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...what the simpler BAC may lack in sensory devises, it more than makes up for in sentiment. The BAC is full of heart—a quality that shines through not just in the enthusiastic performances of its entertainers, but in the circus’s business policy as well. It is a non-profit organization, deeply committed to several health and community programs benefiting children, such as the “Clown Care Unit,” a specially trained group of circus performers visiting chronically ill children in 14 participating hospitals nationwide...
There is also something comforting about the one-ring, intimate setting of the BAC, where even the worse seats are still within 50 ft. of the action. Without driving the audience into sensory overload, the BAC manages to charm through its time-tested approach to circus performance, and it will be interesting to see how the trendier big tops will fare once their novelty disappears. The fact that there is no effort to either glorify or mollify the circus’s tackiness makes the BAC a perfectly dignified little show...
There is also quite a bit of audience interaction, although this is primarily the result of the intimacy of the BAC big top rather than a reliance on audience participation to fill gaps in the show. At several points throughout the evening the ring crew dashes around the audience frantically raising levers and pulling ropes to get the next act started—no machinery is used in the performances. Performers will also often play up to the children in ringside seats, and Act II begins with a cute exchange between Orville the Clown and a child selected from...
Above all, the BAC is a child-friendly event. While little kids may not be the most discriminating fans, if the Big Apple Circus could manage to win over this skeptic who, incidentally, has a slight fear of clowns, then it must be doing something very, very right...
...Today's law puts the limit at .08. If you're arrested and have a BAC between .08 and .15, you're issued a standard DUI charge. If your BAC goes above .15, you're stuck with mandatory jail time...