If I joined the Circus...

I love my sketchbook group friends. I have never seen such enthusiasm and joy spread so quickly from one day to the next. One day last week someone mentioned the circus and WHAM. A great prompt was formed, ideas were born, art was created. Kind of like a tidal wave of creativity. 

I never really got into circuses when I was a kid. But I fell absolutely and wholeheartedly in love with Cirque du Soleil when I saw them the first time I went to Vegas in 1997. I saw Mystere first. A few years later I saw O, front and center, close enough to get splashed with water. It was breathtaking, magical, inspirational. I saw Quidam in Chicago, and then Verakai.  The costumes, the music, it's a feast for all the senses, almost overwhelming for the emotions. I have the programs for the shows. I have books written by the creators. Talk about motivational and inspirational. They taught me what "audacity" means.

I am so sad... I just found out a new show is playing in the suburbs about 45 minutes from here. I really want my daughter to see a Cirque show. But it would cost us over $250 for three tickets! I just can't justify the cost at this time...

If I joined the circus... I would fly through the air with the greatest of ease.