Circus Amok Puts Politics in the Center Ring](_blank)
by Lawrence Ferber, August 31-September 6, 2006
History
Circus Amok started doing one-off performances at P.S. 122 in 1989, and began developing and performing free outdoor shows in 1994. They have regularly toured public parks in
Manhattan,
Brooklyn,
Queens, and
the Bronx since then.
Past shows:
* The Ozone Show (1989)
* Spies are Us (1990)
* The Survival Show (1991)
* I Am You, the Hypothalamus Story (1992)
* NY: Ground Under (1994)
* NY: Ground Under II (1995)
* $$$ Money Amok $$$ (1996)
* Quality of Life (1998)
* Quality of Life II (1999)
* Come And See For Yourselves! (2000)
* The Medicine Show (2001)
* The Experimental Walking Tour (2002)
* Home * Land * Security (2003)
* The Back to School Show (2004)
* Princess!: The Tail of a Lost City (2005)
* Citizen * Ship (2006)
* BeeDazzled! (2007)
* Sub-Prime Sublime (2008)
* MOO (2012)
* At the Crossroads (2014)
*Enough is Enough (2018)
See also
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Lady Circus
Lady Circus is a performing arts troupe in New York City composed of eight ladies who perform solo, in small groups, or in a variety show setting in their entirety. The troupe was founded by Anya Sapozhnikova in New York in 2007.
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References
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External links
Official Website July 8–14, 1998
New York Times Video
Circuses
Culture of New York City