This Circus is Coming to The Schoolhouse Theater

Kevin O’Keefe (lying down) holds up a young volunteer during a presentation of Circus Minimus. O’Keefe will bring his one-man-circus-in- a-suitcase to The Schoolhouse Theater on Saturday, December 13 at 11 am. For more information call 914-277-8477 or visit www.schoolhousetheater.org

Why runaway to join the circus when you can come to The Schoolhouse Theater and see Kevin O’Keefe in a whimsical celebration of the imagination, called Circus Minimus, where the audience creates the circus. This one time only performance will be on Saturday, December 13 at 11 am.

From Kevin O’Keefe’s suitcase an entire circus emerges: tent, band, lights, and a host of zany characters. However, the most important performers emerge from the audience, making for a unique, and light-hearted collaboration for the entire family!

Kevin O’Keefe discovered Circus Minimus in 1985 when he found a small suitcase outside his apartment in NYC and decided to fill it with everything he would need to perform his One-Man Circus in-a-Suitcase around the world. Since then Circus Minimus has expanded to include five programs that have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of families. During the school year Circus Minimus collaborates with schools for a variety of In-School Integrated Curriculums that let students join the circus without having to leave school. These include Circus Around the World, Time Machine Circus, CircusYoga and The Human Body, CircusYoga and Life Sciences. The Circus Minimus Afterschool Program employs teaching artists in seven different subjects in ten NYC schools. In 1998, with his wife Erin Maile, Kevin co-founded the practice and community of CircusYoga. www.circusminimus.com

Tickets to Circus Minimus are $15 and can be reserved by calling the box office at 914-277-8477. The Schoolhouse is located at 3 Owens Road, Croton Falls, NY, just off exit 8 on I-684. Visit the Schoolhouse on the web at www.schoolhousetheater.org or “Like” them on Facebook.

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