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URBANOPOLIS Reviewed by TheaterOnline.com

August 19, 2009 Suspended Cirque Comments Off News

Urbanopolis
Reviewed for TheaterOnline.com
By: Lauren Wissot

The beauty of watching live performance lies in bearing witness to art unfolding right before your eyes. And “Urbanopolis,” Suspended Cirque’s latest site-specific, aerial creation at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO delivers just that. The show is a low-budget indie Cirque du Soleil from its burlesque chick acrobats to its hula hoop skirts, to the shreds of newspaper dangling from a hoop descended from the ceiling, proving that heart and creativity trump dollars and glitz every time.
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Suspended Cirque Says Thank You!

August 17, 2009 Suspended Cirque Comments Off News

Ben Franklin, Michelle Dortignac, Angela Jones, Joshua Dean, Kristin Olness

Suspended Cirque sends a huge, giant THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see our three performances of URBANOPOLIS!

We couldn’t have done this without the support of our friends and families, our community of aerialists and performers, the Galapagos Art Space and staff, and the extended group of old and new fans. Thank you and thank you, again and again!

Below are a few more assorted images from the URBANOPOLIS show. (We’ll have a photo gallery page up for the whole show real soon.)

URBANOPOLIS: First Night

August 15, 2009 Suspended Cirque Comments Off News

WOW!!! Urbanopolis’s first night was so exciting, we had a blast performing it tonight!

Thank you to the so many, many people who came to Galapagos Art Space this evening. (Michelle’s sister Angie came all the way from Denver, CO to see the show!)

There are two more shows — Saturday at 3PM, and Sunday at 7:30PM — hint, hint!

Here are a few assorted shots that Kenny took from his seat: