Judith Lewis of LA WEEKLY wrote a little introspective on the Steben Sisters that appeard on Wednesday, May 9th and we think you’ll be interested in. Karyne and Sarah Steben performed in Saltimbanco for a number of years before opening with «O» in 1998. An exceprt of the article follows:
- During a heart-thumping moment In Cirque du Soleil’s 1992 production of Saltimbanco, Karyne Steben would lay her body on top of her twin sister, Sarah, who was sitting outstretched on the bar while the trapeze, on 70-foot ropes, swung in wide, violent arcs high above the stage. Suddenly, at the weightless back end of one fast swing, Karyne would slide her body off her sister’s and launch into space. It was reasonable to think at this point that she would begin to fall — what was there to stop her? And she would — until, at the last possible minute, Sarah would catch her sister by the armpits. With her feet.
Read the rest of this article at the following address:
http://www.laweekly.com/la-people-2007/the-steben-sisters/16343/
{ SOURCE: LA Weekly }
