Off topic but it was AMAZING!

The Day The Centre of London Became A Circus

 

Wow what a day!  The whole of Regents Street and Piccadilly Circus was closed to traffic and opened to pedestrians for an afternoon and evening of circus performers on 12 stages along the length of the street.   The most amazing acrobats, gymnasts, high wire acts, jugglers, opera singers et al performed all afternoon and into the evening.   Everywhere you looked another amazing person was contorting their body in in human ways in scenic London locations.  

Hand stands and acrobatics between the pillars high up in the buildings.

An acrobatic contraption at the end of Regents Street - with views down to Green Park/St James's.

This artist managed to do this portrait of Elvis - in three colours, upside down and in 5 minutes!

 These two were part of the Alternative Opera, 20ft high opera singers - 3 in number, belting out various aria and choruses from well know operas, ably assisted by the green and yellow drum orchestra with glum clowns (are there other kind?).

Amazing acrobatics on rings hung from gantries in Piccadilly (and no safety harnes).  It must be the mother in me but I find it difficult to watch these acrobats when they don't have a harness - what if it went wrong?

The most amazing Hula Hoop exhibition from around the world.  Never seen so many hoops whirled at the same time. 

Part of the team that slid on high wires above Piccadilly Circus having pillow fights, dancing and drowning us in 1.5 tonnes of white feathers. 

 The Angel of Piccadilly?

 That isn't snow - it's feathers!

 Close enough to snow to earn a feather fight!

The clean up crew!  All you can see are their florescent stripes - I do believe there were motorized street cleaners too, but they hadn't arrived.

It was the most amazing afternoon.  I just wish that more people had known about it.