Birdhouse Factory is a magical place where the factory workers are acrobats and the machines are circus props, where a contortionist performs on a turntable powered by unicyclists, a trapeze artist flies high, and trampoline artists defy gravity – and all the while circus-goers are enchanted by the laugh-filled story of love, flight, and the quest to build a better birdhouse. Inspired by the industrial murals of Diego Rivera, the outrageous illustrations of cartoonist Rube Goldberg, and the gentle political slapstick of Charlie Chaplin, Birdhouse Factory springs to life with a cast of acrobats, dancers, and clowns drawn from the ranks of Cirque du Soleil, the Pickle Family Circus, and the Moscow Circus. A true cirque nouveau, Cirque Mechanics combines the athleticism and physical prowess of traditional circus with a thoughtful – often poignant – story.