A state-owned enter­prise, opened 30 April 1971 is an audi­to­ri­um in Moscow locat­ed at the Ver­nad­sky Prospekt, with a seat­ing capac­i­ty of up to 3,400. The cir­cus has 5 are­nas (eques­tri­an, water, illu­sion­ist, ice rink, and light-effect) locat­ed 18 metres below the floor. Touts may be sell­ing tick­ets out­side and can save you a lot of queue­ing, and they’ll speak more Eng­lish than the tick­et office. Some­times they are sell­ing tick­ets at the cov­er price, and some­time at twice the price. Ask and make sure before part­ing with your cash.