Victorville Daily Press 4/5/05
CIRCUS LIFE — THAT'S FOR ME "Ever since Joe Nicholas was a kid he wanted to run away from his home in Salt Lake City and join the circus. Instead, he became an electrician. A few years ago he was in Lake Havasu and Circus Chimera came to town — and those childhood memories and wants were revived. "I went to see the show, and I ended up working for them," Nicholas said..."
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Santa Cruz Sentinel 5/26/05
A TWIST ON THE TRADITIONAL BIG TOP: Circus Chimera Offers 'Cirque du Soleil With Family Prices' "A different kind of big-top circus is in town, offering gravity-defying stunts, contortionists and clowns, with a twist..."
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Half Moon Bay Review 6/15/05
THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN! "The whole family will enjoy Magimystical Circus Chimera, unfolding under the big top on the grounds of Cunha Intermediate School this weekend. Between stunts on the trapeze, tumbling acrobats, aerial artists defying laws of gravity and contortionists defying laws of physiology, and clowns just having fun, there's something to make every member of the family giggle or gasp..."
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San Mateo County Times 6/17/05
THE RINGMASTER: Roy Ordaz Dwells In the Heart of Circus Chimera: "A circus is a moving city. When its citizens — 23 performers and 96 workers — put on 500 shows a year and move three times a week, it's important for them to take naps when they can..."
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Sacramento Bee 6/16/05
RINGSIDE ENTERTAINMENT: " Mind-boggling contortionists and fearless clowns on dirt bikes are some of the acts dazzling audiences of Circus Chimera..."
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Chico Enterprise Record 6/26/05
CIRCUS CHIMERA A FAMILY AFFAIR: "For 28-year-old Donald Chimal, not much has changed in his life. He was born, he was raised, he grew up while his father was a circus performer. And 28-years later, he takes a look around the 'Big Top' and not only does he see his father, Jose, he sees his wife, his son, his brothers, sisters, and many cousins ..."
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The Yakima Herald Republic 7/7/05
THE CIRCUS LIFE IS IN HIS BLOOD: "Roy Ordaz's life revolves around the circus. He has no wife, girlfriend, kids. But for about 200 days a year, three of four times a week, up to three times a day, the 43-year-old Phoenix, Ariz. native performs with a couple of clowns, some high-flying acrobats, a number of contortionists, some showgirls and a few jugglers ..."
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Port Townsend Review 7/14/05
THE CIRCUS IS COMING! "Circus Chimera feels like a cross between Ringling Brothers and Cirque du Soleil, combining the art of theater with the daredevil quality of a traditional acrobat-filled circus..."
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McMinnville News Register 8/2/05
ROTARY BRINGING CIRCUS TO MAC: "The circus is coming to town. The circus is coming to town. The ringmaster of Circus Chimera will not be directing elephants and lions around the ring, though. That's because this circus features contortionists, quick-change artists, speed-jugglers and champion twisters...."
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McMinnville News Register 8/9/05
CIRCUS CHIMERA AFTER THE SHOW: "Steam spewed from both sides of the Circus Chimera ring. A gymnast with a small mohawk and the early stages of a mullet, gelled to perfection and sprinkled with glitter, burst through the mist into the middle of the ring..."
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The Oregonian 8/9/05
THREE RING FAMILY "When James Judkins cashed in his stocks a few years ago and bought a traveling circus, he knew exactly what he was getting into. As a young college student 20 years ago, Judkins, who was born in New Hampshire, had taken a summer job as a cook for the Carson & Barnes circus. He was just trying to put himself through school, but two weeks later he learned how to eat fire and started to perform...."
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The Eureka Reporter 8/31/05
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN: "Jim Judkins, the founder of Circus Chimera, said the circus is unique because it caters to children and adults alike. ìAround the turn of the century, circuses were the number one form of entertainment,î he said. ìBut a lot of them were geared toward 3-year-olds and not toward adults. We try to not make it a chore for parents to bring their children (to the circus).î..."
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The Tri-Valley Herald 9/9/05
CIRCUS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS: "The circus is coming to town to benefit art and science programs in the Pleasanton Unified School District. The Pleasanton Schools Educational Enrichment Foundation is holding a fund-raiser in conjunction with Circus Chimera, with up to 50% of ticket sales going to the foundation..."
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The Argus - Inside Bay Area 9/19/05
BIG TOP TROUPE SENDS IN CLOWNS FOR CHARITY: "Ekaterina Bazarova didn't have to run away to join the circus. Even before the 19-year-old Russian contortionist could stand on one hand and touch her toews to her forehead, the circus was a part of her life ..."
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San Leandro Times 9/27/05
CIRCUS THIS WEEKEND AT BAYFAIR: "Heads turned and people gawked as crew members from Circus Chimera erected the 60-foot-high Big Top Monday morning in preparation for its Bayfair Center debut ..."
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The Stockton Record 10/4/05
A BIG CHANCE UNDER THE BIG TOP: Three Deaf, Mute Men Find Work, Opportunity As Circus Roadies: "Talk about raising the roof. For approximately one hour Monday morning in the vacant field immediately east of West Valley Mall, a dozen workers took turns cranking a set of giant winches that tightened half-inch cables and lifted four 60-foot metal supports upright. They formed the foundational brackets for a massive tent that will serve as the big top for Circus Chimera this week...."
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