Festival of Fools in Vermont
The Burlington City Arts [BCA] program is one of many arts organizations in New England that opens the doors of creative thinking wide open. I love to look at what they have in store each year. This weekend, Aug. 7-9, is the Festival of Fools offering varied street theater celebrating circus arts, music and comedy with family audiences in mind. The streets of Burlington are interesting enough on their own, but the Festival makes them come alive.
Performers this year include Amanda Crockett on a high trapeze or twisting like a pretzel; Mr. Spin juggling eight balls and more; Modern Times Theater with puppet theater for the streets; A Loft Aerial Dance with Shayna Swanson - aerial artists who have chosen to express themselves though vertical space; Elec Simon from the hit show “STOMP” pounding on buckets and tapping in the streets of Burlington; Unicycle Lady - a one-woman wheelie, witty, wacky, silly suitcase circus; Gazzo with his world-renowned magic show; Masaji Terasawa practicing Amesaiku -"candymaker" – a Japanese art form believed to be over 2000 years old; and many more unique acts for the street.
Festivities kick off Friday, Aug. 7, on Lower Church Street and continue through the weekend in four locations all day long. Please call 802-865-7166 of visit online for more details.
Photo of Amanda Crockett; courtesy of Bruce Rohr
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