The Circus! - Tuesday, 24 September

The Cirque d’Hiver (winter circus) has been on my list of places to check out for a long time. They didn’t have any shows playing right now (you can see circuses, acrobats, stand-up comedy, concerts, clown shows, animal acts, and various other “spectacles,” as they call them here) but it’s just a couple blocks from the apartment so I headed over there on Tuesday.

Impressive building! It’s round (er, actually icosagonic – a 20-sided polygon), 45 yards in diameter, and seats about 2000 spectators. Apparently you can rent it for private events too…hmmm…!

Shows of one kind or another have been presented there since it opened in 1852. It sits right at the Filles du Cavalier Métro exit. Sure hope something is playing there during my next trip!

https://www.cirquedhiver.com