Circus & Acrobatic Performer

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Circus and acrobatic performers cover aerialists, contortionists, hand-balancers, and ground acrobats for galas, opening parties, brand activations, and immersive nightclub programming. Operators book them through House of Yes, Aerial Arts NYC, Trapeze School, Streb, and Body & Pole at $300-900/performer with a $5M aerial-arts COI now standard post-2024 incidents — and any rigging requires venue structural sign-off, which is the actual booking gate.

Buyer's guide

How to book NYC circus + acrobatic performers

Circus + aerial + acrobatic performers turn brand activations + corporate galas into spectacle — silk + lyra + trapeze + Cyr wheel + handbalancing + group acrobatic. NYC market dense with destination venues + performers: $5M aerial-arts COI = the new operator standard post-2024 incidents.

Brand short list. NYC venue + permanent rigging: House of Yes (Brooklyn) + Aerial Arts NYC + TSNY (Trapeze School New York) + Streb + Body & Pole = permanent-rigging NYC venues. Performer + booker: Cirque NYC + Drag Mafia NYC (cross-bookings) + NoMAA Talent Agency + Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Hire-direct via House of Yes + venue. Specialty rigging engineer: TAIT (formerly Production Glue) for brand-fab rigging. AGVA AFL-CIO = circus performer union.

NYC-specific traps: $5M aerial-arts COI standard post-2024 incidents — confirm performer + venue COI in writing. Permanent-rigging venues (House of Yes / Aerial Arts NYC / TSNY / Streb / Body & Pole) only. Brand-event custom rigging via TAIT or aerial-rigging engineer. Aerial silks need 24+ ft ceiling + 2,000+ lb dynamic load attachment.

Vendors profiled below

•House of Yes— NYC permanent-rigging variety venue. Aerial + circus + burlesque cross-format.

Types — see what they actually look like

1 types

🎪Aerial silks / lyra / trapezeAerial

Acrobats on hoop

Synchronized lyra-hoop duo · brand-event spectacleHouse of Yes · Aerial Arts NYC$1.5K-$15K+

Aerial silks / lyra / trapeze

15-30 min set · 100-1,000 guest

Aerial silk drop · lyra hoop · trapeze · Cyr wheel performer. Brand event + private gala.

Price

$1,500-$15,000+/performer

Best for

Brand activations + ultra-luxury private events + corporate gala spectacle.

3 variants in the wild

Top brands

House of YesAerial Arts NYCCirque NYCNoMAA Talent Agency

Brands — how the big names compare

1 brands

House of Yes

Brooklyn NY · destination NYC variety venue

House of Yes · Brooklyn NY

NYC permanent-rigging variety venue. Aerial + circus + burlesque cross-format.

House of Yes is one of the canonical NYC permanent-rigging variety venues — aerial silk + circus + burlesque + drag cross-format programming. Brooklyn-based with full rigging + lighting + sound. Performer roster + venue rental for brand activations + private events.

Top NYC models

Single aerial performer · 15 min
Single performer · venue stocked
$1,500-$5,000
Multi-performer variety
4-8 performers · 60 min program
$10,000-$45,000
Venue + performer buyout
Private brand event
$50,000-$150,000+

Strengths

+NYC permanent-rigging venue
+Aerial + circus + burlesque + drag cross-format
+Performer roster + brand-event experience

Weaknesses

−6-12 month lead at NYC peak
−$5M COI requirement for any aerial performance

Best for

Brand activations + ultra-luxury private events + multi-format variety nights.

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By venue type — recommended setup

Venue	Recommended setup	Cost
Wedding cocktail spectacle	Single aerial silk performer · 15-min cocktail-hour spectacle	$1.5K-$3.5K
Brand activation (300 pax)	Aerial Arts NYC · 4-performer multi-act variety · 30-min program	$10K-$25K
Brand night / private event	House of Yes venue + performer buyout · custom brand integration	$50K-$150K+

Common operator questions

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Sourced from operator + planner interviews + circus-booking benchmarks 2025-26.

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