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Salt Fire Circus and Barebones Burlesque

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 3:40 p.m.

Erika Wilson Golightly (left) and Jamie Pittman (right) dance together as the rest of the cast watch from behind. 2/20

David Stickler lifts up Chrissy Mosier as they dance together with the others watching and clapping along to the music. 3/20

The clown Meli Sumpter realizing she does not have clothes on does her best to cover up while the others laugh her off stage. 5/20

Rachel Saul Pollack one of the snakes singes as another snake Erika Wilson Golightly swings on the ring with the elixir. 6/20

David Stickler and Chrissy Mosier two of the gods come together in a sort of hammock while the band plays, towards the end of the show . 8/20

Alison Hiam, playing a God, enters the stage with the elixir on a pillow and takes a seat on Meli Sumpter playing the clown. 10/20

Mark Stampfle and Erin Stephens are very still as they watch the other actors on stage just before they start their next juggling act. 11/20

The cigarette girl, Jasmine, greets people as they enter the theater offering them an assortment of strange goodies. 12/20

The Clown, Meli Sumpter sits down on the stage and before reaching into her bag makes eye contact with the audience, creating a moment of tension at the beginning of the show. 14/20

All of the snakes Talia Bamerick (Left), Erika Wilson Golightly (Middle) and Jamie Pittman dance as the elixir is admired and past between characters. 15/20

Erin Stephens juggles in the foreground as the clown and a god are preoccupied with the vast contents of a bag in the background. 16/20

Salt Fire Circus and Barebones Burlesque

The Salt Fire Circus and Barebones Burlesque, a touring show based in Durgango, put on a show Saturday night, July 1, 2011 at the D.L. Parsons Theater in the Northglenn Community Center. Salt Fire Circus and Barebones Burlesque perform on Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9 at the Oriental Theater in Denver. Photos by Stephen Cummings.

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