Cirque Mechanics, a traveling circus company, will perform “Pedal Punk” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, in Millett Hall, as part of Miami University’s Performing Arts Series.

The show, called “the greatest contribution to the American circus since Cirque du Soleil” by Spectacle magazine, takes place in a factory where the workers are acrobats and the machines are circus props.

Performances include acrobats and tightrope walkers on the Gantry Bike, a pedal-powered apparatus. Also a contortionist performs on a turntable powered by unicyclists, and trapeze artists fly high thanks to the spins of an acrobat inside a giant gear-like wheel. Trampoline artists and clowns also perform.

Cirque Mechanics was founded in 2004 and celebrates American ingenuity.

Tickets are $12 for students and youth, $23 for seniors and $24 for adults. They can be purchased at Miami’s box office (129 Campus Avenue Building) or by calling (513) 529-3200.

The performance is sponsored by Kona Bistro.