This past week the children and I had the pleasure of seeing the best show under the big top. The Universoul Circus during a student matinee. It was an awesome experience to say the least.
It just so happened we went on one of the coldest days of the year down here in Georgia. Here are the children shivering in line.
A circus ain't a circus without the elephants.
One of the most unique aspect to the Universoul Circus show is that the performers are from various countries across the African diaspora. The host was South Africa, they had a contortionist trio from Ethiopia, a tight walk group from Cuba, etc.. It really would be easy for me to do a geography lesson to expound upon our experience. There were zebras dancing, women turned into white tigers, and 4 motorcyclist driving around inside a sphere.
The highlight of the whole show was the last performance done in an elegant Alvin Ailey style dance routine to show solidarity to the Black Lives Matter Movement. They left us with a quote from the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which made such a powerful impact considering this was a student matinee show in Atlanta during Black History Month. It was proud moment to see the art and entertain community stand up to injustice. It was a wonderful show. The children really enjoyed themselves. We will definitely be going back again next year.
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