Circus Flora to present
"A Trip to the Moon"
Circus Flora in St. Louis on June 21, 2008.
from: stltoday.com
By Diane Toroian Keaggy
Feb 25, 2013
Circus Flora will channel the imagination of groundbreaking filmmaker Georges Méliès for it's upcoming production, "A Trip to the Moon."
Inspired by the 1902 Méliès' film by the same name, "A Trip to the Moon" opens May 30 and features Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix, equestrian Lisa Dufresne, Carlos Svenson and his Magical Flying Goats, Yo-Yo the Narrator, the St. Louis Arches, the Flying Pages, the Flying Wallendas and others.
"I see a kindred spirit in Méliès," said David Balding, Circus Flora's artistic director and producer. "He knew how to transport his audience and suspend their belief of what was possible. And yet over time, our world has become so dominated by what we see on screens that our immediate response is disbelief. I like to think that we are channeling Méliès’ aesthetic to show our audience what is possible in very real acts of physical daring."
"A Trip to the Moon"
Circus Flora in St. Louis on June 21, 2008.
from: stltoday.com
By Diane Toroian Keaggy
Feb 25, 2013
Circus Flora will channel the imagination of groundbreaking filmmaker Georges Méliès for it's upcoming production, "A Trip to the Moon."
Inspired by the 1902 Méliès' film by the same name, "A Trip to the Moon" opens May 30 and features Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix, equestrian Lisa Dufresne, Carlos Svenson and his Magical Flying Goats, Yo-Yo the Narrator, the St. Louis Arches, the Flying Pages, the Flying Wallendas and others.
"I see a kindred spirit in Méliès," said David Balding, Circus Flora's artistic director and producer. "He knew how to transport his audience and suspend their belief of what was possible. And yet over time, our world has become so dominated by what we see on screens that our immediate response is disbelief. I like to think that we are channeling Méliès’ aesthetic to show our audience what is possible in very real acts of physical daring."
Circus Flora in St. Louis on June 21, 2008.
Tickets start at $10 and go on sale Friday. "A Trip to the Moon" opens May 30 with a peanut-free preview and runs through June 23. Show times are Tuesday through Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 5:30 p.m.; and an abbreviated one-hour “Little Top Wednesday” at 10 a.m. Performances will be underneath the big top near Powell Hall in Grand Center.
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