On a muggy Friday in August, while standing on a folding chair, I was entertained by
Cycropia Aerial Dance. Orton Park hosted their
annual neighborhood festival. I went for the food and music but stayed because of these aerial dance performers. It was an all ages show with hundreds of others, sitting on the ground, circling the performer's stage. The show as a combination of juggling, joke telling and aerial dance. For having a much smaller budget than
Cirque du Soleil, they had a charming way about them. Rather than putting on a show in a controlled theater, Cycropia performed right in the park. Their equipment fashioned to a large tree and the performers using the park as their stage. I was entertained but the beauty of the aerial dance and the overwhelming sense of community that I felt in this
near east side Madison community.
On a muggy Friday in August, while standing on a folding chair, I was entertained by Cycropia Aerial Dance. Orton Park hosted their annual neighborhood festival. I went for the food and music but stayed because of these aerial dance performers. It was an all ages show with hundreds of others, sitting on the ground, circling the performer's stage. The show as a combination of juggling, joke telling and aerial dance. For having a much smaller budget than Cirque du Soleil, they had a charming way about them. Rather than putting on a show in a controlled theater, Cycropia performed right in the park. Their equipment fashioned to a large tree and the performers using the park as their stage. I was entertained but the beauty of the aerial dance and the overwhelming sense of community that I felt in this near east side Madison community. 
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