Tickets on sale July 25 for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Sept. 1-5 in Kent

Published 5:16 pm Friday, July 22, 2011

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to the ShoWare Center in Kent for eight shows Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-5.

Tickets for the circus go on sale Monday, July 25 at the ShoWare Center box office, 625 W. James St., by phone at 253-856-6999 and at www.showarecenter.com. Prices range from $15 to $65 plus fees.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2; 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4; and noon Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey on this tour present Boom A Ring, a magical circus experience, where just feet away from your seat you will enjoy high-flying excitement and pulse-pounding acts combined with performers of amazing courage and extraordinary skill.

Acts will include feats of strength from the Kung Fu Kings; the world’s fastest display of agility from The Barons of Balance; the flying high, flipping furiously sizzling Salsations; and the trust of the Urias Family as they reach speeds of 60 mph inside a steel globe just 16 feet wide with more motorcycles than thought possible.

The crowd also will get up close and personal with the majestic animals of Hans Klose as his 13 high-energy dogs display their animal athleticism as they maneuver through hurdles and jumps, backflip, and even high-dive from 16 feet up in the air.

Audiences will remain spellbound as they witness camels, horses, and ponies perform without riders and together within one ring a rare liberty presentation. Most impressive of all, are trainers Brett and Cathy Carden and the treasured Asian elephants who demonstrate their incredible grace with majestic athleticism just a few feet away from audiences’ seats.

The Ringling Bros. clowns will bring comical and musical hilarity to children of all ages.

The circus also performed in 2009 at the ShoWare Center.