UniverSoul Circus to Return to NYC & New Jersey with New Show

A big top spectacle of global proportions, the 2016 production of UniverSoul Circus takes fans of all ages on an unforgettable journey of light, sound and soul. Get ready for electrifying, edge-of-your-seat performances, including extreme motorsports, back-flipping canines, twirling bicycles, disco-dancing pachyderms, free-flying aerial acts and much, much more. Hailed as the most interactive circus in the world, UniverSoul Circus opens in the Bronx, March 30-Aprl 10; Brooklyn, April 12-24; Queens, April 27-May 15; and Newark, May 18-30. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000.

As has become its trademark after 23 years, UniverSoul Circus will present a multicultural/multinational cast of rock-star performers in 2016. Only under the UniverSoul Circus one ring big top will you be lucky enough to witness Olate Dogs from Chile (winners of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT), Ethiopian Pole Act from Ethiopia, Aerial Duet from Colombia, Bicycle Tricks from China, Airborne Motorcycles from California, Caribbean Dance and Limbo from Trinidad and Tobago, Russian Bar from Cuba and dancing Elephants from the United States.

"Just like the circular ring in which it sits, UniverSoul celebrates cultures from around the world and brings them together under the big top," said Founder and CEO Cedric Walker. "At this time in our history we need to come together, to embrace and learn from each other. I believe the circus naturally brings people together. In 23 years of searching for talent, I have journeyed to every continent to find a multicultural, multinational mix of talent to showcase."

Leading the charge this year as Ringmaster for UniverSoul Circus is the multi-talented Lucky Malatsi of Johannesburg, South Africa. Lucky, 27, has been performing in front of an audience for 23 years. In 1999, while performing in South Africa, Lucky caught the attention of Cedric Walker. By 2000, at the age of 10, he was performing a popular duo contortionist act for UniverSoul. Married with two young kids growing up in the back lot, Lucky brings new meaning to the term, multi-talented. He has been an acrobatic hip hop dancer, acrobat, contortionist, trapeze artist, teeterboard flyer, trampoline artist and an acrobatic-dunking whiz kid with basketballs.

THE BRONX

March 30 thru April 10, 2016

50 E. 150th St., Bronx, NY 10451 (Across from Bronx Terminal Market at 149th St. and Exterior St. Next to the bridge)

BROOKLYN

April 12-24, 2016

3159 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 10451 (Floyd Bennett Field @ Aviator Sports. Just down from Kings Plaza Mall)

QUEENS

April 27-May 15, 2016

Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Blvd. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434

NEWARK

May 18-30, 2016

430 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 (Across from Broad Street Train Station next to the Riverfront Bears Stadium)

Visit www.universoulcircus.com for more info, show times, and schedules. Ticket prices range from $16 through $40. Prices vary by venue and by day. Also follow us on www.facebook.com/universoulcircus and www.twitter.com/universoulcirc

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