The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus was founded in 1995 by Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu.
In 1999, the company became a non-profit organization incorporated as Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc.[2][3][4][5] Beginning in 2001, the Cirkus produced full-length theatrical productions, including "Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Gender Bender Jamboree" (2001), "High Heels and Red Noses" (2003), and "From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs" (2005), directed by Michael Preston.
As many as fifteen shows per week featured the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and other performing artists.
Acts included plays, sideshow exhibitions, burlesque shows and a flea circus.
[10] Mainstay performers include founders Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu, keyboardist Raja Azar, aerialist and trapeze artist Tanya Gagné, lasso artist and rope-spinner Angelo Iodice, clown Christine Duenas, musician Peter Bufano, clown Matthew Morgan, juggler Adam Kuchler, drummer Tim Hoey, flea circus impresario and clown Adam Gertsacov, magician Magic Brian, daredevil clown Jonah Logan, insectivore and magician Tanya Solomon, and magician MC Scotty the Blue Bunny.