The circus with acts of daring and costumes of red, with feelings of fear, of sensuality and of delight. Animals, big tops, bad food, cheap prizes, to much sugar and beer, yet the power to draw us in with promises of leaving it all behind and the dream of running away to freedom, to sex, to a life of fantasy and little responsibility.

The circus can also be a catalyst of creativity. Circus Du Soleil showed us how a carnival of tricks can become a fountain of ideas. This last fall, when the people of “The Workbook” put on its “Creative Carnival” at the Art Directors Club in New York, the performers of the “Secret Circus” became the nexus of the evening of creative inspiration. They helped turned a networking event into an evening of delight and surprise.

I was entranced by the simple power of these performers to excite the soul. I recently had the opportunity to meet and photograph these performers in a small warehouse on Long Island. Here is what I saw.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith
www.zavesmith.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheSecretCircus?fref=ts
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