High Mowing School’s seventh- and eighth-graders will present "The Hilltop Circus and the Chocolate Factory" in February. 

Shows are Thursday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. in the Pine Hill Auditorium, 77 Pine Hill Drive in Wilton. Suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

The performances feature middle-schoolers showcasing their circus skills, including acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, clowning, unicycling, wire-walking, trampoline and human pyramids. In a collaborative working environment, the students choose skills they want to learn and choreograph a skit. 

The 2024 Hilltop Circus is open to everyone — students, families, alumni and community members. People who bring a donation to Wilton's Open Cupboard Food Pantry will get a free bag of popcorn.