After years of dreaming, designing, engineering, testing, failing, rebuilding, and reimagining, The Pieces is finally heading out into the world. This summer, Aloft Circus Arts premieres a new large-scale contemporary circus work built around eight massive interlocking structures that transform, balance, collapse, and rebuild in real time. Part architecture experiment, part trust exercise, part high-risk circus performance, The Pieces explores the tension between independence

From September 16–18, Aloft Circus Arts will premiere its first new professional show in six years as part of the Chicago Park District’s...

Whoooowhooohooooooo! We are so so so excited to announce that our show. "Brave Space" has been invited to join the Underbelly line up...

Way back in October, some horrible person got us shut down because they hate seeing people enjoy their lives. BUT, like a Phoenix, we...

Hot on the heels of our super fun spring tour, Brave Space is hitting the road again! In June we will head west for 4 weeks! Then in July...

A wonderful article about the history of underground circus in Chicago is out now! Beautiful photos and coverage about our cool scene!