Get an inside look at the Big Apple Circus as New York City presents ‘Hometown Playground.’ The dazzling show, with soaring acrobats, jaw-dropping stunts, comedic mischief, and the cutest performing dogs ever, will run from Nov. 8, 2024, to Jan. 5, 2025, beneath the iconic Big Top in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park.
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Members of the Flying Poemas soar on the Flying Trapeze under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Acrobats Alec and Daniela Bryan perform as Abril Amore under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Richie Zsilak performs as part of the Zsilak Trio Jugglers under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Acrobats take to the air on the Russian Swing under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Michael Halvarson pickpockets an audience member under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Rafael and Isabel Abuhadba’s Cartoon Poodles perform under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Members of the Big Apple Circus perform under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Jesse Highley, Neal Skoy, and Robert Ryan are the Human Fountains while performing under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Mihret Mekonnen, from Ethiopia, performs on the Slack Wire under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Antoly Huaman Brazzan jumps rope on the Wheel of Destiny under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Antoly Huaman Brazzan rides inside the Wheel of Destiny under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Jesse Highley clowns around as a giant New York City rat under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Rafael and Isabel Abuhadba’s Cartoon Poodles perform under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Members of the Big Apple Circus perform under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Acrobat Sofia Petrov performs inside the Aerial Orb under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
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Viktoria Zsilak, Richie Zsilak and Sofia Petrov perform as the Zsilak Trio Jugglers under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.
