Up in the Air for Saturday
I got this random email from the chef at Sila Bistro in Silver Lake. He's seen posters in the neighborhood for a circus show at a local preschool and wondered if that was us.
Yes, yes it is. It's kind of exciting. This is the first time I've ever been on a poster for a show since I was in high school drama. I mean, I've worked on movies and kept a poster from each, but it's not the same thing.
They use "dazzling" and "gravity-defying" in the same sentence to describe the performers. And they haven't even seen us yet. Kind of crazy.
Went to circus class last night and took Steve and his friend Jaime from work. It's not that I'm trying to convert him to circus arts, but it is a good workout and he can spend time with his ladies and me, so it's fun. He did very well, though we were all working so hard no one actually had the time to take a photo. There was a woman doing professional photos for the site and she snapped a cut pic of us doing abs together, but I don't have a copy yet. There are some group photos posted on Facebook, so I'm hoping I'll get tagged with those soon enough.
In the meantime, here are some pics of me and my fellow performers at rehearsal. That's Tall Rick on tissu, about to flip up into a back straddle.
Francesco, our lovable clown, practicing the opening act.
The beautiful and bendy Jessica...
And here I am, in the actual costume I should be wearing that day. On the left I'm doing the back plaunge (don't ask me how to spell it, it's French).
For the record, I'm called Little Rick in class. Not "small" Rick. That would be insulting. Little implies youth and thinness, both of which I like thank you very much.
I'm supposed to be swimming, which is my excuse for having bent knees.
And below I'm doing flag, which seems to be my signature move. Ya see, Tall Rick and Jessica may have lots of flexibility (and I have some) but I'm definitely strong so I tend to do more of these power moves. I'm okay with that, you need to have one thing that helps you stand out, right?
Hopefully we'll get some pics at the show. More to come...