Cirque Quotes

“The clown had the power because she feared him, yet she wanted him at the same time. I saw the terrified desire in her eyes and craved that power, that ability. All my life I have tried to replicate it. To get that moment back even if it wasn’t my moment to have.”
― A. Giannoccaro, Cirque: Act I

“My magic is lost and the rest of the show is done without feeling. I go through the carefully rehearsed paces and get to final curtain. When it falls closed I have the sudden urge to cry, but I hold it back and leave the stage with a strange regret, and the feeling you get when the kid on the playground says they don’t want to be your friend anymore.”
― A. Giannoccaro, Cirque: Act I