The 7 Fingers Dazzle New Haven Festival with Shakespeare-Inspired Circus Act

7.8.24
Clare Byrne, CT Examiner
In “Duel Reality,” performers are pushed to physical limits. But even more affectingly, they perform life-and-death acts of trust with their equipment, crew and each other.  
Clare Byrne, CT Examiner

Romeo as catcher suspends Juliet, the flyer, overhead, each by one arm. They vertically stack bodies — via arms, via heads — on top of each other, balancing miraculously. Juliet splits midair, then falls into a dive into Romeo’s arms. But the pair are torn apart by their teams and dragged up into chains, twirling high above the stage.  

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The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality was presented by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in partnership with Yale Schawrzman Center.