double trapeze rigging

If you can't quite manage the walking on water bit, aerial work is very satisfying.
..and the great thing about visual art is that you can do anything. Its an illusion, and thus infinitely protean.

The Secret Act

I'm off on another tangent via old paintings. This one combines both the circus and the ocean--allowing two of my obsessions to hold hands: the magic of transparent, moving water and aerial work.

At the Zipper

From last Sunday night: on the left co-producer-Carla Cantrelle, on the double lyra-Britt Nhi Sarah, and on the right-myself the trainer.
photo by Jan Meissner

Last Night at the Zipper

Last night at the Zipper theater there was an aerial performance. My student, Britt Nhi Sarah, was performing on the double lyra. It was a beautiful, difficult piece involving swinging, transferring from hoop to hoop and a continual, graceful line. The photos were taken by Jan Meissner