CITIZEN SHIP: AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS FANTASIA IN 10 SHORT ACTS
FREE PERFORMANCE SERIES RUNS SEPT. 1 - 24
** Coming to a Park Near You **

Obie and Bessie Award winning CIRCUS AMOK returns for its 13th season of annual urban circuses with Citizen Ship: An Immigrant Rights Fantasia in 10 Short Acts beginning September 1st. This unusual collection of performers will offer 16 free shows in Riverside Park, Fort Greene Park, Union Square, Coney Island, Socrates Sculpture Garden, St. Mary’s Park, Red Hook, and other public spaces throughout New York. CIRCUS AMOK continually delights spectators as they juggle political satire, with traditional circus slapstick. It is completely free and open to the public -- perfect for adults and children of all ages.

CIRCUS AMOK is a one-of-a-kind, free associating, schtick driven, star-studded circus. Directed by the unstoppable "bearded lady" Jennifer Miller, this troupe of jugglers, stilt walkers, divas, and acrobats balances danger with laughter, politics with punchlines. The troupe is accompanied by the blasting, percussive sounds of the 6 piece Circus Amok band, playing a variety of international musical styles from klezmer to funk to folk.

This year, CIRCUS AMOK grapples with immigration reform in Citizen Ship: An Immigrant Rights Fantasia in 10 Short Acts. Hold on to your green cards, boys and girls! A fantastical steamer goes topsy turvy in a tsunami of confusion about citizenship. Our juggling emigrees try to out-run the INS and make it over the fence to free health care! Astounding acrobats extol the history of U.S. immigration policy asking what would happen if there were no borders?! And watch out: the Scape Goats are on the lose!

Performance Schedule:

September 1
Riverside Park, Manhattan
6pm
where: 80th Street
subway: 1/9 to 79th Street

September 2
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
4pm
where: 6th Ave.& 42nd St
subway: N/R at 45th Street

September 3
McCarren Park, Brooklyn
2pm & 5pm
where: Bedford Avenue at North 14th Street
subway: G train to Nassau

September 4
Coney Island, Brooklyn
2 & 4pm
where: in front of Cyclone at West 10th Street & Surf Avenue
subway: N/R to Coney Island

September 7
Union Square, Manhattan
1 & 4pm
where: Lexington & 15th Street
subway: L,N,R,4,6 to 14th Street

September 8
Marcus Garvey Park,Manhattan
6pm
where: 123rd Street at Madison Avenue
subway: 4/5/6 to 125th Street

September 9
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
1 & 4pm
where: 9th St & Prospect Park West
subway: 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza

September 10
Red Hook Recreational Area, Brooklyn
4pm
where: Clinton and Lorraine
subway: F or G to 9th Street

September 14
Columbus Park, Manhattan
1 & 5pm
where: Mulberry & Bayard Streets
subway: J/M/Z to Canal St.

September 15
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6pm
where: DeKalb Ave. / S. Portland, Brooklyn
subway: BMNQR to Dekalb Ave

September 16
Socrates Sculpture Garden, Queens
6pm
where: Vernon Blvd. & Broadway, in Long Island City
subway: N or W to Broadway

September 17:
Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
2pm & 5pm
where: 6th Street bewteen Ave A & B
subway: F to 2nd Ave.

September 20:
Battery Park, Manhattan
1 & 4pm
where: Castle Clinton
subway: 1/9 to South Ferry

September 21:
Rufus King Park, Queens
5pm
where: 89th Ave. & 153rd St.
subway: E/J/Z to Jamacia Center

September 22:
St. Mary’s Park, Bronx
5pm
where: 148th & St Anns Ave.
subway: 6 to Brook Ave

September 24:
Washington Square Park, Manhattan
1 & 4pm
where: West 4th Street
subway: A/C/E/B/D/F/Q/W trains to West 4th.

For more information, including exact locations visit circusamok.org.