Bread & Puppet Theater performed a 4 month long national tour of their Apocalypse Defiance Circus. These images are from their performances in the Rust Belt states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Before the performance, Maura sets up the area selling posters at the Pawpaw Festival. Albany, OH
Finding a place for the Big White Bird puppet to run onto stage, at the Firefish Festival. Loraine, OH
Hilal paints a rainbow for props in a new act. South Bend, IN
Students at the local clown school perform on their stilts before the show. Mazomanie, WI
Puppeteers hide from the sun before their performance at the PawPaw festival. Albany, OH
On the ride to Dayton, puppeteers rest in the overstuffed tour bus.
Ocea helping Hilal with rehearsals, as the draw bridge rose. Loraine, OH
The company sat atop the bus to watch the fireworks at the Firefish Festival. Loraine, OH
Rehearsal of the Opening Flags act on the campus of St. Mary's. South Bend, IN
Maura rehearses her flag act before the show at the Tiny Tempest Farm. Lake Geneva, WI
Puppeteers and volunteers in their "show whites", waiting for the performance to start. Detroit, MI
Sarah, the van and her mask. Urbana, IL
The Wisconsin Superior train steams past the performance site in Mazomanie, WI.
The crowd watches the evening performance at Crystal Lake Park. Urbana, IL
Sunset over the performance field at Tiny Tempest Farm. Lake Geneva, WI
Puppeteers dressed for the Yellow Act, a vibrant and cheerful act used to break the up the more serious acts in the circus. Dayton, OH
The Closing Flags act, performed in the yard of Detroit Puppet Company. Detroit, MI