After Friday night's events were canceled due to ongoing rainy conditions, the silkworm moth -- the show opened with a performance by Gini Knight and Kenneth Loud. Set to Calexico's "Pepita," the pair wove a gravity-defying dance with a pair of silk ribbons hanging from the central branch of their oaken stage. Another early segment of the Cycropia show on Saturday night was a tango on stilts -- which can be viewed here -- performed by AnnaJo Doerr and Shawn LaVoie. Titled "Un Encuentro Estraño," it was set to music by the Gotan Project.
A live performance video of the opening aerial acrobatics follows.
There are also a handful of photos from this weekend's performance available online for viewing as shot by . There's only one more chance to see Cycropia this year, when they perform at Jazz in the Gardens benefit at The Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh on Saturday, September 8.
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