Sailor Circus gives Sarasotans a sneak peek at their D.C. show
Circus Arts Conservatory hosted a CAC in DC send-off performance on June 20 at Sailor Circus Arena.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 2:21 p.m. June 21, 2017
Arts + Culture
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Not many people can say they know how to unicycle, but even fewer can do it on a slack rope while juggling.
That’s just one of the many circus acts performed at the CAC in DC send-off performance on June 20 at Sailor Circus Arena, during which all the performers were 18 years old or younger.
The performance was a sneak preview of the show and demonstrations that 31 Sailor Circus students will perform for millions of audience members on the National Mall at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival from June 29 to July 4 and July 6 through 9.
To learn more about CAC’s involvement with the festival, read our story about how it all began and how for senior Alice Hafner, it’s the performance of a lifetime.
Grace Milton performs on the Aerial Hammock, with Alice Hafner (left) and Lillian Hafner (right) on the stilts.
Teagan Allan welcomes guests while walking on stilts.
Teresa Powell performs on the Roman Rings.
Jake Peterman and Rylee Roulette perform an Acrobatic Roller Skating trick.
Owen Leonard performs on the Aerial Lyra.
Riley Board and Rylee Roulette perform an Acrobatic Roller Skating trick.
Dylan Wynne and Lydia Nord perform a Double Trapeze act.
Grace Milton performs on the Aerial Hammock.
Jared Gracia-David performs a series of feats on the Slack Rope.
Alice Hafner performs a dancing stilts routine.
Jeannie Castro performs on the Slack Rope.
Teresa Powell performs on the Roman Rings.
Grace Milton does a handstand on the Aerial Hammock.
Teresa Powell performs on the Roman Rings.
Jake Peterman and Rylee Roulette perform an Acrobatic Roller Skating trick.
CAC Co-Founder and Associate Director Dolly Jacobs smiles as CAC Managing Director Jennifer Mitchell says this show in D.C. wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for Jacobs winning the NEA National Heritage Fellowship in 2015.
Jake Peterman and Rylee Roulette perform an Acrobatic Roller Skating trick.
Jake Peterman catches Sarah Barg on the Flying Trapeze.
Jared Gracia-David juggles batons that were lit on fire while he walks the Slack Rope.
Jeannie Castro takes a bow after performing on the Slack Rope.
Colin Leonard unicycles around obstacles.
Silas Bichler smiles after completing his juggling routine.
