Searcy will host the Garden Bros Circus at the White County Fairgrounds on Feb. 21.<\/p>\n
The circus has over 60 cast members from 18 countries. Each 90-minute show is in a theatrical European three-ring style. Acts include trapeze artists, elephants, contortionists, clowns, jugglers, motor-cycle acrobats and horse riders. The show\u2019s jugglers appeared on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe chose to come to Searcy because we have built a great rapport with them over the last several years,\u201d a spokesperson from Garden Bros Circus Co. said. \u201cWe love to see the awe in our crowd\u2019s faces with all the acts we bring to town.\u201d<\/p>\n
The circus began by contacting fairgrounds manager Cookie Jackson who booked the venue and set the date.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe perform at 280 different locations each year. There is no other circus group that performs at that many places,\u201d executive director Jim Davis said. \u201cSearcy is a great place because not all people want to drive to a big city.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garden Bros will be the first live circus senior Rachel Shearon has attended. She is looking forward to experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always had misconceptions about what a circus even is, but now that it\u2019s coming to Searcy, I\u2019m excited to see it,\u201d Shearon said. \u201cThis is an event that students may not have an opportunity to see very often.\u201d<\/p>\n
The experience is also new to senior Nathan House.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough I\u2019ve never actually been to a circus, people have told me all my life that I should be in a circus,\u201d House said. \u201cI\u2019ve always imagined circuses as places where acrobats do crazy things like ride on elephants and jump into a pool of sharks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shearon\u2019s interest began after watching P.T. Barnum\u2019s circus on the big screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since I saw \u2018The Greatest Showman,\u2019 I have really been wanting to go to a circus,\u201d Shearon said. \u201cThat movie was very inspiring, and I would love to see how a real-life circus experience measures up.\u201d<\/p>\n
House anticipates extraordinary acts and believes that Harding students should consider attending.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarding students should consider going because it provides a unique experience about things you don\u2019t see in everyday life,\u201d House said.<\/p>\n
The circus will perform two shows beginning at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets sell for $12.50. The circus will be performing in other locations in Arkansas, including Little Rock, Fayetteville and Fort Smith. Learn more at www.gardenbroscircus.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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