After more than a two-year break due to the pandemic, flying trapeze at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts returns on grand opening weekends, May 6-May 8th and May 13-15th. 

Adults and children as young as six years old can fly through the air on the outdoor rig at the school’s circus campus on Greene Street, at the intersection with W. Upsal. 

“We are ecstatic to restart one of our most popular family programs with Al Firstenberg at the helm," said PSCA Executive Director Kitsie O’Neill. “We couldn't think of a better way to return to normal than to take the leap and fly 25 feet above the ground - and right into the arms of the giant net."

Flying Trapeze Director Al Firstenberg will take the lead on bringing back Philadelphia's only flying trapeze program. 

During the lesson, students will learn all the techniques of the circus act, including taking off from the platform, swinging, transferring to the catcher and dropping to the net. The classes are two hours long and are offered multiple times a day. 

Philadelphia and the circus have a very special history. The city of Brotherly Love was the birthplace of the American circus. 

For many years, Philadelphia was also home to one of the country's only recreational schools of circus arts. It is currently home to the first and only school in the country that offers a three-year education program and diploma in circus arts through Circadium School of Contemporary Circus. 

For more information and to book, visit phillycircus.com