Circus company setting up in Troy
From a performance in the Frear Building last year. / photo: Douglas Liebig
The circus performers who staged a show in Troy's Gasholder building last year are back in town to establish their headquarters -- and perform a series of shows around the Capital Region this summer.
Marquise Productions -- led by Round Lake native Aaron Marquise, a graduate of the National Circus School in Montreal -- will start off the production of a circus called YOL at the Gasholder building June 10-12. The production will then make stops at a handful of other venues in the area. The schedule is after the jump.
From the website for YOL:
YOL, which means "road" or "way" in Turkish, tells the story of one girl on a mystical journey, exploring a path formed by her own curiosity and imagination. Interacting with the supernatural and mysterious aspects of her own mind, she undergoes her own evolution as both storyteller and observer. A story told through a mix between a new form of circus and theatre, YOL explores what our beliefs say about us and the possibility of returning to a childlike wonder about the world around us.
Marquise talked with Lauren last year about the style of circus his company performs. There are no animals -- it's more like Cirque du Soleil than Ringling Brothers.
YOL schedule
June 10-12: Troy Gas Light Company Gasholder building
June 10 - 7:30 pm
June 11 - 3 pm & 7:30 pm
June 12 - 4 pm (after Flag Day Parade)
The Gasholder is at 5th Ave. and Jefferson Street in Troy.
June 17: Saratoga Dance Museum
June 17 - 7:30 pm
June 18: Round Lake Auditorium
June 18th - 7:30 pm
Tickets for the above shows are $20 / $15 for students and seniors / $10 kids under age 12 / free for ages 5 and younger sitting on the lap of an adult.
June 25: PS21 in Chatham
June 25 - 7:30 pm
Watch for ticket details at PS21 website.
July 1-2: Proctors GE Theater
July 1 and 2 - 7:30 pm
Ticket info TBA.
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Earlier on AOA:
+ It's a circus in Troy
+ Troy's Gasholder Building: Industrial grace
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Oui!
... said ethan on May 23, 2016 at 3:13 PM | link
Information and purchase links for tickets to all of the performances of YOL are/will be here:
http://www.marquiseproductions.com/#!yol/h7eph
... said Duncan Crary on May 23, 2016 at 3:20 PM | link