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El Circo Cheapo Cabaret

Aloft Loft
Chicago, IL

Here we go! It's time for the next installment of El Circo Cheapo Cabaret--Chicago's greatest cheap date-recession-busting idea. If your New Year's Resolution is to save more money and have more fun, we'll help you do bot. Where else you can see people hang from fragile looking things from their toes, ladies shake their hips, crazy people walk on glass, and more!

What's it cost? Well, technically nothing! We aren't allowed to charge and we aren't even allowed to ask for a donation. BUT...to avoid people lining up down the block, and/or not even showing up we ask for a $10 seat deposit. Then, when you show up, if you ask Amanda, we will give you your $10 back. And if you don't ask for it back, well, that's not our fault is it? We'll just write our rent check and be happy.

NOW listen...Let me tell you about the amazing show. Aloft is welcoming interested circus artists from all over to come share our stage. The main purpose of this show us purely one of self-interest. You see, good performance footage of a circus act is awfully hard to come by, so by having a cheap show we can get a fun supportive audience in to clap and cheer as we film our acts to use for promoting ourselves to agents and clients. You never know what you'll get at the cabaret...you might see 5 silks acts from 5 different companies, or you might see a 6-year-old Russian trapeze artist, or an inner-city juggling superstar from the Chicago Youth Circus, or someone trying their act in front of an audience for the first time and asking for feedback, or someone who has done their act so many times they're going to try it blindfolded this time. Who knows, but you can't beat it!

Buy your tickets in advance or else you will not be able to come get your brain scrambled.

Note: No late seating. None. The door will be locked when the show starts. We always sell out. Do not try to just show up at the door with out a reservation.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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