{"id":2500,"date":"2012-07-27T07:48:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T07:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2019-01-24T09:32:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T09:32:15","slug":"giffords-circus-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/giffords-circus-review\/","title":{"rendered":"A Circus Life… (Giffords Circus Review – UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To run away and join the Circus… The dream of so many, young and old.\u00a0 To get away from the desk job, the drudgery, the dog house…<\/p>\n

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And if I ever had to consider running away to join them (if I wanted to of course) where would I go, and what would I be?\u00a0\u00a0 Well I would only want to join Giffords Circus<\/a> for a start, (the dream of its proprietor, a real life Circus Queen<\/a>), and I would definitely definitely want to be in The Band.\u00a0 Forget being ignored in a pit somewhere, or stuck in the corner, this band almost verges on being in the ring itself, and they looked like they were having a ball… Being paid to make a racket, brilliant (albeit a lovely one of course)!\u00a0\u00a0 I wouldn’t want to play anything complicated mind, just a triangle or a recorder perhaps. \u00a0 But I would completely insist on being able to keep one of the amazing costumes they all get to wear night after night.<\/p>\n

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I am never a fan of the “elephant featuring” type of circus,\u00a0 although there are a few of the more domestic animal type here, and the main stars of the stage are a goose, a couple of dogs, 3 horses, and a pony and some doves.\u00a0\u00a0 There’s also a bear, but he’s not real.\u00a0\u00a0 Just don’t tell anyone.<\/p>\n

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And there are trapeze artists, clowns of course, an Eygptian Priestess, and some acrobats, plus others.\u00a0 We didn’t hear a peep from The Small People for the duration, they sat open mouthed for the entire performance.<\/p>\n

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The nice thing about it was that despite the appalling weather, and very squelchy working conditions, the cast looked like they were all having the most fantastic fun…\u00a0 And that’s what a traditional circus should be about shouldn’t it? \u00a0 You can’t be a miserable audience member when the atmosphere is that infectious. \u00a0\u00a0 And I am a little jealous of their career choices, I must admit.\u00a0 How could you ever go back to working in an office or something after a job like that?<\/p>\n

* I wasn’t asked asked to write this post, neither did I receive any tickets etc. for mentioning Giffords, I just like to give credit where it’s due as usual.\u00a0 But I would say that if you get the chance to go and see them before this show ends, then go, go go…<\/em><\/p>\n

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