New Shanghai Circus at Schimmel Center

Acrobatic act featured in the New Shanghai Circus

New Shanghai Circus, considered to be China's most celebrated acrobatic company, will perform at Schimmel Center at Pace University on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m. The circus features acrobats, jugglers and contortionists who carry on 2,000 years of Chinese circus traditions, and whose performances are often astonishing and spellbinding. The audience will see inventive feats of strength and skill, as well as control, balance and grace.

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Tickets start at $29 ($20 for children 12 and under) and can be purchased at www.schimmelcenter.org, by phone at 212-346-1715, or by visiting the Schimmel Center Box Office at 3 Spruce St. Box office hours are Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-5 pm, and beginning three hours prior to the performance.