Photos: Phila. School of Circus Arts' high-flying 'Cabaret Pinot Noir'
A dozen circus instructors perform beautiful, unforgettable acts
Circus performer, Nicole Burgio, dressed as Marilyn Monroe, swings from a trapeze as her dress blows in the wind during the 'Cabaret Pinot Noir,' an exhibition at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, on Saturday, June 4, 2016.
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by Thom Carroll PhillyVoice Contributor
The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts hosted, 'Cabaret Pinot Noir' a collaborative group exhibition featuring a dozen of the school's professional circus instructors and staff, for a two-night performance at their West Germantown headquarters. The evening had a candle-lit, Parisian flavor, with plenty of wine and whimsical French accents to go around.
Here's a series of images of the elegant, high-flying performances on Saturday, June 4, 2016.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceChristine Morano, Eric Michaels, Nicole Burgio, Fenix Cobbledick, Rachel Lancaster and Adam Woolley open the evening's performance with a group acrobatic sequence.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceMegan Gendell and Lauren Feldman perform on the trapeze in one of the pre-show performances Saturday night. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceAdam Woolley, head coach of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts performs on ariel silks during Saturday's 'Cabaret Pinot Noir'. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceFenix Cobbledick, a recent Philadelphia transplant and circus performer, impresses the crowd uses a rolling globe during Saturday's show. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceEric Michaels and Christine Morano during their duo rope performance.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceMark Wong reacts while watching Eric Michaels and Christine Morano during their duo rope performance. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceKitsie O'Neill performs on the aerial ladder during Saturday's 'Cabaret Pinot Noir' at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceLauren Feldman hangs from a trapeze by her ankles during her dramatic and theatrical performance on Saturday. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceCircus performer and instructor, Rachel Lancaster, hangs from the ceiling of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts during a silks act in the 'Cabaret Pinot Noir' performance on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceMark Wong and Nicole Burgio perform in sync during a blind folded routine in Saturday's Cabaret Pinot Noir. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceThe crowd watched intently as a dozen instructors from the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts performed on June 4, 2016. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceChristine Morano, left, and Rachel Lancaster perform duo lyra. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceInstructors from the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts bow for the audience as Saturday's performance, 'Cabaret Pinot Noir' came to a close.
