The trapeze is installed stage left to stage right – a Cirque-created innovation. But
the act goes beyond the stage setting and the artist's display of physical mastery. There is
drama in the personalities as she interacts with The Trickster, and that adds even more dynamic
undertones to the visual thrills and delights.
As the bendable sisters slowly slide off-stage, the house troupe marches to the forefront
in a 1-2-3-4 pyramid arrangement, reminiscent of a bowling pin setup - and that's just what
they were. One of the clowns came out proceeded to throw the frame. The “pins” fell to reveal
seventeen year old Darya Vintilova, solo trapezist from the Ukrane. Strongly invoking a
bad-girl image, Darya is all rock and roll in this act. She struts about the stage, teasing
the audience (and the Trickster) with her raw femininity, before grabbing up her trapeze bar
and taking to the skies. Instead of facing forward, her trapeze flies side-to-side (from
stage-left to stage-right) which affords a very unique view of a very traditional circus
solo trapeze set.
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