Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Somersaulting, slapsticking & stripteasing.....!


The night before the wall came crumbling down last week, we took my sister on a surprise 'outing' to celebrate her birthday. In the grounds of Crown Perth (aka the casino) under the magical canvas of the Spiegeltent we watched in awe as the performers in the New York production Empire (two minute video of fabulousness) executed mind boggling feats..all on a 3metre round stage. Above Russian born Elena Lev twirls and contorts in a bubble high above the audience before a cascade of sparkling real bubbles rained down on us. It was adult circus at it's very best, rude, raunchy and incredibly funny! If you get a chance to see it, take it, you absolutely won't be disappointed. Perthites enjoyed it so much that the show was extended. I didn't take all that many shots, difficult with heads bobbing in front and stage lights, apart from that I really didn't want to miss a thing. I'll show you the finishing act tomorrow, it was incroyable! Have a great Tuesday, take care and stay safe.....The theme for September for City Daily Photo bloggers is "Pink." To participate, link your post on September 1 to the CDP theme day page.

29 comments:

  1. That's entirely different! Terrific shots, Grace!

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  2. Oh, what a fun evening!! And your captures are the next best thing to being there!! You do get to some great places!! Thanks as always for sharing!! Hope your week is off to a great start!!

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  3. Stunning pictures.
    The bubble was too ... I loved it.
    Hugs and kisses.

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  4. Well, I had a great time at the Moulin Rouge in Paris so I think I'd enjoy this a lot, too!

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  5. Terrific shots Grace....i like this post very much.

    Greetings from Holland, Joop

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  6. Had a look at the video, seems like a fun evening! And I like your photos as well.

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  7. The second image is very artistic, you could make a poster.

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  8. Very, very interesting and really spectacular!

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  9. You did a great job in such low light. Looks like a fun night.
    V

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  10. Looks like it was a fab evening! An adult cirque.

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  11. The second photo is absolutely incredibly beautiful!

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  12. Hmmm I expected your return to be full of builders, I don't know why....

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  13. At times like this, I wish I were twins, so one could sit back and enjoy the show and the other could take pix. Your shots are cool.

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  14. You got some good shots there,you must be using a pretty good camera!

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  15. The Spiegeltent is a perfect venue for such a performance. I wonder if the show will come here.

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  16. Wow! Your bubble photos are fantastic!

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  17. Wow, all shots are amazing! great job...
    thanks for sharing....

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  18. Not easy to get clear shots under these conditions Grace. You did a great job. PS. So did the performers.

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  19. That looks amazing, that girl must have been rather airless to do her performance in a bubble! Your photos are great.

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  20. What a fabulous outing for a celebration Grace! I've just caught up with your recent posts and there are so many fantastic photos and things you've shared around Perth. I love it love it!
    x

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  21. That the human body can be so strong and agile always amazes me, not to mention the sense of timing that has to impeccable!

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  22. Wow. makes one feel like a wooden puppet and suddenly my back feels stiff and sore

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  23. What an interesting act. It reminds me a little of Cirque du Soleil.

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  24. Hi Grace! Re your question on The Villages: Yes, dear, they are "real" clouds! :-)

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  25. Great pics, Grace! Never heard of a Spiegeltent before.
    Funny enough just the other day I found an article from 1999 where my Brother makes a jump over several other gymnasts at the christmal-circus!

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  26. Looks amazing, especially the 'Zorbing' in space!

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  27. i marvel at acrobatics ... nevermind stripper acrobats

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