New Vic presents 46 CIRCUS ACTS IN 45 MINUTES 3/19-4/4

The name says it all. With their beeline approach to high-flying fun, the cheeky Aussies of Circa push their own limits as they barrel, bolt and balance at breakneck speed across The New Victory stage in 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes from March 19 through April 4, 2010.

In 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes, Circa performs a show based on the dramatic thrust of time. With the incessant mounting pressure of the clock, each act -- some are ironic, some anarchic, some plain silly and others awe-inspiring -- crystallizes into a small but perfect moment. Featuring four cirque talents with expertise in such disciplines as aerial acrobatics, hand balancing, contortion and hilarious clowning, 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes is a zany salvo of traditional and not-so-traditional circus stunts.

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes features DarCy Grant, Emma McGovern, Emma Serjeant, Lewis West and Scott Grove. Since 2004, Circa has taken its vision of re-imagining circus as a contemporary art form to 16 countries and across five continents. Based in Brisbane and performing throughout Queensland, around Australia and across the world, Circa combines the physically impossible with a poetic sensibility.

*indicates sign-interpreted performance. # indicates Talk-back following the performance.

Ticket Information
Member tickets cost $24.50 (orchestra), $17.50 (mezzanine) and $8.75 (balcony). Tickets for non-Members cost $35 (orchestra), $25 (mezzanine) and $12.50 (balcony).

Those who purchase tickets to this show and at least two other New Victory productions during the 2009-2010 season become New Victory Members and save 30% on tickets to all New Victory shows for the entire season.

On sale now:

· ONLINE at NewVictory.org

· BY PHONE at 646-223-3010; Monday-Friday 12 noon-8 pm; Saturday 10 am-8 pm; Sunday 10 am-5 pm

· IN PERSON at The New Victory Theater Box Office; Box office hours: Sunday & Monday 11 am-5 pm; Tuesday-Saturday 12 noon-7 pm

The nonprofit New Victory Theater is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; and from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The New Vic Council, Friends of The New Victory and the theater's dedicated patrons, corporate and foundation donors also provide essential contributions, helping to make possible programming of the highest quality.

About Circa
Circa has a unique vision of circus as a contemporary art form. Their committed ensemble of multi-skilled performers work year round to explore (and extend) the limits of what circus can do. Difficult to describe but impossible to forget, Circa's shows feature amazing skills pulled apart and re-invigorated. The company also runs year-round circus training programs from its base at the Judith Wright Centre in Brisbane and from a second center at St. John Fisher College in Bracken Ridge; they also provide circus training to schools and corporate clients.

About The New Victory Theater
The New Victory Theater is New York City's first and only full-time performing arts theater for kids, their families and classmates. Since it opened in 1995, The New Victory has quickly become an integral part of the cultural landscape in New York City, presenting a full season of adventurous multidisciplinary works from around the globe and close to home. The New Vic seeks out sophisticated, thought-provoking, professional productions that are as artistically rich as they are entertaining. Tickets are made affordable as a result of support from a variety of public and private sources and cost an average of $17, with seats for members available for as little as $8.75.

In addition, The New Victory also offers daytime school performances ($2 per student), family workshops and jobs to high school and college students. Interactive Lower Lobby Activities, FYIs (performance-related exhibits) and Talk-backs with the artists are offered in conjunction with select performances throughout the season. The theater's website, NewVictory.org, continues to be an excellent resource, providing video clips and more information about each production in the season, as well as show-related activities.

About The New 42nd Street
Founded in 1990, The New 42nd Street is an independent, nonprofit organization charged with long-term responsibility for seven historic theaters on 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. In addition to running The New Victory, The New 42nd Street built and operates the New 42nd Street Studios -- a 10-story building of rehearsal studios, offices and a 199-seat theater named The Duke on 42nd Street -- for national and international performing arts companies. Since its opening on June 21, 2000, the New 42nd Street Studios have been fully occupied by both nonprofit and commercial theater, dance and opera companies. With these institutions and the other properties under its guardianship, The New 42nd Street plays a pivotal role in fostering the continued revival of this famous street at the Crossroads of the World.

For nearly a decade, The New 42nd Street has employed numerous environmentally-friendly, sustainable and energy-efficient practices. To name a just a few, the organization replaced incandescent lights in The New Victory and The New 42nd Street Studios building with fiber optics and LED lighting, all printed materials are printed with soy-based inks and on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and of course, The New 42nd Street reduces, reuses and recycles copier paper, newspapers, magazines, cans, bottles, florescent tubes and batteries. The organization further demonstrates its commitment to the environment by purchasing 100-percent Green Power from wind energy. The New 42nd Street is aiming to achieve LEED EB Silver Certification for The New 42nd Street Studios building by 2010.

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