Aqua Circus #1 (From Michael Newton-Brown)

IMG_0595, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Buckles, We went to the Sunday 5 PM show of the Cirque Italia's "Aquatic" doing a fundraiser for Venice Circus Arts Foundation to help save the old Venice Circus Arena. I've included a few photos. The entire ring cover could be raised up to expose a pool surrounding a center circular platform. There were fountains, and rain coming from the circular edge of the raised platform. There was no program, so I have not idea who was performing. All of the acts were strong, especially the high wire, and the closing strength / balancing by two guys. The lady in the high wire act also sang. Both went up the inclined guy wire to the rigging. At one point she was the understander on the wire, and he descended the guy wire with her standing on his shoulders singing. I've never seen that before. The crowd filled about 95% of the beautiful new top, and they were very enthusiastic, with a couple of standing ovations. Michael Newton-Brown miklhyfn@mindspring.com Dezinerzinc.com