The Circus Life and Other Stories
September 14 – October 20, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 10 AM-2 PM and by appointment
Summary
A visual illustration of the duality and consequence between a woman’s life and the Big Top
Characters:
The Ring-Mistress
The Audience
The Sideshow Performers
The Beauty Contestants
The Clowns
The Fire Breathers
The Tightrope Walker
The Game Players
Setting —
Eyes closed [a humongous tent with three rings, smelling of sugar and animals]
Eyes open [a lovely white gallery space in Haverhill, Massachusetts]
Sound —
circus noises — until the tent goes dark and the sound becomes that of lots of people sitting in hushed anticipation
[a bright, almost blinding spotlight appears and illuminates the Ring-Mistress in the center of the middle ring–a daunting, large middle-aged woman of occasional commanding stature]
Ring-Mistress: Ladeeeez and G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N, Boys and Girls. Welcome to the Circus Life and Other Stories. This month, here in our own Big Top [the lovely white gallery space in Haverhill, Massachusetts], right before your very eyes, a fabulous array of ideas has been assembled for your delight and consideration. Join our multi-faceted audience in admiring the courage of our amazing array of side show ladies whose nobility and virtue describes the diverse nature of the female kind…cry and “laugh” with our cavorting clowns–sinister or hilarious–depending on your mood…revel in the glamour of the beauty contestants with the strength and power of the invisible…marvel at the fire breathers singing loudly for the autonomous rights of over half the population of this country…hold your breath at our glorious tightrope walker as she balances life and work under the watchful eyes of those who would keep her on the ground…and lastly…enjoy the participation of interactive word play (my favorite being Incandescent Rage)
But to start, let us give a big round of applause to our inimitable, generous, selfless hostess who has made all of this possible —
Sarah LoVasco and her crew at SJ Art Consulting
Bring your friends…spread the word…The Circus Life and Other Stories is in town until October 20th!!!!
SJ Art Consulting
43 Washington Street, Haverhill MA 01832
Sarah LoVasco (802)999-5506
sarah@sjartconsulting.com
