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Dream Science Circus

I consider myself somewhat of a circus arts snob. I've seen enough shows in my life to know what is good, creative, skillful, and professional. I've dabbled with enough of the skills to have the respect for those who do what they do well. While every show is different, many are too often the same. That is not the case with Dream Science Circus.

This is the third year Dream Science Circus has come through Anacortes, each time to a positive reception. This year, they performed in the depot, rather than their circus-style tent of years past. The new venue was probably easier for setup and had more comfort for the audience, but the loss of the tent did take away from the atmosphere a bit. The performers, though, did a great job conveying an other worldly atmosphere.

As for skills, there was juggling, lots of acro-balance, contact juggling, vignettes, aerial acrobatics, and more. The emcee, while good, drew out the in between bits a little too long for my liking which led to the whole show running a bit long, esp. for some of the children in the audience. I could have done without the plot all together, but like I said, I'm kind of a snob like that.

What was best about the show, for me, was the familiarity with the people. The circus is based out of Bellingham which has a close knit circus arts group of which I am lucky enough to be on the fringes of. To see performers on stage that I've juggled with and seen improve over the years is just plain neat.

Did I mention that I like circuses?

Sunday August 5 2007

File under: Anacortes, juggling

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on Sun 05th Aug, 2007 05:28 pm PDT Wren said:
These pics of the circus just came across my plate via my flickr Anacortes feed. Isn't the internet grand?
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on Sun 05th Aug, 2007 10:55 pm PDT Jule said:
you ever thought about joining the circus?
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on Tue 07th Aug, 2007 08:12 pm PDT Joe said:
When was this? i would have liked to see it. i don't hear about things nearly as much as you wren, apparently my ear isn't very close to the ground, and it's your job to keep me posted. ;-)
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