What had been a First Baptist sanctuary when it opened in 1917 now has its 10,000 square feet strewn not only with circus gear but photography lights, antiques, a piano, an unplugged bowling arcade game and tiny costume dresses for cats (yes, felines).
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This was a heartbreaking article. The author dealt extremely well with the topic of suicide. It was not shied away from, and detailed enough to make the reader feel for the situation, but wasn’t invasive to Joy and the circus community.
Climbing silks is such an impressive and beautiful art, and this circus encapsulates it all. Just from reading about this group, it seems like an amazingly tight knit group. Every aerialist and performer had kind words to say about Joy and about the circus they had created for her.
It was hard to hear about Joy’s life, and see pictures of Joy in aerial silks. The article even mentioned: “Joy lingers on through her Instagram videos and Facebook.” The author included one video shot four days before her death.
I loved that Moon emphasized how the circus gave her “healthy interdependence,” noting that American culture tends to “prize independence.” The community came together after Joy’s death to support each other.
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