NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present its CIRCUS NOW: International Contemporary Circus Exposure 2016, running January 14 – 16 at NYU Skirball.  Circus Now will showcase six cutting-edge circus companies and feature international artists from five countries. The Expo will be hosted by the circus performer and musician Sxip Shirey.

NYU Skirball is committed to presenting innovative and cutting-edge contemporary circus, created and performed by artists with exceptional physical prowess.  NYU Skirball won the 2014 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Experience for presenting Cirque Eloize’s CIRKOPOLIS.

CIRCUS NOW 2016 will feature Acrobatic Conundrum (US.), Oktobre (France), Barely Methodical Troupe (U.K), Andréane Leclerc (Canada),  Water on Mars (Sweden), and Aloft Circus Arts (U.S.).