There have always been strange and unexplained events that happen on a regular basis: Swans returning to Capistrano, wildebeast migrations, Parliment sitting .. here in Toronto we have such a bizarre event: The streets of the St. Lawrence Market district are suddenly flooded with jugglers and clowns and fire twirlers ... oh my!
Yes, Buskerfest has returned to Toronto
With Collette still recovering for recent surgery we knew that we would not be able to stay as long as we normally do but who can resist the notion of wandering around amongst a bunch of face painted, spangly tighted, backflipping freaks .. and they aren't related to you?
Our first encounter was with a capoeira troup. We caught the tail end of their martial arts demo (as you'll see in the video) but we were able to see them demonstrate some impressive acrobatic skills, as in back flipping over human beings. I'm not sure I really want to contemplate the practical application of this skill.
Australia seems to be exporting fire acts at a fairly impressive rate. Two years ago we encountered Dream State Circus and this year we found another troupe, mostly Ozzies who performed a variety of stunts.
They had a pair of girls who performed together with hoops ...
... and of course did a fire act. Being broad daylight, they limited to what they would perform at night but it was still lovely, lyrical and delicate as opposed to "oooh ahhh" but still indicative of a great deal of skill.
You'll see their full act and highlights of the day in the video below
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