Needhamites bring circus to town
Wicked Local staff photo by David Gordon.Kate Law Hoflich (right), who runs and performs in a circus, rehearses for her upcoming show with fellow performer Joanne Verginio of Needham (left) on Tuesday evening, February 21, 2012 in Newton.
By Emily Cataneo
Wicked Local Needham
Posted Mar 01, 2012
Needham — Curled on the floor next to a blue gym mat in a capacious ex-loading dock, wearing neon legwarmers, Kate Law Hoflich describes the circus apparatus she invented.
“I thought of things I’d want to do in the air first,” said Hoflich about how she invented the aerial shell, a white circle crisscrossed with white bars. Then, she said, she designed the shell to fit the proportions of her body.
Needham — Curled on the floor next to a blue gym mat in a capacious ex-loading dock, wearing neon legwarmers, Kate Law Hoflich describes the circus apparatus she invented.
“I thought of things I’d want to do in the air first,” said Hoflich about how she invented the aerial shell, a white circle crisscrossed with white bars. Then, she said, she designed the shell to fit the proportions of her body.
Wicked Local staff photo by David Gordon.Kate Law Hoflich (top), who runs and performs in a circus, rehearses for her upcoming show with fellow performer Joanne Verginio of Needham (bottom) on Tuesday evening, February 21, 2012 in Newton.Hoflich, a Needham resident, is co-artistic director of aerial dance company Bow and Sparrow, which will perform for the first time in the Boston area on Friday, March 9 in Somerville. Bow and Sparrow is a bicoastal company, with the other half of the company based in California, and the March 9 performance, called “Helos,” will feature both New England and California performers.Read more: Needhamites bring circus to town - Needham, Massachusetts - Needham Times http://www.wickedlocal.com/needham/news/x643482551/Needhamites-bring-circus-to-town#ixzz1nxSr2nmy
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