If you've ever been to the spring Moisture Festival at Hale's Palladium or its naughtier burlesque counterpart at ACT Theatre, then you've seen Circus Contraption in all its glory. This group presents ...

I have to admit, those white-faced circus freaks were always a little scary. Word among the carnies was that the troupe at Circus Contraption was particularly macabre. But the 13-performer, ...

Someone has turned on the lights at Circus Contraption -- at least for a moment. The troupe that is best known for its sinister style of acrobatics (think the Flying Wallendas tumbling into Edvard ...

It took me awhile to catch up with Seattle’s 6-year-old Circus Contraption, and to savor their spunk and spirit — if not always the way they channel it into their current show, “The Grand American ...

“Are You Smarter Than a Fifth?”: The likes of Keith Richards, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick James and Slash compete against bottles of distilled spirits. Who will get the geography question right, the Oz or the ...

A Circus Contraption rehearsal is unlike any other I’ve been to. Not that I was expecting company warm-ups or a director giving blocking notes to this collection of clowns, acrobats, jugglers, ...