The Occasional Inspiration






An antipodist spinning a parasol with a pair of puppets on her feet. The puppets’ expressions of excitement and frustration were controlled from the jugglers toes. A cow girl on a pogo stick whose lasso doubled as her jump rope.




One minute the ringmaster is coaxing cupcakes and cookies from children in the front row, and the next she accepts a beer from the crowd (“Can you keep it closed for now? I’m still working on this one.” she tells them.)