Global performers, HBCU scholarships and community events highlight the show’s homecoming run.
UniverSoul Circus. (Courtesy)
A Black circus — rooted in the rhythms, traditions and global reach of the African diaspora — returned to Atlanta this week as the UniverSoul Circus opened Wednesday under the big top at the former Turner Field Grey Lot.
Known for blending circus arts with music, dance and theater, the show brings together performers from five continents in a mix of acrobatics, comedy and culturally rooted performances, fusing traditional circus acts with Black musical traditions — including jazz and blues, as well as hip-hop and gospel.
UniverSoul Circus. (Courtesy of EiSPIELBERG)
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UniverSoul Circus. (Courtesy of EiSPIELBERG)
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Atiya Manning and Kayla Fulks, both 12, were awestruck by the things the acrobats could do. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Performers from Beijing take their act to great heights during China Soul Acrobat. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
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