Circus Amour
Credit Bruce Almberg
Dearest misfits, Circus Basura and Makers Square are to host a royal shindig for you. What awaits isn’t your typical Broward gathering, but rather a night of weirdness and fun fit for a true open-minded creative. Step up, spin your top hop around and enter into a world made for Burning Man enthusiasts, zany characters and crafty makers, folks who build things with tools, as Circus Amour pitches a fête for your mere amusement and to raise funds for The Love Tester, an art project designed for Burning Man 2015.
On Saturday, July 25, from 9pm to 4am Fort Lauderdale’s largest, member-based makerspace invite curious attendees for a night of jaunty jugglers, cavorting clowns, magicians, balancing acts, food and libations and other circus-themed entertainment. Be sure to get into the spirit by dressing up in your best circus garb, mes amis.
For readers unfamiliar with Makers Square and makerspaces, the property functions as a tool shop where members join just like one would at a gym and are granted access to an array of equipment — sewing machines, 3D printers, welding machines — in order to make what their dreams desire. Say, you want to learn how to weld metal and create a statue for your backyard, you can do that here. Or you want to design your next cosplay outfit, but need to brainstorm with fun folks to get your ideas brewing. You can do that here.
The two-story space fosters a supportive and creative environment and isn’t shy to wave its freak flag.
Credit Bruce Almberg
All funds made at the door at Circus Amour will help fund a crew of nearly 20 South Florida artists take their road trip to Burning Man this August. Monies will support the gas costs, the drive is roughly 7,200 miles roundtrip, and the supplies needed for the group to build their Black Rock City’s interactive art piece The Love Tester, which is a massive 30-foot high, fireball-shooting carnival game. How deep is your love? Dare to test it
Ring leader, “Juan Trash” claims attending Burning Man can be a wake up call. “It is death changing,” he says, “We all learn how fleeting life is, and why it’s important to be more present. So much of our culture only sees creation, not the duality of creation-destruction. Burning Man teaches the artist how to let go.”
Perhaps all it takes is a long drive to the desert this summer to really rejuvenate. Perhaps what awaits at Burning Man is not a life-altering experience, but what Mister Trash observed, the key to being alive is letting go through destruction.
Circus Amour shakes things up on Saturday, July 25, from 9pm to 4am at Makers Square, 1142 NE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-361-4414. $10. http://www.makerssquare.com | RSVP on Facebook
~ Andrea Richard
