Circus Juventas, May 2009

My kids are enrolled in Circus Juventas, a youth performing arts circus. Every summer the more advanced students put on a big show, a la Cirque de Solei, or something similar. But every May the entire school puts on their spring recital. This past week my kids performed for the third year [...]

Circus Juventas: Blue Dress Rehearsal

Blue Dress Rehearsal
We get here at 3:45, and already there are people in the bleachers. The riggers are conducting their tech checks. The house lights are off and we pick our way past coiled ropes and piles of mats to find a seat. Third row up, on an aisle, because we won’t [...]