Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10-11 AM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Recommended for students in grades 6-12

School-day matinee tickets are available to public and private school students and their teachers, as well as homeschool students with an accompanying adult.

Free; registration required

Registration for this event is full, but you can sign up to be added to the waitlist.

Waitlist

Journey to the backlot of an inventive theme park, where in the shadow of the roller coaster and under the lights of the Ferris wheel, you’ll meet the operators, carnies, and characters that keep the rides running and the thrills coming.

Cirque Mechanics, although inspired by modern circus, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders, and a bit of clowning around, and include the spectacular flipping, soaring, and balancing everyone loves.