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San Francisco Examiner 6/26/2001
The Circus Boheme is a throwback to the early days of the circus where one might have dozens of circuses touring the country, instead of just the giants Ringling Bros. and Cirque Du Soleil. It consists of a tent and various other equipment, which they spread over whatever patch of dirt they can find. Despite limitations in size, they still manage to find room to rig up a flying trapeze act. The circus acts have a vaudevillian feel to them. The performers interact constantly with the audience, giving the show warmth sometimes lacking in other shows. Clowns move apparatus on and off stage and perform various short skits throughout the show. Matsya Singh, a pint-sized clown from India, had the audiences in stitches in as he played pirates and made his crew walk the plank and later tried to woo the young hand balancer (Sun-Yi Jiang) whose heart unfortunately belongs to the strong man. The acrobats perform astonishing displays of strength, agility, and balance. A wirewalker somersaults across a thin wire. Russian bar performers do mid-air twists that would make Evil Knievel gasp, before landing on thin wooden bars that bend very far when they land. The single hand-balancing act in which Sun-Yi Jiang rotates and balances on a single post is truly a marvel. Sun-Yi displays the strength of a body- builder and the flexibility of a contortionist as she rotates on her post. During one part of the act, she straightens herself, allows one leg to drift, then bounces to the other hand. Simone Beauvais, otherwise known as the Angel of the Sky, performs the last act before intermission. When the stage darkens and lanterns lower from the ceiling, the audience knows something wonderful is about to happen. A trapeze bar lowers from the ceiling. A beautiful vision in white appears, mounts the trapeze, and begins her act. Ms. Beauvais truly lives up to her name as Angel of the Sky in this act, doing flips and dives that would make Sir Isaac Newton reconsider his theory of gravity. The Circus Boheme has struggled to survive ever since its conception in 1978 by a group of street hippies. In the wake of the September 11 disaster, attendance has gone up, which could possibly help the circus gain an audience outside its usual hippie crowd. Prices for this show are eleven dollars for adults, nine dollars for children. Souvenir stands sell pictures and figures of the performers. Concessions include popcorn and cotton candy.
San Francisco Examiner 6/26/2001
The Circus Boheme is a throwback to the early days of the circus where one might have dozens of circuses touring the country, instead of just the giants Ringling Bros. and Cirque Du Soleil. It consists of a tent and various other equipment, which they spread over whatever patch of dirt they can find. Despite limitations in size, they still manage to find room to rig up a flying trapeze act. The circus acts have a vaudevillian feel to them. The performers interact constantly with the audience, giving the show warmth sometimes lacking in other shows. Clowns move apparatus on and off stage and perform various short skits throughout the show. Matsya Singh, a pint-sized clown from India, had the audiences in stitches in as he played pirates and made his crew walk the plank and later tried to woo the young hand balancer (Sun-Yi Jiang) whose heart unfortunately belongs to the strong man. The acrobats perform astonishing displays of strength, agility, and balance. A wirewalker somersaults across a thin wire. Russian bar performers do mid-air twists that would make Evil Knievel gasp, before landing on thin wooden bars that bend very far when they land. The single hand-balancing act in which Sun-Yi Jiang rotates and balances on a single post is truly a marvel. Sun-Yi displays the strength of a body- builder and the flexibility of a contortionist as she rotates on her post. During one part of the act, she straightens herself, allows one leg to drift, then bounces to the other hand. Simone Beauvais, otherwise known as the Angel of the Sky, performs the last act before intermission. When the stage darkens and lanterns lower from the ceiling, the audience knows something wonderful is about to happen. A trapeze bar lowers from the ceiling. A beautiful vision in white appears, mounts the trapeze, and begins her act. Ms. Beauvais truly lives up to her name as Angel of the Sky in this act, doing flips and dives that would make Sir Isaac Newton reconsider his theory of gravity. The Circus Boheme has struggled to survive ever since its conception in 1978 by a group of street hippies. In the wake of the September 11 disaster, attendance has gone up, which could possibly help the circus gain an audience outside its usual hippie crowd. Prices for this show are eleven dollars for adults, nine dollars for children. Souvenir stands sell pictures and figures of the performers. Concessions include popcorn and cotton candy.