6 The Independent
July 22, 2021
CIRCUS FROM PAGE 1
to introduce his plucky troupe of acrobats and performers. “Dreams have a way of bringing good people together,” Venardos said. Performers included aerialists and acrobats Lexi Powell, Eric Allen, Lady Beast, and husbandand-wife team Duo Acosta, performing a dizzying array of stunts, culminating in a Houdini-esque straitjacket escape. The old-school circus performs beneath a classic redand-white striped tent, and the whole shebang carries a vintage SEE CIRCUS, P7
Venardos Circus founder and ringmaster Kevin Venardos warms up the PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT crowd.
Husband-and-wife team Duo Acosta put on an exciting act.
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