From our friends at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey...
Families in Washington and Fairfax can See Ringling Bros. One Last Time Before the Touring Circus Closes Permanently in May 2017
Tickets are on sale now
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Out Of This World features an immersive circus experience that takes families to space to witness incredible acrobatic performances on different planets. Ringling Bros. invites families to experience The Greatest Show on Earth one last time to see the most extraordinary performers and exotic animals in the ultimate circus spectacle before it permanently closes in May of this year. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Out Of This World is coming to Verizon Center from March 31 - April 2 and EagleBank Arena from April 7-16. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 1(800) 745-3000, via www.ticketmaster.com and the arena box offices. For group sales, please call (202) 661-5061.
In Out Of This World, audiences will be riveted by an interactive, action-packed storyline filled with space-age family fun and technology, which deepens their connection to the performers. Through the lens of a magic telescope capable of discovering the most spectacular circus stars in the galaxy, they will join the Circus Space Fleet on a heroic mission of good versus evil to bring performers back to Earth, traveling to interstellar worlds of sand, water, fire and ice.
For the first time, the show features thrill skaters in addition to unbelievable performances by gravity-defying acrobats, majestic animals and hilarious clowns. Imaginations will run wild throughout the nonstop display of artistic athleticism, with acts seamlessly transitioning from floor to air to ice, a feat never before done in Ringling Bros.