A Day Out to Paulos Circus

*AD – this experience was gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.

Ever since seeing Circus Fantasia, Robin and I have been keeping our eyes peeled for more circuses to visit. There is just something about all of these different performances, ones that you can not take your eyes off of, in quick succession. It feels magical. Dann always describes it like boss fights in JRPGs – intense, with loud music, drawing in all of your attention and captivating you. Over quickly, when you just want to see more. When we were invited to Paulos Circus, we were all very excited to get along! This circus had acts we had never seen before, which is already pretty exciting! Though Circus Paulos is running at a smaller capacity, due to COVID, it is still packed with amazing performances and a lot of fun.

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One of the more unique aspects with Paulos Circus was actually their use of lights. Many, many circuses use music to communicate feelings with the audience, and I have attended circuses that have smoke machines, but Paulos Circus had a laser light element to the show, which showed different animals on the walls, bright colors and patterns on the roof and sides, and really highlighted some of the performers through these lights. It brought a magic element to the show, as the lights danced across the fog and roof, showcasing a show itself.

When it comes down to the actual performances, there were quite a few that stood out to us! My personal favorite was a juggler, who started by juggling ping-pong balls, bouncing them on the floor in a sort of reverse juggle to dance in them, then juggling them above his head as well. He juggled moving up and down stairs, juggling backwards towards the floor and above him towards his head. He juggled soccer balls as well and eventually moved onto hats, which he was juggling while taking them on and off his own head. It was fast, felt intense, and was mesmerising to watch. He seemed to really love his job, being quite a showman, winking at the crowd and smiling widely.

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I really love acrobatics, and this show had plenty of them. There were several sections where acrobatics hung from the trapeze or from ribbons, twisting and turning themselves and they hung from the roof. Along with these, there was a point where a women was inside of a cube, hung from the air, doing acrobatics in it. The lights around her made her glow, and she continued to move around this offset cube – something a little different from the normal hoop – and eventually even hung from her neck and spun. That’s not all though, the grand finally actually featured a giant space ship, full of lights, floating up the sky with two different acrobats hanging out of it, holding onto just each other and sharing a single trapeze. These two always felt like they were a moment away from falling, but kept each other up in the air and were perfectly timed when it came to staying. This finally was really an amazing end to the show and will stick in my mind forever.

There was also a tight rope walkers who looked like a fairy, moving across the rope on her tip toes, on a hoop, and doing splits on the rope as well. I have not seen a tightrope walker before, and it was a really amazing experience. One of the first acts to come out was a person who balanced on a ladder, moving it with his momentum across the stage. He really sold the act, being quite into what he was doing, clearly. There was, of course, a circus clown that came out in-between most acts, doing little skits that were quite slap stick – from becoming a one man band to taking pictures of people in the audience, but printing out pictures in the same poses that were clearly not them. The younger children, especially Robin, really enjoyed these smaller acts, as they are aimed more at her. This clown had a women who also came out with him for many of the skits, creating a dynamic between them both.

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Another interesting act included two very strong people, who were an acrobat couple who’s act was based on lifting and supporting each other, literally. It was a fun starter that showcased what more they hand in store for us later on! There was also some light magic that Robin and Amelia found to be absolutely amazing. Robin’s favorite part of the circus was “the funny clown” where as Amelia’s favorite part was “the alien ending” much like mine, and Kai’s favorite is “literally all of it!” Dann really liked the juggler himself.. There really is something for everyone when it comes to the circus, and that is very true at Paulos Circus, where there are so many acts, all so well executed, that you are just going to have a great time.

As with every circus, Paulos Circus does travel around, so do follow their social media (they are very active on Facebook and Instagram) and keep an eye on their website to find out when they have a show near you!

You can check out our other Days Out to see what else we’ve been up too!