THE BALLOON MAN

Venice Circus

Sunday,

February 20, 2011

Jeane Ybarra performs under the big top during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

Ignacio Ybarra performs under the big top during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

Nancy Berman is a clown during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

Jeane Ybarra and her son, Ignacio Ybarra, perform a cradle act under the big top during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

Chiara Anastazini performs under the big top during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

Johnathan Ybarra performs a juggling act under the big top during a circus show in Venice on Sunday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)

The Venice Circus Arts Foundation performed several circus shows to help raise money to renovate the Venice Circus Arena. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Dan Wagner)