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Article: Walking a tightrope; The aerial acrobats from the Dome are aiming high on a low budget.(Review)
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 28, 2002
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Byline: BRUCE DESSAU
IF Sean Kempton looks out of his rehearsal space window in Bow he can see the Millennium Dome little more than a mile away. He was one of the performers in its spectacular aerial show. Every day the team would scale their ropes and look down on a sea of empty seats.
It was a frustrating time. The show, in which bungee jumpers cascaded from the ultimate Big Top and highly skilled acrobats, specifically trained for the event, performed breathtaking feats, was one of the few elements of the Dome experience to excite the critics. It proved that there was a future for British circus beyond sawdust-ringed tents. When the Dome closed, there ...