Update: “At Circo de los Niños we value the safety and well-being of our community of children, instructors and the kind public that support our projects above everything else. In light of today’s mandate from the Nayarit Government and the Municipal Direction of Bahía de Banderas regarding Covid-19, our 8th annual Fundraising Event of Circo de los Niños, scheduled for March 18, 19, 20 7 21, 2020 has been canceled. Thank you all for your understanding.” – Circo de Los Niños, March 17, 2020
San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico – Circo de Los Niños de San Pancho (Children’s Circus of San Pancho), a non-profit organization designed to encourage artistic, technical and personal development of local children through various circus and dance disciplines, will present their new show from March 18th through 21st at 7:30 pm in the Circo Bodega in San Francisco, Nayarit (aka San Pancho.)
The project initiated in 2011 when Gilles flew in a team of professionals to work with and train the children of San Pancho in various circus and dance disciplines. Today, it is a non-profit organization that supports the development of children from 8 to 17 years old. Through circus arts and techniques, the children build confidence, focus, determination and physical capacities.
Each year, Circo de Los Niños presents a new theatrical show with colorful costumes, set, lights and projections, music and choreography that demonstrates the powerful creative and collective outcome of this unique community project – and the extraordinary talents of these young acrobats.
The performances allow the non-profit to raise funds for their ongoing projects, and the 58 local children who will be performing in this year’s production, titled “SANCHO!” are very excited.
The show is centered around Sancho Panza, the squire of Don Quixote of Cervantes. What happened to Sancho when his Don Quixote died? The author didn’t tell. So we can imagine that Sancho Panza continued the adventures and the quest for justice that he learned from his mentor.
In this story, a little boy pretends to be Sancho Panza. Through his imagination, he lives in the magical world of Don Quixote. While riding his “donkey bike,” Sancho meets our “niños” and joins them in some extraordinary acrobatic acts that make him realize that with imagination, determination and exertion you can achieve anything.
There won’t be any spoken words, or very few, instead evocation and pantomime, along with more than 15 different technics of circus art, colorful costumes, make up, projections and lavish lighting, will carry the story. Graceful acrobatic ensembles, daring feats, and music add drama and intensity to the performances, which are sure to charm spectators of all ages.
We hope you will attend one (or all!) of the 2020 performances. Tickets are $600 pesos (general seating) and $2500 pesos for Dream Catcher Fund Benefactors’ preferred seating. Tiered bleachers for seating ensures that every guest has a great view.
These benefit performances support the ongoing activities of Circo de los Niños, and the Dream Catcher Sponsors contribute annually to help Circo de los Niños de San Pancho sustain its programs and keeps fees accessible for the 150 families enrolled in the program.
Get your tickets online at CircoDeLosNinosDeSanPancho.mx. Buy yours NOW as tickets always sell out quickly for these incredible shows.
For more information, visit CircoDeLosNinosDeSanPancho.mx, their Facebook page, or send an email to circotickets(at)gmail.com.
Bodega Circo is located between the Colectivo San Pancho and the Entreamigos Centro Comunitario in San Francisco, Nayarit.