Flip Circus Keeps The Circus Tradition Alive In Braintree

WBZ NewsRadio’s Suzanne Sausville reports.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is flip circus.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Surely is the general manager boutique circus.

Speaker 1 (00:04):
There's no bad seat in the house.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
With performers from all over the world like Finland, South
Africa and Spain. A mixture of modern and traditional circus.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
We don't have any animals.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
We are inside a tent, but the lights are state
of the art.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
We have a live orchestra.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
John Vasquez's family founded the circus and he's a ringmaster
and performer. He does the rolla bola with his sister.

Speaker 4 (00:30):
While I'm on top of the roller bola, my sister
goes on top of me. She stands on my head,
on my shoulders, does handstands.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
And of course there's a clown.

Speaker 4 (00:39):
Spanish clown called Jonni Rico. He makes you feel part
of the show. He walks around the audience doing little jokes.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
The circus is in town until September two in Braintree.
Suzanne so Osville WBZ, Boston's news radio