02/15/16 sds
HAYS, Kan. -- "America's Got Talent" finalist Cirque Zuma Zuma will perform at Fort Hays State University as part of the 2015-2016 Encore Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center.

Known as the "ultimate African circus," the show exhibits slices of culture from the African continent through dance, acrobatics, tumbling and music.

Cirque Zuma Zuma, featuring performers trained in Kenya and Tanzania, combines African mystique with the excitement of a theatrical cirque performance. The show has pole and aerial acts, Egyptian limbo, South African gumboot dances, Gabonese tumbling, and contortionist tricks.

Tickets are available through the Encore Series website, www.fhsu.edu/encore, or at the Student Service Center in the Memorial Union, 785-628-5306. Prices are $26 ($30 reserved) for the public; $24 ($28 reserved) for seniors and children ages 5 to 17; and $17 ($21 reserved) for FHSU students.

The event is sponsored by Todd and Andrea Sandoval.