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CIRCUS FILM SERIES at the new ASTLEY CIRCUS CENTRE, Newcastle-underLyme March 11 2024
PHILIP ASTLEY CIRCUS CENTRE - CIRCUS FILM SERIES - each Fortnight, Wednesdays 4.00pm
23/25 Merrial St, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2AE
A new Centre devoted to the Father of the Modern Circus in his home town of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Six weeks of captivating circus cinema exploration! Popcorn and ice creams available - so sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Wednesday 13th March
FAMILY CIRCLE TO CIRCUS RING
Philip Astley's early life and the Astley family in Newcastle. His military career in the Dragoons and high-ranking success. From soldiering on horseback to the training of horses and horsemanship. Creating the famous Circus Ring and a wider company of performers of all kinds. The Circus is born.
Wednesday 27th March
THE ARTS CIRCLE - the mix of Artistic Performance involved in Circus.
The importance of Dance, Music, Puppetry and artistic Design and Colour - a dynamic mix of the Arts which keeps the Circus at the forefront of artistic performance in all types of venue.
Wednesday 10th April
CIRCUS IN THE AIR
Circus buildings and the creation of Astley’s first Amphitheatre in 1773 - a famous venue for over century - enabling the Circus to 'take to the air’ with aerial acts of all kinds. The expansion to include a theatre stage alongside the Circus Ring to present spectacles with casts of hundreds. Astley’s Amphitheatre - a famous venue for over a century and celebrated in the works of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.
Wednesday 24th April
CIRCUS ON THE MOVE
How circus grew worldwide and established the art of touring large companies Using the railways to carry tenting, equipment and all the artistic needs of the growing variety of Circus entertainment into the new and mobile era of The Big Top.
Wednesday 8th May
CIRCUS, SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
The historic links between Circus and Fairgrounds - Victorian developments of seaside resorts and Pleasure Beaches, and the Pleasure Gardens and Pleasure Palaces developed around the country. A new family of entertainments.
Wednesday 22nd May
CIRCUS COMES FULL CIRCLE
A look at some of the best of our modern Circuses and hear some insights from performers and Circus families, the showmen and artistes. Circus remains the most popular live entertainment around the world - it’s visual and can communicate to everyone. Circus is still “The Greatest Show on Earth”!
£5 - Reserve seats here or pay at the door deepshikha@astleycentre.org.uk