 No one who attended the opening ceremony of the Asia Pacific Outgames at
Melbourne Town Hall earlier this year could forget the stunning display of
acrobatics by two sets of high flying circus stars.
Two same-sex duos from the National Institute of Circus Arts
spun out the audience as they spun on ropes and trapeze, showing how circus
acts can be incredibly erotic and skilful at the same time.
With companies like Cirque du Soleil and Circus Oz showing
how the human body can entertain and delight, it was only a matter of time
before someone came up with Cirque du Homosexuel.
Visitors to Barcelona for the EuroGames later this month
will be able to see the world’s first ‘Gay Circus’.
Promoters of the Gay Circus event are pitching the two-hour
show as “oriented to a gay and lesbian friendly audience” and “a show for
people without prejudices”.
"For the first
time in the world, a circus created for lovers of high-quality shows and of a culture
for the emotional and sexual diversity, a contribution to the normalisation of
homosexuality," promoter Irene Peralta told the UK’s Pink News.
"Currently, we can find references to Gay Games, ballet
performances, theatre, literature and cinema with a homosexual oriented
thematic.
"However, there’s no previous circus conceived from a
gay angle and which aims at a wider audience in favour of a greater visibility
of homosexuality.
"Gay Circus will transform the traditional understanding
of the circus.”
With a premiere performance slated for July 25, the company
will perform nine 120-minute shows, each with a maximum audience capacity of
1,300 people.
Tickets sell from A$40 in the outer ring to A$90 for a more
up-close-and-personal circus experience.
The Gay Circus website claims that "expressiveness,
sensuality and poetry will fuse … achieving an up-to-date, modern and
attractive aesthetic.
"Gay Circus flows like a dialogue between angels and
devils, the eternal dispute between good and evil set now on a ring, with
numerous references to literature, painting, dance, sculpture, photography, and
cinema."
For more information visit www.gaycircus.net
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