Fontania: a family water circus show at Tashir Arena

Fontania is a family water circus show at Tashir Arena in Yerevan, 1 Agatangeghos Street, from 6 November to 13 December. There are 26 performances in all: two a day at weekends and one in the evening on the Wednesdays and Fridays.

The story

It is set in the Armenian village of Fontania, where the fountains in the square flow all year round. The grandchildren come to stay with their grandparents, and their grandfather, a clown who has given his whole life to the circus, opens his old suitcase of memories with them. The memories come alive, and the fountains and the circus acts become one.

A clown and a tightrope walker, aerialists and acrobats, jugglers, trained dogs and other performers. The organiser promises surprises and gifts for the audience too. The show is about how times and generations change while family ties hold.

Schedule

Wednesdays and Fridays at 19:00: 6, 11, 18, 20 and 25 November and 9 December. Saturdays and Sundays at 13:00 and 18:00: 7, 8, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 November and 5, 6 and 13 December. The evening show on 13 December is the last.

Tickets and running time

Seats cost 5,000, 8,000, 10,000, 12,000, 15,000 or 19,000 drams depending on where you sit, at the EventHub box office. The show runs 2 hours 20 minutes including an interval and is rated 0+. The organiser is Circus Show LLC.

Which show to pick

With small children the 13:00 weekend shows are the sensible choice: the 19:00 Wednesday and Friday performance ends at about 21:20, which is late for anyone under school age. Most of the dates fall in November and only four days are left in December, so this is not one to save for the New Year holidays.

More for children this winter

On 11 and 18 December the Komitas Chamber Music House has Winter Tales; from 20 December to 7 January there is A New Year Without Wi-Fi; and on 29 December the children's show Now or Later?.