This September, the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts will showcase a cirque-style performance–the “Cirko Cabaret”— put on by the Xelias Aerial Arts Performance Company, a studio group based out of Minneapolis.

 

The Mabel Tainter is a historic facility, complete with a renovated Victorian theater, that hosts an array of performing acts and musical shows fitting everyone’s entertainment tastes. Its recent performers range from numerous musical acts including classical piano, bluegrass, folk punk and rock and roll to performers such as flamenco dancers, Taiko drummers and comedians. The Mabel Tainter also acts as a venue for the Menomonie Theater Guild, producing three main-stage shows annually. It also partners with Menomonie’s middle and high school in addition to “The Menomonie Singers” for their performances.

 

This range alone is proof of Mabel Tainter’s extension to a number of audiences and clearly makes for an exquisitely full season. But this particular performance new stands out.

 

“We are very excited to bring this unique performance style to Menomonie and Dunn County,” said Amy Reise, executive director of the Mabel Tainter. Over the past 10 years, she has seen Xelias perform in various venues throughout the Twin Cities and was familiar with Meg Elias-Emery, the founder of Xelias Aerial Arts Studio. When Reise saw that Xelias is represented by G.L. Berg Entertainment & Associates, an agent that Mabel Tainter frequently works with, she jumped at the chance to bring them to Menomonie.

 

Elias-Emery has a notable background as a teacher, choreographer, and even performer   for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. As a result, you know the Cirko Cabaret will be a fantastic show. Some might even argue this exciting event to be an affordable version of Cirque du Soleil; Luckily, we don’t have to go all the way to Las Vegas to see it! Thanks to the Mabel Tainter, this highflying show is coming to us.

 

On Mabel Tainter’s event website, it is quoted that the event showcases the “beauty, skill and athleticism” of this aerial arts troupe and that Xelias will bring that “magical, mystical, amazing, modern circus feel” to the theater for everyone to enjoy. Juggling and acrobatics are included in the performance as well as other cirque-style arts.

 

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22.

 

Adult tickets are $28; senior and student tickets are $26.

 

For more information about the Aerial arts studio, visit: watchhumansfly.com

 

For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, visit: mabeltainter.org

 

The Box Office is open two hours prior to all theater performances.