Carson & Barnes Circus

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Rachel Knight/Democrat-News

Carson & Barnes Circus comes to Marshall Sept. 18 at the Saline County Fairground. There were elephants, clowns, acrobats, aerialists, dancing horses, jugglers, jumping dogs and much more.

Parents and children stand in line to purchase circus tickets to ride the ponies and elephants at intermission. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Josie Loyal and her dog dances to the music (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Melvino and Marquino have a boxing match during the circus performance that gets disrupted by a catchy musical beat. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
July Coronel simultaneously spins six hula hoops around her waist, arms and legs at the Carson & Barnes circus Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)

July Coronel simultaneously spins lots of hula hoops around her waist at the Carson & Barnes circus Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
July Coronel becomes a human ring toss while spinning numerous hula hoops around her waist. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
July Coronel becomes a human ring toss while spinning numerous hula hoops around her waist. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montana's defy gravity with pure strength and concentration. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montanas (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montana's defy gravity with pure strength and concentration. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montana's defy gravity with pure strength and concentration. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
(Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
A performer rides a unicycle on the tightrope. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Edward Contreras, of Marshall, volunteers for the knife throwing portion of the Melvino and Marquino's circus act. To make things interesting, Contreras is blindfolded during the performance Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Edward Contreras, of Marshall, volunteers for the knife throwing portion of the Melvino and Marquino's circus act. To make things interesting, Contreras is blindfolded during the performance Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Josie Loyal and her Appaloosa liberty horse (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Josie Loyal and her Appaloosa liberty horses (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Children riding the elephant at the circus. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
(Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Children riding the elephant at the circus. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Cameron Crow, of Marshall, enjoys a pony ride at the Carson & Barnes Circus during intermission. His mom, Carissa Crow, accompanies him. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini (center) is a talented 17-year-old. Not only is she a trapeze performer, but she is an aspiring singer. Last year producer and songwriter Jacque Hollander wrote and produced the song "I Am The Circus" especially for Cavallini, which she sings every performance under the big top. Cavallini rides in on her favorite elephant, Isa, starting the 10-minute performance. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini (center) is a talented 17-year-old. Not only is she a trapeze performer, but she is an aspiring singer. Last year producer and songwriter Jacque Hollander wrote and produced the song "I Am The Circus" especially for Cavallini, which she sings every performance under the big top. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini (center) is a talented 17-year-old. Not only is she a trapeze performer, but she is an aspiring singer. Last year producer and songwriter Jacque Hollander wrote and produced the song "I Am The Circus" especially for Cavallini, which she sings every performance under the big top. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini sings "I Am The Circus." (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini sings "I Am The Circus" under the big top Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Aerialists Dale Thomsen and Gabriela Cavallini perform to the song "I Am The Circus" sang by Carson & Barnes' Franchesca Cavallini. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini sings "I Am The Circus" while being accompanied by aerialists Dale Thomsen and Gabriela Cavallini. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
Franchesca Cavallini sings "I Am The Circus" while being accompanied by aerialists Dale Thomsen and Gabriela Cavallini (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The biggest stars of Carson & Barnes Circus, Viola and Kelly. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The biggest stars of Carson & Barnes Circus, Viola and Kelly. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The biggest stars of Carson & Barnes Circus, Viola and Kelly. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montana's defy gravity with pure strength and concentration. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Montana's defy gravity with pure strength and concentration. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Flying Cavallinis fly high above the crowds Tuesday, Sept. 17, as the closing act for the Carson & Barnes Circus at the Saline County Fairground. (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)
The Carson & Barnes Big Top Show (Rachel Knight/Democrat-News)