Phew, we sure had a busy few days! As Tara mentioned, we had quite a haul up to Bellingham from Bothell (and back) loaded down with everything we’d need for the week. We stayed with a lovely friend of a friend, Margaret, and had the chance to show off our acts! We also stayed at the quarry with circus folk and saw a wonderful fire show by Vulcan Studios from Oakland, CA. Vulcan Studios is a self described “artist’s colony” consisting of painters, sculptors, ceramicists, photographers, musicians, film makers, actors and performers of all types.
The next day we went to (and better yet, performed in!) Vaudevillingham, which was incredible! Tara, Lindsay, Victoria and Molly (with Kristian as our loving stage mom) opened the first show with an acro-based 5 minute act that was received really well. As the night went on, the acts got considerably less family-friendly, but hilarity abounded. It was wonderful to see such a wide variety of skills and acts; some acts were polished, shiny and nearly perfect, while others were thrown together with about 24 hours notice. Still, the audience hollered long and loud for everything from housewife acro (by yours truly) to toy room contact juggling, to mustachioed silks, pirate aerials, character guitar, dance trapeze, and Dresden Doll cloudswing.
Now we’re back in Bothell for food, showers and laundry, but soon we’re headed down to Seattle for the Solstice Parade!
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