Cirque Mechanics 'Tilt!'
10 a.m. (school show) and 7:30 p.m. (public show) Friday, November 7, 2025 | Yardley Hall
School show tickets start at $5.
Public show tickets start at $25.
Season ticket packages on sale May 5, 2025.
Individual shows on sale June 16, 2025.
Individual Tickets Season Tickets (Save 10-15% per show)
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
In “Tilt!,” Cirque Mechanics takes you on a journey to the backlot of their inventive theme park, where in the shadow of the roller coaster and under the lights of the Ferris wheel, you’ll meet the operators, carnies, and characters that keep the rides running and the thrills coming.
Cirque Mechanics was founded in 2004 by Boston native and German wheel artist Chris Lashua after the success of a collaborative project with the Circus Center of San Francisco entitled “Birdhouse Factory.” Cirque Mechanics quickly established itself as a premier American circus, with its unique approach to performance, inspiring storytelling, and innovative mechanical staging.
Although inspired by modern circus, Cirque Mechanics finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. The shows, rooted in realism, display a raw quality rarely found in modern circus that makes their message timeless and relevant. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders, and a bit of clowning around. The troupe has created five extraordinary productions: “Birdhouse Factory,” “Boomtown,” “Pedal Punk,” “42FT- A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels,” and, most recently, the wind-inspired “Zephyr.”