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Cirque Mechanics to perform at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts

JAMESTOWN – What has 90 wheels, 10 performers, weighs over 3,000 pounds and fits in a 26 foot truck? The answer is coming to Jamestown when the steampunk circus, Cirque Mechanics presents Pedal Punk at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Pedal Punk is a Steampunk inspired place where cycling is the way to escape the technology obsessed society. In this live production, excitement, artistry and thrill occur when a wacky bike shop mechanic interacts with cyclists and bikes. He repairs more than broken pieces – he creates wondrous machines and inspires the cyclist in all of us to become a Pedal Punk.

The cast includes dancers, trampolinists, aerialists, a BMX rider, a juggler and clown, a rhythmic gymnast, a contortionist and a stilt-walking stuntman. The literal centerpiece of Pedal Punk is The Gantry Bike – a pedal-driven performance apparatus. This remarkable creation is a modern-day industrial circus caravan, moving around the stage with a dynamic and quirky ensemble of high-flying unicyclists, death-defying wheel acrobats, soaring pole climbers and floating trapeze artist.

Pedal Punk’s creative team includes two veterans of Cirque du Soleil (Chris Lashua and Steven Ragatz), a co-founder of Los Angeles’ Cirque School (Aloysia Gavre) and Sean Riley, the host of National Geographic’s adventure show, World’s Toughest Fixes. Spectacle Magazine hailed Pedal Punk as “the greatest contribution to the American circus since Cirque du Soleil”.

Reg Lenna Center for The Arts marketing director, Len Barry, says “Pedal Punk exemplifies what can occur when the elements of a S.T.E.A.M. curriculum come together in harmony. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math are combined live on stage by a dream team of people who came together to innovate.” The performance is family-friendly and conveniently timed at 7 p.m.

Ticket prices range from $9 to $45 for children and $15 and $45 for adults. Group discounts are available for purchases of 10 and more tickets. Pedal Punk is sponsored by Comfort Inn of Jamestown – the official hotel of Reg Lenna Center for The Arts.

For tickets and more information, call 484-7070 or visit reglenna.com. The Reg box office is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Starting at $3.50/week.

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