CIRQUE SHANGHAI: DRAGON'S THUNDER Plays Today

"Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder" will feature an additional performance today, July 4, with performances at 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Navy Pier July 4 fireworks celebration will begin at 9 p.m. The performances on Wednesday, July 3 will be performed according to the regular schedule at 2, 6 and 8 p.m.

Praising Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder, Chicago Parent proclaims "... this year's show ramps up the entertainment and thrills from previous years."

Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder will run through September 2, 2013 (Labor Day) rain or shine, at the Navy Pier Pepsi Skyline Stage, the 1,500-seat, canopied, open-air theater on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Tickets are $15.50 - $29.50 and are available via Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 orwww.ticketmaster.com/shanghai.

"Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder" is a spectacle for audiences of all ages, featuring performers direct from China who are leaders in their craft of tumbling, juggling, balancing and more. With a total of 36 troupe members, "Dragon's Thunder" is the largest Cirque Shanghai cast to ever visit the U.S.

This year's production features an incredible line up of awe-inspiring acts, including "The Chinese Flex Bar," the heart stopping "Gravity Swings," and the awesome sounds of the traditional Chinese "Dragon Drums." For the first time in Cirque Shanghai's North American engagement, the traditional Chinese drums will be an integral part of the production.

Back from last year's show is the fate tempting "Wheel of Destiny," and China's finest daredevil motorcycle troupe, "Globe of Death," returns with not two, not four, but five motorcyclists riding at break-neck speeds within a steel globe.

Audiences and critics alike have lauded this year's production. The Chicago Sun-Times says "Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder is a circus everyone can feel good about," while the Northwest Indiana Times raved that "The performers of the Cirque Shanghai...have mastered the 'wow factor.'"

Directed by Miao Miao Chen, "Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder" is presented in this exclusive U.S. engagement by Navy Pier in conjunction with International Special Attractions, Ltd. (ISA) production headquarters in Shanghai, China.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION
"Cirque Shanghai" will perform May 22 - Sept. 2, with regular run performances as follows:

Wednesday at 2, 6 and 8 p.m.
Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m.
Friday at 2, 7 and 9 p.m.
Saturday at 2, 6 and 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m.

The schedule on Thursday, July 4 is 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. There will be additional performances on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 2 (Labor Day) at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Tickets are are priced from $15.50 - $29.50, and are are available by calling 800-745-3000 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com/shanghai. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more are currently available by calling GroupTix at 773.327.3778 or visiting www.grouptix.net.

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