Science Circus Extravaganza with Rhys Thomas

Science and circus arts for the whole family!

Suggested for children ages 6 and up, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. 

This Science Circus combines both physics and circus arts using a rare blend of science, comedy and daring acts. Children learn surprising things about gravity (through bowling ball juggling), gyroscopic stability (through glass bowl spinning), centripetal force (with cowboy lariats), center of balance (with a tall unicycle) and inertia (with the old tablecloth pull). Add the irresistible force of levity and that’s what the Science Circus is all about!

About Rhys Thomas: Growing up in rural Oregon, Rhys learned to juggle in high school to impress a girl and then lost the girl and juggled to forget. He went to the University of Oregon and claims to have an M.F.A. (Master of Frivolous Arts). Paying off his college loans as a rain-soaked street performer, Rhys created his Science Circus to get an indoor gig at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. This led to museums in 7 countries and hundreds of school shows. Rhys also created his “tour de farce” of circus tricks called JuggleMania to get onto cruise ships and into theaters and international festivals in 30 countries. Highly respected in the juggling world, Rhys is a recipient of the Ben Linder Memorial Award for Inspiration, has twice been profiled in Juggle magazine, and appears on several DVD’s including The Jugglers That Jugglers Watch. Rhys was the first juggler awarded an Oregon Arts Fellowship.