What We Offer
Toronto Circus Performers For Every Occasion
From intimate cocktail hours to headline stage productions — we custom-build every show around your event, brand, and audience.
Looking for circus in Toronto? Circus Universe brings spectacular Toronto circus performers to corporate events, festivals, weddings, and private celebrations across the Greater Toronto Area.
From intimate cocktail hours to headline stage productions — we custom-build every show around your event, brand, and audience.
Founded by illusionist Dan Kranstz, Circus Universe brings together over 50 elite circus performers under one roof. We combine classic big-top artistry with modern, event-ready production to deliver experiences your guests will never forget.
Whether you need a single roaming performer for a cocktail hour or a full headline showcase for a gala of 2,000, we scale to your vision, your venue, and your budget.
Every event is unique. That's why we design every show from the ground up.
Galas, product launches, trade shows, holiday parties, award nights, VIP receptions and company milestones.
Learn MoreRoaming performers, headline stage acts, and interactive street entertainment for public events of any size.
Learn MoreElegant, unforgettable circus entertainment that becomes the highlight of your most important celebrations.
Get a QuoteEnergetic, family-friendly circus shows for campus events, orientation weeks, and student celebrations.
Get a QuoteThree disciplines. Three entirely different audience experiences. All available for your next event.
An aerialist performing above your guests' heads on silks, lyra, or aerial hoop creates the single most visually powerful moment available in event entertainment. Every person in the room looks up — conversation stops, phones come out, and the collective breath-hold before a drop is something your guests will describe for weeks. Circus Universe's Toronto aerial performers train to international circus standards and have performed at the city's finest venues, from the atrium of the Fairmont Royal York to rigged outdoor stages across the GTA.
We coordinate all rigging, safety assessment, and technical logistics with your venue — aerial performance is complex to produce and completely seamless for your event team when handled by experienced professionals. Available as a solo act for intimate galas or a multi-aerialist tableau for headline productions.
See Aerial ActsMagic entertainment holds a unique power in the live events landscape: it is the only performance art form that creates genuine first-hand experiences of the impossible. When a CEO sitting in the front row watches a thought they had never spoken appear written on a card, the reaction is not polite applause — it is visceral astonishment that no amount of production value or catering can replicate. Circus Universe was founded by illusionist Dan Kranstz, which means magic sits at the artistic heart of everything we do. Our Toronto magicians and mentalists are among the finest working professionals in Canada.
Magic scales from an intimate close-up strolling magician for cocktail hours of 50, all the way to grand illusion productions for audiences of 5,000. We match the right performer and format to your specific event with the expertise of people who have lived this discipline their entire careers.
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Nothing in outdoor event entertainment compares to a professional fire show after dark. Blazing fire clubs spinning through the night, fire poi tracing arcs of pure light across the sky, the controlled drama of fire breathing at the peak of a festival headline set — fire performance operates at a register that bypasses cognitive response entirely and lands as something primal and unforgettable. Circus Universe's Toronto fire performers carry specialty fire performer insurance as a minimum standard, operate within a rigorous venue safety framework, and deliver performances of technically extraordinary quality.
Our fire roster covers fire juggling, fire poi and fans, fire staff, fire eating, fire breathing, and large ensemble fire productions. Every fire booking includes a full venue safety assessment and compliance documentation for your event insurance and venue management team — all handled by our producing team before event day.
See Fire ActsStraight from the Canada's Got Talent stage to your event — the Jambo Brothers are one of the most talked-about circus acts in Toronto, available exclusively through Circus Universe.
▶ Watch: "How High Can They Go?!" — The Jambo Brothers stack up the suspense in The Eliminations, Canada's Got Talent 2025
Hailing from Nairobi, Kenya, the Jambo Brothers are a powerhouse acrobatic troupe whose gravity-defying chair-stacking balance act had the Canada's Got Talent judges — and the whole country — holding their breath. Chair by chair, higher and higher, their signature "how high can they go?" routine builds suspense like nothing else in live entertainment.
On CGT Season 5 (2025), they climbed from a show-stopping audition through The Eliminations and were voted into the live finale by the Canadian public, competing among the top 10 acts in Canada for the Rogers $1M prize. They've since headlined the Toronto International BuskerFest mainstage — and now they perform for events across Toronto and the GTA exclusively through Circus Universe.
Toronto has entertainment options. We believe there are six reasons why discerning event clients choose Circus Universe — and why they come back.
Circus Universe does not offer catalogue packages. Every show we produce is designed from scratch around your specific event: your audience demographics, your venue's technical parameters, your brand's visual identity, and your entertainment budget. Our producing team functions as your creative partner from the first inquiry through performance day — and every proposal is built specifically for your event, not adapted from a template. This means your guests receive an experience that feels genuinely created for them rather than repurposed from last month's booking.
Every Circus Universe performer carries comprehensive event liability insurance as a minimum standard. Our fire performers carry additional specialty pyrotechnic coverage specific to their discipline. We provide certificates of insurance to your venue and event management team as standard practice — no additional requests, no delays, no paperwork burden on your end. For corporate clients with strict vendor compliance requirements, we are accustomed to meeting specific insurance thresholds and naming additional insureds on policies as required.
With over 50 professional circus performers on our active roster spanning 15+ disciplines, Circus Universe can staff virtually any circus entertainment requirement with specialists rather than generalists. Whether you need a hand-balancing specialist for a gala dinner feature act, a contact juggler for a VIP cocktail reception, or a full cast of LED dancers for a New Year's Eve spectacular, we match you with performers who have dedicated their professional lives to that specific discipline — not multi-tasking entertainers filling a slot.
Every Circus Universe booking above a certain scale is assigned a dedicated show producer who manages your entertainment from first briefing through performance completion. Your producer handles performer selection and contracts, venue technical coordination, run-of-show integration, costume and prop logistics, safety compliance documentation, and day-of production support. For your event team, this means a single point of contact who absorbs every complexity of producing live circus entertainment — leaving your team to focus entirely on your guests and your event's success.
Circus Universe is based in the Greater Toronto Area, which means we have intimate knowledge of the city's event venues, production infrastructure, and entertainment landscape. We know the rigging points at Beanfield Centre, the ceiling heights at the Fairmont Royal York, and the outdoor performance logistics at the Distillery District. We also travel — producing circus entertainment for events across Ontario, across Canada, and internationally when required. Our Toronto foundation means local expertise; our network means we can go anywhere your event needs us.
Circus Universe was founded by Dan Kranstz — a professional illusionist whose career spans intimate private performances to large-scale corporate illusion productions for clients including Mondelez International, Amazon Canada, and Leon's Furniture. This means Circus Universe is not a talent agency managed by administrators — it is a production company led by someone who has performed in every context we book, who understands what performers need to deliver their best work, and who brings genuine artistic intelligence to every show design conversation.
Watch our performers in action. From soaring aerialists and blazing fire acts to jaw-dropping acrobatics and masterful illusions — Circus Universe delivers pure spectacle at every event.
Our show reel features real performances from real events across the Greater Toronto Area — the same performers, the same production quality, available for your event.
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From your first inquiry to your guests' standing ovation — here's how it works.
Share your event date, venue name, approximate guest count, type of event (corporate gala, festival, wedding, private), and any initial ideas about the kind of entertainment you're envisioning. There's no wrong answer at this stage — even "I have no idea what I want, just make it spectacular" is a perfectly valid starting brief. We respond to all inquiries within 24 hours, seven days a week.
Our producing team reviews your brief and builds a custom entertainment proposal: specific performer recommendations drawn from our roster, suggested formats (roaming, stage feature, headline production), runtime options, and indicative pricing. The proposal reflects our genuine assessment of what will work best for your specific event — not a menu of available slots. We present the proposal in a detailed document that your team can evaluate and discuss internally.
Once you approve the proposal, your dedicated show producer manages all coordination: performer contracts, insurance documentation, run-of-show integration with your venue's technical team, costume and prop planning, and any custom scripting, branded props, or thematic development your event requires. You have a single point of contact who handles everything — your job is to focus on your event; ours is to make the entertainment perfect.
On event day, your Circus Universe performers arrive on schedule, fully prepared, professionally costumed, and briefed in precise detail on your event's requirements. They execute the performance at the standard your guests deserve, adapt in real time to any on-the-ground changes with the professionalism of career event performers, and leave your guests with memories that outlast everything else about your event. We stay until the last performer strikes — and we handle our own load-out completely.
"Great job the audience loved it, truly excellent! The performers were world-class and the energy was electric."
"The plate spinner was amazing and the acrobats were out of this world! Our guests are still talking about it."
"Top notch entertainment — a stellar group of performers. Professional from start to finish."
"Great job, the circus was sure in town at our event! Centennial's students loved every moment."
Tell us about your event and we'll build the perfect circus show for you.
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