'IT'S HARD TO FIND A TEACHER FOR SWORD-SWALLOWING': THE THRILLING SKILLS OF CIRCUS SHOWWOMEN
(Kate Wyver's article appeared in the guardian 5.9; via Pam Green;Â Photo: The stars of Showwomen: (left to right) Fancy Chance, Marisa Carnesky, Lucifire and Livia Kojo Alour. Photograph: Sarah Hickson.) Pioneering female entertainers, including a 1930s clown and a Wall of Death stunt rider, are celebrated in a show by a fearless group of […]