The Sirkus is coming to town
Well-known for establishing Shazamfest and promoting all things cultural in the Townships, promoter (or shall we say ringmaster?) Ziv Przytyk’s next endeavour will bring the Blue Mushroom Sirkus Psyshow to Sherbrooke this Friday, March 23.
“We have some pretty impressive people coming,” Przytyk said, regarding the performers in the line-up.
The show will include snake charming, burlesque performances, dancing on broken glass, feats of strength, and a human pin cushion, to name a few unique talents.
The event is a celebration of all things freak and harkens back to the classic circus sideshow days of old.
Przytyk has been hosting Blue Mushroom members at Shazamfest since 2011, but said the upcoming spectacle is a show all of its own.
“This show is completely different from anything done at Shazamfest,” he said.
“I’ve been looking for this since I was a kid,” Przytyk commented, “and then I found it, and I think everyone should see this. These are some incredible showmen.” There will be a tarot card reader, belly dancing, and an escape artist who will make a harrowing escape from a straight jacket, Przytyk said.
While Shazan shows are family friendly, Przytyk put a 13 and over advisory on the upcoming Sirkus Psyshow, explaining that it will be a bit darker and more intense than audiences might expect at his summer festival.
Przytyk described the upcoming show as a sort of branching out from Shazamfest, allowing acts he has supported to help take on a new life of their own.
“I’m doing 15 shows between now and Shazam,” Przytyk said, which will include bands that he has booked as well as some he would like to eventually get on the roster at his summer festival in Way’s Mills.
“I like things to move. I want things to happen,” he said. “It keeps me busy, and it’s promoting culture,” Przytyk said.
The Blue Mushroom Sirkus Psyshow will take place this Friday, March 23 at the Granada Theatre in Sherbrooke. Tickets are available through the theater website www.theatregranada.com or at Music Cité.