Invisible River: Performance in and above the Schuylkill
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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The evening sun lights the bright-colored suits of two aerialists as they hang upside down from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge during the final performance of the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival, which took place Saturday, Aug. 29.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Photographer's point of view from a kayak floating on the Schuylkill River as the sun sets behind the Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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A view of some of the crowd of spectators gathered alongside the river.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Paddleboards are used as part of the performance on the Schuylkill River during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Performers relax during preparation for an aerial acrobatics show underneath the Strawberry Mansion Bridge over the Schuylkill River.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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A rigger supporting aerial acrobats makes his way up on the overspan construction underneath the Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Aerial acrobats climb the spanning beams underneath the Strawberry Mansion Bridge as they prepare for a suspended mid-air performance from the bridge during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Two aerialists perform acrobatics as they hang suspended in mid air from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Two aerialists perform acrobatics as they hang suspended, against the evening sky, from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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As the sun sets, a small group of paddleboarders make their way toward the performance area near the Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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A paddler makes a splash as he falls from his board into the water of the Schuylkill River.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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A scene during the final performance of the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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A scene during the final performance of the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Dan Gauthier smiles as he is instructed during his first attempt at using a stand-up paddleboard.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Paddlers hold onto the sides of dragon boats used to give the audience a close-up experience of the acrobatics and dance show on and above the Schuylkill River during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Paddlers move a dragon boat away from the dock. The boats offer spectators a close-up view of air acrobatics being performed from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, seen in the background, during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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On the right, Emma Schad is seen giving instructions to Nancy and Chuck Albright as they prepare to attend a dance and acrobatics performance over the Schuylkill River as part of the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Boaters paddle the Schuylkill River during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival.
Bastiaan Slabbers/for PhillyVoice
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Onlookers see how visual artist Jess Gamble works on a fabric installation during the 2015 Schuylkill River Arts Festival alongside Kelly Drive.