Physical Theater Festival Chicago will open on Saturday, July 8th with a full day of free family-friendly outdoor shows in partnership with the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series. The free event will take place at Nichols Park, 1355 East 53rd St., in the Hyde Park neighborhood from 2:00-8:00 pm.

LINE UP

1:30 PM – Benjamin Domask-Ruh

2:00 PM– Austin + Ky

2:30 PM– Eric Robins

3:00 PM– Alexander the Amazing

3:30 PM– Jumping Juniors: Double Dutch Workshop for all ages.

4:30 PM– Benjamin Domask-Ruh

5:00 PM– Austin + Ky

5:30 PM– Eric Robins

6:00 PM– Alexander the Amazing

6:30 PM– Nouveau Sud

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Jumping Juniors is a non profit organization designed to mentor young girls ages 5 to 18. Specializing in teaching double Dutch. Their mission is to inspire and contribute to the health and wellbeing of girls and young adults between the ages of 5 and 18 through mentorship, guidance and collaborations for life long success.

The Nouveau Sud Circus Project is a contemporary social circus initiative rooted in the “underground” dance/acrobatic/physical theatre scenes present in the vast array of cultures in the urban regions of Charlotte. Through physical language — dance, movement, and circus — these communities tell stories of their struggles, histories, traditions, transformations, and iconography, as we examine the idea of what it is to be a citizen of the ‘new’ south.

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Alexander M Knapp is a circus artist, actor, musician, magician and performance artist born in Chicago. He is a co-owner of the Palace Grounds Cafe located inside the historic Palace Theater in Hilo Hawaii. Alex performs all over the world with his circus company BANG BOOM Circus. 

Benjamin Domask-Ruh (St. Paul/Minneapolis) is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on Circus and Theatre’s ability to bring people together and to create memories. As a juggler, clown, mime on-stage, he seeks to combine these disciplines into works audiences  connect with on an emotional level.

Austin + Ky

Eric Robins