Big Apple Circus

A last-minute trip to the circus - in a temporary structure at Lincoln Center!  It was fun.  Highlights included the two pairs of same-sex gymnasts who used each other as jungle gyms to form extraordinary living sculptures (men on the floor, women on a trapeze) and the "living fireworks" display where a team of several men and one or two women took turns catapulting each other into the air from a see-saw and catching each other (usually on a big soft landing pad lugged by the other performers, but occasionally on a chair at the end of a long pole high overhead).  Also really enjoyed the juggler and a literal dog-and-pony show.  The clown was particularly good at interactions with audience members that at first (somewhat queasily) looked like he might be setting them up to fail ... when instead he was setting them up to shine.