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  1. Miss La La

    Born in 1858 in Szczecin, Poland (then Germany) to a White German mother + a Black father, Olga Brown was an aerialist # muse to Edgar Degas featured in his painting
    'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando'. From the age of 9 she performed in many acts, most notably with Theophila Szterker (Kaira La Blanche) as Olga & Kaira, "Black & White Butterflies" (Les Deux Papillons). Olga quit performing after Kaira tragically fell to her death in 1888. Olga married American contortionist Emmanuel Woodman + the 2 had 3 daughters

    #misslala #edgardegas #aerialist #circusperformer #misslalaatthecirquefernando #kairalablanche #lesdeuxpapillons #blackandwhitebutterflies #rememberlegends #circus #circusact #olgaandkaira #olgabrown

  2. Miss La La

    Born in 1858 in Szczecin, Poland (then Germany) to a White German mother + a Black father, Olga Brown was an aerialist # muse to Edgar Degas featured in his painting
    'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando'. From the age of 9 she performed in many acts, most notably with Theophila Szterker (Kaira La Blanche) as Olga & Kaira, "Black & White Butterflies" (Les Deux Papillons). Olga quit performing after Kaira tragically fell to her death in 1888. Olga married American contortionist Emmanuel Woodman + the 2 had 3 daughters

    #misslala #edgardegas #aerialist #circusperformer #misslalaatthecirquefernando #kairalablanche #lesdeuxpapillons #blackandwhitebutterflies #rememberlegends #circus #circusact #olgaandkaira #olgabrown

  3. Miss La La

    Born in 1858 in Szczecin, Poland (then Germany) to a White German mother + a Black father, Olga Brown was an aerialist # muse to Edgar Degas featured in his painting
    'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando'. From the age of 9 she performed in many acts, most notably with Theophila Szterker (Kaira La Blanche) as Olga & Kaira, "Black & White Butterflies" (Les Deux Papillons). Olga quit performing after Kaira tragically fell to her death in 1888. Olga married American contortionist Emmanuel Woodman + the 2 had 3 daughters

    #misslala #edgardegas #aerialist #circusperformer #misslalaatthecirquefernando #kairalablanche #lesdeuxpapillons #blackandwhitebutterflies #rememberlegends #circus #circusact #olgaandkaira #olgabrown

  4. Taking an edible now and then I’m going to turn the circus on again in a bit. See if that improves the quality of the clown act. Could go either way.

    #TrumpsterFire #CircusAct #RoundThree #ClownsToTheRight

  5. This is our friend Sasha the Fire Gypsy.

    You may have seen her spin fire in Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Greatest Showman.

    We did this photoshoot at Bancroft Tower in #Worcester #Massachusetts - because it was cool.

    #fire #firespinning #poi #castles #dark #nightphotos #nightphotography #photography #PhotoFriday #twittermigration #performers #carnival #showman #circusact #sony #photographers #pictures #art #nomad #rvlife #night #mass

  6. This is our friend Sasha the Fire Gypsy.

    You may have seen her spin fire in Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Greatest Showman.

    We did this photoshoot at Bancroft Tower in #Worcester #Massachusetts - because it was cool.

    #fire #firespinning #poi #castles #dark #nightphotos #nightphotography #photography #PhotoFriday #twittermigration #performers #carnival #showman #circusact #sony #photographers #pictures #art #nomad #rvlife #night #mass

  7. This is our friend Sasha the Fire Gypsy.

    You may have seen her spin fire in Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Greatest Showman.

    We did this photoshoot at Bancroft Tower in #Worcester #Massachusetts - because it was cool.

    #fire #firespinning #poi #castles #dark #nightphotos #nightphotography #photography #PhotoFriday #twittermigration #performers #carnival #showman #circusact #sony #photographers #pictures #art #nomad #rvlife #night #mass

  8. This is our friend Sasha the Fire Gypsy.

    You may have seen her spin fire in Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Greatest Showman.

    We did this photoshoot at Bancroft Tower in #Worcester #Massachusetts - because it was cool.

    #fire #firespinning #poi #castles #dark #nightphotos #nightphotography #photography #PhotoFriday #twittermigration #performers #carnival #showman #circusact #sony #photographers #pictures #art #nomad #rvlife #night #mass