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A Brooklyn circus arts company offering cirque classes for all ages and ability levels, including aerial skills, along with performances. It also provides rigging and specialty apparatus instruction like sway pole.
Ongoing classes and occasional shows
Class fees vary; see Cirque Education page
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Ages 5–17.
Class fees vary; see Cirque Education page
Ongoing classes and occasional shows
, 11237, in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Yes. ABCirque is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Tickets are handled by ABCirque: abcirque.com, or call (929) 400-7980.
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