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In the spirit of P.T. Barnum and the American Side Show, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a revival of traditional acts to dazzle any audience. This five to ten member travelling troupe offers a blend of vaudeville, circus acts and slapstick comedy. Give the Bindlestiff Family an evening and we will give you a sumptous feast of juggling, magic, music, clown antics, sideshow curiousities, fire eating, sword swallowing, and more...

Live sounds of the Bindlestiff Family Marching Band
Fireplay, the internationally acclaimed fire manipulating duo
Philomena and Kinko performing Orificular Love Poetry
Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild-West Gender-Bender Jamboree
Ramona's stomach curdling diet of creepy crawly critters
The Casino Classic, Lilly Lipid, singing songs of love and lust
The jesterfication of extremebody play and fakirisms
The world's one and only brother and sister bed of nails act
Flotenrags performing fabulous folies upon the slack wire
Philomena walking barefoot upon a carpet of broken glass
The Blue Bunny shooting a shower of sparkling balls
Kinko pounding six inch steel spikes into his cranial cavity
The precision juggling of the Donniker Brothers
Madame Bolo, psychic wonder and lager foam divinator
Baby Dee performing the most amazing squeeze box sensations.
The Fabulous Miss Una suspended from a trapeze high above your head

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veling in a bus that doubles as the Autonomadic Bookmobile, they spend April and May on the east coast of the United States. During August and September look towards the west coast for their antics.

The rest of the time, one might be lucky to find a few members in the nooks and crooks of New York City or New Orleans.

They can perform for just about anybody just about anywhere, from lawn to classroom, from danky bar to concert hall. From the Outhouse to the Apollo. The Bindlestiff's customize every show.

Children's performances include face painting, balloon animals and hats, juggling, singing and dancing, clowns, and a few of the sideshow acts. For their decidedly adult faire, the Bindlestiffs shift gears and the result is a bizarre performance that incorporates the slapstick mixture with fire eating, nudity, and body play.

When the Cirkus is travelling the troupe ranges from five to ten, though we have been know to share our ring. When the Family is doing shows on its home turf, the performing troupe can come close to twenty.


			LADIES & GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE

		`"They have an agenda& the cirkus is their medium."` --Canadian Customs Official We have travelled the globe in order to bring you your DEEPEST FANTASIES, DARKEST DREAMS, & UNEXPECTED ODDITIES!!! In the spirit of P.T. Barnum and the American Side Show, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a revival of traditional acts to dazzle any audience. This five to ten member travelling troupe offers a blend of vaudeville, circus acts and slapstick comedy. Give the Bindlestiff Family an evening and we will give you a sumptous feast of juggling, magic, music, clown antics, sideshow curiousities, fire eating, sword swallowing, and more... Join your Ring Mistress Philomena Bindlestiff as she takes you on a tour of NATURE'S ODDITORIUM! Enter the tent where you may experience... Live sounds of the Bindlestiff Family Marching Band Fireplay, the internationally acclaimed fire manipulating duo Philomena and Kinko performing Orificular Love Poetry Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild-West Gender-Bender Jamboree Ramona's stomach curdling diet of creepy crawly critters The Casino Classic, Lilly Lipid, singing songs of love and lust The jesterfication of extremebody play and fakirisms The world's one and only brother and sister bed of nails act Flotenrags performing fabulous folies upon the slack wire Philomena walking barefoot upon a carpet of broken glass The Blue Bunny shooting a shower of sparkling balls Kinko pounding six inch steel spikes into his cranial cavity The precision juggling of the Donniker Brothers Madame Bolo, psychic wonder and lager foam divinator Baby Dee performing the most amazing squeeze box sensations. The Fabulous Miss Una suspended from a trapeze high above your head Traveling in a bus that doubles as the Autonomadic Bookmobile, they spend April and May on the east coast of the United States. During August and September look towards the west coast for their antics. The rest of the time, one might be lucky to find a few members in the nooks and crooks of New York City or New Orleans. They can perform for just about anybody just about anywhere, from lawn to classroom, from danky bar to concert hall. From the Outhouse to the Apollo. The Bindlestiff's customize every show. Children's performances include face painting, balloon animals and hats, juggling, singing and dancing, clowns, and a few of the sideshow acts. For their decidedly adult faire, the Bindlestiffs shift gears and the result is a bizarre performance that incorporates the slapstick mixture with fire eating, nudity, and body play. When the Cirkus is travelling the troupe ranges from five to ten, though we have been know to share our ring. When the Family is doing shows on its home turf, the performing troupe can come close to twenty. © 1998 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus site hosting by Grant Sperry site design (an going process) & misc. photos by Mike Connor family photo (top) by Carl Saytor Fireplay, Una & othe photos by James Graham Skeleton with Pie illus. by Craig Swanson email comments on site design to mikec@pobox.com