Circus Spectacular at the Latchis

Last weekend we went to Circus Spectacular with MaryLu and Isaac and Sage and their visiting friends from SLC. It’s the big annual fundraiser show for NECCA, and they nearly filled the Latchis main theater.

The show itself was a bit of a disappointment. Last year, they were able to entice a number of veteran pros to come out and do a routine, but this year the focus was on school alumni who maybe aren’t quite at the same level yet. The aerial acts were particularly challenging to stay focused on: climb the rope/fabric/trapeze, put on some overblown world music, strike a pose, repeat. Obviously difficult, but not so difficult as to get you up out of your seat.

Maybe the best moment for us was a little girl in the row behind us during an overlong clown routine: she laughed and laughed like it was truly the funniest thing she’d ever seen.

We hope NECCA does well as they plan to build a new facility along Putney Rd. I understand why a brand new probably metal building will make sense, but the century-old grit of their current digs in the Cotton Mill seems very circus-y, and it would be a shame if NECCA turns into just another after school activity.