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Show Octa&ei fODMUGVI 5, 2005 The Greatest Show on Earth briefly visited downtown Salt Lake last weekend. While it is quite impossible to ever be too old to witness the magic that happens in those three rings, the ratio of kids to adults was vast. Barnum and Baileys Ringling Brothers Circus appeared at the Delta Center and hosted a Step Up to the Mic Westminster students are invited tonight to bring the written word to life in the Dumke Student Theatre. The PoetryProse Slam, which takes place at 8 p.m., will give students a chance to read their writing aloud in open-mi- c format. spoken from the writer yourself, because you can hear in their voice how excited they are about it, she said. PoetryProse Slams are known for exploiting a unique passion and energy in the speakers voice that you may not otherwise have been able to decipher reading the work alone. The concept of Poetry Slams was founded by Chicago native poet Marc Smith. Performers who win the crowd over will win $25 exciting Barnes & No- "Its ble gift certifi- cates. Pm so excited to attend this show, thrilling opening night. For those who have ' been to the circus, nostalgia mixed with new excitement set in fast. The circus, of course, cannot be the same as it was 10 years ago (when many college students last went). Delivering new acts and innovative ring fanatics, the circus held to its Web sites promise of no city ever sees the same show. According to its Web site, The Three Ring Circus offers three different shows. The Red Tour, which was the one in Utah, features the circus well known amazing animals and a Dare Devil clown named Bella. Bella is a constant in most of the acts. He hangs out to watch the In 1986, he to hear a particular poem or prose spoken from the writer yourself, because you can hear in their voice how excited they are about it. formally launched the new poetry movement, which was recognized by the compel- said freshman ling and enAllie Smith. ergetic movements onIve loved all the events on stage. Smith now travels campus so far, -- Jessie Hunt the world lecbut reading and writing turing on the history of the poetry is my although I dont slam and its philosophies. passion think I have the guts to get Ironically, Smith, conup there myself and share sidered one of the worlds most dynamic and experimy work. enced stage performers, by Undoubtedly, there are the literary magazine. Westmore students like Smith ern Words, will be in town for who dont feel comfortable the Great Salt Lake Book with the idea of performing Festival held at Library in a theater to a large crowd which is expected. Square on Saturday (see Ive been to many www.utahhumanities.org for the full schedule). events like this one coming The students on stage up, said sophomore Jessie could one day rival the world- Hunt, and Ive never felt renowned master performer. comfortable performing. All it takes is a little practice. She explained her reasoning for returning to such readSign up beforehand in the ASWC office in the ings. Its exciting to hear Shaw Center. a particular poem or prose ; feats only skilled circus talent can carry out. lie also gets involved in some of the more daring acts. The Blue and Gold Tours are the other two parts to the circus variety. According to the Web site, the Blue Tour promises an upside down, topsy-turv- y world that is sure to keep anybody on the edge of their seat. The Gold Tour is innovative and allows for audience participation. . While Wednesday was opening night, the crowd was large and vocal. There was great energy in the air and the anticipation was heavy. The Delta Center halls swarmed with kids decked out in taU rainbow hats while they carried blinking gadgets and circus snacks. The snow cones came in collectible circus animal cups, costing $10. The cheapest souvenir was a small, plush elephant for $10. Swords were $15. Parents cant get away with footing only the cost of a ticket! The show itself was indeed spectacular, and never ceases to amaze. The elephants were adorable, holding each others tails with their trunks. The tigers were very entertaining, hissing and clawing every now and then. Few clown acts were featured. The trapeze artists and acrobats were intense; one guy failed to finish the quadruple flip, landing in the net below him. The wide variety of animals paraded around, dressed up in flashy costumes, including horses, ponies, llamas, goats and dogs. The audience was able to participate, the circus hosts picked kids and parents from the audience to be a part of certain acts. . ; With the tradition of ' the circus also come the animal activists. They were,: standing in front of the Del- ta Center, handing out fliers and DVDs with information for anyone interested. Despite their claims of animal neglect and maltreatment, the circus promises superb care of the animals. The circus comes every year to the Delta Center, and people of all ages are encouraged to go. Its a good time to be had by all, and who really isnt entertained by people being shot out of a rocket and tamed animals performing tricks on ladders and balance balls? |