Location: Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York
Hours: Varies
Admission: Varies
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Overview
Todd Robbins, whom New York Magazine
calls "a performer of dazzling skill," parts the curtains of the secret world of
the carnival sideshow in his amazing new stage production, " Carnival
Knowledge." One of the last practitioners of a quintessentially American art
form, Todd Robbins brings us face to face with an oddly beautiful mixture of
real-life human marvels and classic carnival magic. TheaterMania.com calls the
spectacle "infectious, informative and colorful." The New York Post promises,
"this is theater at its most visceral!"
Featuring contortionist Shannon Morrow and the hugely talented dwarf Little
Jimmy, "Carnival Knowledge" propels us through 150 years of American showmanship
and sideshow lore. But Robbins doesn't just tell the captivating story of the
heart and heartbreak that have underlined the American sideshow for generations.
He brings this hidden world to all-too-astonishing life.
Watch as Robbins and his coterie of sideshow sidekicks perform such hallmarks of
the carnival Ten-in-One as glass eating, self-electrocution, levitation, sword
swallowing and all manner of fire
ingesting. That's right, you won't believe your eyes!
In "Carnival Knowledge" Robbins explains our fascination with human oddities and
feats of physical skill with a winking reverence, humor and bluster that have
defined this art form since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Do you want to be
amazed? Of course you do.
Arrive at the theatre 1/2 hour before showtime and enjoy our pre-show Mini
Midway complete with complimentary games and concessions… all part of the
wonder-filled experience that is "
Carnival Knowledge."
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