CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE

Cirque de la Symphonie Buy Saturday Nov 28, 2026 7:30 PM Buy Sunday Nov 29, 2026 3:00 PM Winston-Salem Symphony Cirque de la Symphonie Michelle Merrill Conductor The incredibly popular, high-flying acrobats, jugglers, and contortionists of Cirque de la Symphonie join to ring in the holiday season. With two shows to choose from on Thanksgiving weekend, you can bring the whole family—yule just love it. THE UPBEAT: A Pre-Concert Talk Saturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM All audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side, for THE UPBEAT, a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. Megan Francisco is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend, and occur one hour before the concert. Single tickets to this event go on sale June 1, but you can save your seat with a subscription! Subscribe now. Sat Nov 28 7:30 PM Sun Nov 29 3:00 PM Venue Reynolds Auditorium 301 N. Hawthorne Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27104 Directions & Parking Rideshare and Dining What will my view be like? While Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right. Cirque de la Symphonie Cirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of the cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world, thrilling the audience with aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record holders, gold-medal winners, Olympians, and some of the most original talent ever seen. Read more >+ Founder Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with the Cincinnati Pops. Streltsov, a circus veteran from Moscow, is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities combined with his performance background to provide a program with stunning three-dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level. Cirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season. Sold-out venues feature a wave of new faces, including families, students, and young professionals, many witnessing a live orchestra for the first time. Something magical happens when these cirque veterans take the stage in front of the live orchestra. Audiences are mesmerized by aerialists flying over their heads. Children are amazed at the wizardry of juggling feats and magical acts. The strength and flexibility of strongmen and contortionists leave audiences astounded. Everyone departs with smiles beaming from their faces. Michelle Merrill, conductor WSS Music Director Michelle Merrill served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra’s offerings both on and off the stage. Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award as well as the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship as awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival. Read more. |