ADVENTURE AND ARTISTRY: Michel Rodriguez Cintra plays Don Quixote in “Circus Quixote” at McCarter Theatre from March 4-15.

McCarter Theatre Center presents Circus Quixote, a theatrical spectacle from Chicago’s famed Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors Gymnasium, running March 4–15.

Blending epic adventure with high-flying circus artistry, the production, which is recommended for ages 8 and up, reimagines one of literature’s most iconic dreamers. From the creators of McCarter favorites Lookingglass Alice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Circus Quixote offers a visually arresting interpretation of Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Adapted and directed by Kerry and David Catlin, with circus and movement direction by Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi, the show blends storytelling, circus arts, and Lookingglass’ signature visual style to bring Cervantes’ classic vividly to life.

Cervantes’ iconic dreamer dares us to imagine a better world — and to speak truth, even when it feels impossible. As Lookingglass’ dramaturg Gabriela Furtado Coutinho writes in the program notes: “Lookingglass Theatre Company can tell the story in a way few others can: defying gravity, lifting the most magical and fantastical elements of the text, replicating the surprise readers must have felt when it was first published,” said Lookingglass dramaturg Gabriela Furtado Coutinho in the program notes. “May your time in La Mancha be filled with laughter, wonder, and comfort as we remind ourselves that if striving to do radical good is madness, then rigorous madness may prove a healthy reaction to a mad world.”

Post-show conversations follow the 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sunday, March 8; Thursday, March 12; and Saturday, March 14. An ASL-interpreted performance will take place Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. Open captioning and audio description will be available Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m.

For tickets and more information, visit mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787.