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  • June 13 - July 29

    Bello, the gravity-defying comedic daredevil entertains with his lovable personality, trademark humor and playful antics.

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  • Nobuntu @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    Performed with pure voices, traditional instruments, and authentic dance, Nobuntu transcends racial, tribal, and religious boundaries.

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  • Portraits in Motion @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    In a heart-warming and moving solo performance, Volker Gerling presents his intimate, yet broadly-revealing, “thumb cinema”.

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  • eVenti Verticali: WANTED @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    High overhead, two “wanted” men are on the run in this exhilarating outdoor aerial spectacle from Italy.

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  • Happy Hour @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    On a mission to bring dance “where it does not belong,” Monica Bill Barnes & Co. perform Happy Hour in the "Circus Backyard".

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  • James McGinn: Ing an Die @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    James McGinn weaves choreographic languages with symbolic imagery into a shape-shifting love story.

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  • ensembleNewSRQ @ Ringling International Arts Festival

    The virtuosi of ensemblenewSRQ presents a provocative encounter with new music.

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  • 2017 Ringling International Arts Festival • October 18-21

    Experience the brilliance of internationally-acclaimed musicians, actors, and dancers.

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    • Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads

      Jun 9, 2017

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    • Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Minneapolis Institute of Art

      Jun 9, 2017 to Sep 10, 2017

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    • Amazing Acts of The Greatest Show on Earth

      May 19, 2017 to Sep 11, 2017

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    • Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration

      Jun 24, 2017 to Oct 15, 2017

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    • Portraits

      Jun 30, 2017 to Oct 29, 2017

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    • First 5 Years of Art of Our Time

      Nov 4, 2016 to Nov 30, 2017

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    Sarasota Home of Ringling Bors and Barnum & Bailey Circus
    Circus Legacy Lives On!

    Ninety years ago, John Ringling, the last of the five brothers who established the family circus, made the decision to move the winter quarters of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Sarasota.

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    Ringling International Arts Festival October 18-21

    Experience the brilliance of internationally-acclaimed musicians, actors, and dancers at the 2017 Ringling International Arts Festival.

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    Digital Collection Expands

    You can now access information on nearly 45,000 objects in the Ringling collection from the comfort of your own home! The new version of eMuseum has more than doubled the number of records available online.

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