SaltAer circus arts presents ‘Enter the Dark Carnival’

Chills, thrills and circus madness are taking place at the SaltAer Circus training facility in Jacksonville Beach. This year’s Halloween-themed production, Enter the Dark Carnival, will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26.

Aerial acrobatics will set the stage for the Dark Ringmaster and his troupe of souls willing to gamble for their darkest desires. The production’s creative director, Andy Smith, gives life to a cast of bizarre and death-defying characters who sacrifice everything to make it to the “Big Top.”

The show will feature SaltAer’s top students preforming with hoops, dance, silk slings and trapeze acrobatics to animate the Dark Carnival’s risqué spectacle.

The show features two sisters who enter the carnival, unaware of the show’s true nature. There, they are greeted by a dark and twisted ringmaster who will grant the carnies’ true wishes, but they soon learn that everything comes at a price.

Tickets are priced from $20 to $40, with a VIP option that includes preferred seating, a swag bag and private photo opportunity with the cast. Tickets are available on Eventbrite and more information about the show can be found on SaltAer’s Facebook event page, “SaltAer Circus School Presents ‘Enter the Dark Carnival.’” SaltAer Jax Beach Circus Arts is located at 1250 Shetter Avenue, Unit 1 at Jacksonville Beach. Due to the nature of the show, parental guidance is recommended.