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Richard Ware, Katherine Harris and Zoltan Karpathy
Co-Chairwomen Jaclyn Brunckhorst, Donna Koffman and Tammy Karp
Susan Jasin and Davis Tillman
Zoltan Karpathy, Linda and Cathi Carson and Founder and CEO Pedro Reis
Cassie Roulette, Karen Bell, Executive Vice President Jennifer Mitchell and Rylee Roulette
Charles Riott, Chris Manning, Frank Belson, board member Barb Tye and Julia Preitt
Melissa and Terrance Burzynski
Bob Johnson, Jane Burch, Carolyn Johnson and John Burch
Terri and Michael Klauber
Brandon Hartz and Sarah Kupiec with Rachel and Evan Benderson
Jim Helmich, Gloria Moss and Scott Franza
Suzy Kalin and Melissa Burzynski
Donna Hoefer, Phyllis Siskel and Gail Clifton
Michael Donald Edwards and Orlando Sanchez
Mike and Roxie Jerde
Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Laura Stuart Wood and Wendy Feinstein
Kurt Lucas, Renee Phinney and Glen Rieth
Founder and CEO Pedro Reis and Founder and Vice President Dolly Jacobs started the show.
Teresa Powell used the Roman Rings.
The Sailor Circus Academy Jugglers didn't mess around.
The evening had an aerial lyra performance.
The night also had a silk performance.
Joseph Bauer kept the crowd entertained as the show's ringmaster.
Co-Chairwoman Donna Koffman emerged from the flames.
Rafael Palacios and Co-Chairwoman Donna Koffman's hand
Co-Chairwoman Jaclyn Brunckhorst mixed it up with a robot.
Co-Chairwoman Jaclyn Brunckhorst mixed it up with a robot.
Co-Chairwoman Tammy Karp got limber.
Duo 19 performed a trapeze act.
Duo 19 performed a trapeze act.
Iouri and Gabor took hand-balancing to a whole new level.
Michelle Caulkins, Bodil Braren and Aaron Watkins
RIngmaster Joseph Bauer with Michelle and Bill Ives
Dr. Laurie Walmsley and Brenda Whaley
Silas, Tonia and Markus Bichler
Geri Jo Manson and Michelle Kapreilian
Jad Dalel, Ingrid Harb, Mark Walker and Elisabeth Waters
Peter and Joanne Powers
Co-Chairwoman Donna Koffman and Ariane Dart
B.B. Widdop
CAC Board Chair Bart Lowther started the dinner program.
Executive Vice President Jennifer Mitchell followed Lowther.
The Circus Arts Conservatory showcased feats of strength and works of wonder at its 2020 Circus Arts Gala on Jan. 31.
The annual bash, held as usual at the Ulla Searing Big Top, had Sarasota's philanthropists trying on their most performative, vibrant, and showman-like outfits for a night of both compassion and razzle-dazzle.
Following last year's revised schedule, the evening started with cocktails outside of the Big Top before guests filled into the circus arena for the show. Founder and CEO Pedro Reis and Founder and Vice President Dolly Jacobs welcomed guests and introduced the night's entertainment, which included jugglers and silk performers from Sailor Circus Academy and trapeze and hand-balancing acts from Circus Sarasota.
It wouldn't be a proper show without a surprise, of course. The program's midpoint featured a trio of magic tricks from co-chairwomen Donna Koffman, Jaclyn Brunckhorst and Tammy Karp. Koffman was sawed in half and fitted into a box, Brunckhorst lost her head, and Karp had her limbs rearranged — all in a whimsical and cheer-inducing manner.
The night continued with dinner and a paddle raise, which benefited the Circus Arts Conservatory's many programs that highlight science, art, math, engineering, and more. Guests finished off the evening with an after-party in the circus ring.
