A urban party under the big top
The UniverSoul Circus will bring its big top to Philadelphia, next to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts at Fairmont Park, Tuesday through Nov. 6.
(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / October 19, 2011)
By Kathy Lauer-Williams, Of The Morning Call
October 19, 2011
UniverSoul Circus doesn't feel like your typical circus. Sure there is a high-wire act, a strongman, acrobats, elephants and a tiger trainer, but instead of the usual drum-and-brass carnival music there is a DJ spinning hip-hop, rap, jazz and salsa tunes.
Instead of clowns throwing confetti on the crowd, colorfully clad hip-hop dancers stream out into the audience to get everyone on their feet. Caribbean stilt-walkers lead the crowd in a "Soul Train" conga line and the show finale is a giant extravaganza with everyone dancing to the beat of Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
"We are a circus with animals and acrobats," says Hank Ernst a spokesman for the circus. "The difference is the feel of the show. There's a lot of music and dancing and it's like a big party."
The classic circus with an "urban twist" will be in Philadelphia in a single ring under the big top erected in Fairmont Park next to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday through Nov. 6.read more at:http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/events/mc-universoul-circus-20111019,0,5144211.story
Instead of clowns throwing confetti on the crowd, colorfully clad hip-hop dancers stream out into the audience to get everyone on their feet. Caribbean stilt-walkers lead the crowd in a "Soul Train" conga line and the show finale is a giant extravaganza with everyone dancing to the beat of Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
"We are a circus with animals and acrobats," says Hank Ernst a spokesman for the circus. "The difference is the feel of the show. There's a lot of music and dancing and it's like a big party."
The classic circus with an "urban twist" will be in Philadelphia in a single ring under the big top erected in Fairmont Park next to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday through Nov. 6.read more at:http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/events/mc-universoul-circus-20111019,0,5144211.story
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