Oversized shoes, funny hair, and talk of amazing acrobatic feats—it’s all here with the Big Apple Circus, which has come to Boston.

“The Big Apple Circus is a classical European circus, which is very intimate,” said Joel W. Dein, the circus’s spokesman. “No seat is more than 50 feet from the ring, although the tent does seat 1,700 people. It has jugglers, clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists, and this year, America’s best clown, according to Time Magazine, Bello Nock.”

The approximately two-hour circus runs through May 16 at City Hall Plaza in Boston. Tickets range from $15 to $65.

The intimacy is supposed to be the biggest draw though, according to Dein. “This is a circus that you can enjoy because the performers are that close to you and you feel that they are performing just for you.”

Despite the clowns and animals, Dein describes the circus as a “family show, not just a children’s show,” saying that adults and college students could really enjoy it.

“It’s a great date night,” he added.

As an added bonus to the graduating seniors still looking for a job, it’s now even easier to put that Harvard diploma to good use by running away and joining the circus since the Big Apple Circus is hiring! While they’re not using on-campus recruiting, some of the positions offer “salary, housing, meals, tour transportation and vacation.”

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