Pratfalls & Rising Stars

The previously mentioned showcase of the Circus Center's professional aerialists begins tonight.
Here is a sneak preview.



Emma ~ cloud swing, Jodie & Sandia ~ static trapeze and Shersten ~ straps.
All will all be performing Friday through Sunday. (Photos again by friend of the circus, Seth Golub.)

This final picture is a blast from the past - Elena Panova, director of the aerial program, performing her famous swinging trapeze act. Here is a bit about her from her Circus Center bio:

Elena created a groundbreaking swinging trapeze act that has redefined swinging trapeze as it is performed today all over the world. Elena won the Gold Medal and at Paris’ Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 1987, and the Gold Medal at the 1988 All-Union Circus Artists Competition of the USSR. For twenty years, she has performed in major circuses and variety shows on four continents, including the Moscow Circus, Circus Knie, Paris’ Cirque d’Hiver-Bouglione, and the Big Apple Circus. Elena moved to the United States in 1991. She started teaching at Circus Center in 2004.

This is her show.
Catch it if you can.