Salt Lake City, UT (August 13, 2010) – Ladies and Gentlemen…Children Of All Ages… The Greatest Show On Earth^® just got Greater with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^® Presents Barnum’s FUNundrum!^SM Featuring 130 performers from six continents, including fifteen trampoline bouncers, ten flipping gymnasts on a teeterboard, six somersaulting trapeze artists, seven motorcycle riders in the Globe of Steel, plus almost 100,000 pounds of performing pachyderms and more clowns than can be seen with two eyes, Barnum’s FUNundrum! is a super-sized spectacle so massive it took 200 years to arrive!  Produced by Feld Entertainment, Barnum’s FUNundrum! will be performing in Salt Lake City at the Energy Solutions Arena from September 22–26, 2010.

 

This monumental, once in a lifetime event celebrates the 200^TH anniversary of the birth of the legendary P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman on Earth! and can only be experienced at The Greatest Show On Earth^®, Barnum’s living legacy!  Almost from the moment he was born, P.T. Barnum was inspired by a fascination with people, attracting the attention of his audience and wowing them in return.  When he created The Greatest Show On Earth, he knew “good” wasn’t good enough – it had to be the greatest spectacle anyone had ever seen…and Barnum’s FUNundrum! brings the extraordinary treasures of the circus from both past and present to life!

 

Ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson invites the audience to leap aboard the Ringling Bros. train and go on a family FUNtastic adventure to meet exotic characters and witness thrilling performances that attempt to answer Barnum’s FUNundrum, “What special wonders create The Greatest Show On Earth?”

 

Step right up and see the Flying Caceres attempt to complete the elusive quadruple somersault on the flying trapeze; a feat that hasn’t been mastered in over three decades. Watch the Puyang troupe from China dazzle with a stunning display of dexterity as they bounce, flip, and twirl to new heights on a two-tiered trampoline. Be amazed as you witness the impossible contortions of the body benders who fit three humans in a cube the size of a milk crate. Enjoy the wondrous ability of the Mighty Meetal, the strongest man in the world, as he lifts over 1,200 pounds.  And savor the stupendous skills of the hand balancers featuring Duo Fusion, a married pair of performers with a twist; the wife does the heavy lifting.

 

Be sure to arrive early to take part in several exciting interactive elements before the show event starts!  Opening 90 minutes before each performance, all ticket holders are invited to tour the Animal Open House to get up-close with our amazing animals.  Then one hour before show time, families can step onto the arena floor to meet the performers, learn circus skills and see an amazing elephant that paints at the All Access Pre-Show.  Both fun-filled activities are FREE with a purchased ticket!

 

Barnum’s FUNundrum! provides hours of thrilling entertainment that is fun for the whole family for about the price of a movie ticket.  Ringling Bros. offers the greatest value in family entertainment making the circus Ticketmaster’s number one most purchased family event.

 

Tickets for Barnum’s FUNundrum! go on sale on Monday, August 16 and will be available at the Energy Solutions Arena Box Office, all SmithTix locations or by calling 801-355-SEAT or 800-888-TIXX, and online at www.energysolutionsarena.com or www.ringling.com.