The show runs 90 minutes. There is no intermission, no setlist, and no fourth wall. By the time Count Dracula’s traveling circus has pulled you into 19th-century Bohemia, you will have forgotten you are sitting in a theater on West Ridge Road in Rochester.
About The Vampire Circus
The Vampire Circus is the kind of show that breaks every category on a venue calendar. Created by Francisco Santos — a Cirque du Soleil veteran and the CEO/founder of CircusViral — the production has spent years touring performing arts venues across the country, and the premise is exactly as unhinged as you want it to be: Count Dracula, operating out of 19th-century Bohemia, opens a traveling circus as cover for a world domination scheme. You, the audience, are part of the operation.
Described as “a fusion of Tim Burton and Cirque du Soleil,” the 90-minute show features international performers — contortionists, jugglers, acrobats, and clowns, including a character billed as the Mad Graveyard Clown — executing feats that push the physical boundaries of human performance while the narrative wraps around the room. The production breaks the fourth wall continuously, pulling the crowd directly into the story. If “an emotional roller-coaster of fear, joy, laughter, and wonder” sounds like marketing copy, it is — but every venue on this tour keeps reaching for exactly that phrase because it holds up.
Appropriate for ages 8 and up.
Venue Info
Kodak Center (200 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615) is a 2,400-capacity theater on Rochester’s northwest side — an easy road trip from anywhere in the Finger Lakes corridor. Showtime is 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 13. Doors typically open one hour before curtain, so plan to arrive by 6:30 PM. Check kodakcenter.com for parking and accessibility details before you head out.
Tickets
Tickets for The Vampire Circus at Kodak Center are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Comparable stops on this tour have run $35 to $55 depending on seating — check current availability for Kodak Center-specific pricing.