Slideshow: Venice Is Sinking Masked Carnival Ball
King Carnivale We salute Alan Morrow, whose costume (from A Masquerade in Bellevue) was the hit of the night at the 2011 Venice Is Sinking masked carnival ball. All photos by Lucas Anderson.
Dude has a mask and a cape. Partygoers are entranced at the 2011 Venice Is Sinking ball at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
An aerialist from Seattle performance troupe the Cabiri performs with her lira (aka "aerialist’s hoop"). Photo: Lucas Anderson.
A Cabiri artist hangs from the Daedalus, a 19-foot-high free-standing structure the troupe introduced in 2009. Means they can take their act outdoors. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Cabiri’s John Murphy seduces via stilts. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Aerial view of Venice Is Sinking at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Bring the burlesque The Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Don’t know whether to say "grrr" or "arrr": Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Photo: Lucas Anderson.
The Cabiri will also perform at this year’s Moisture Festival on April 3. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Megan Hooker won best women’s costume (also from A Masquerade) at the 2011 Venice Is Sinking ball. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
"Let them eat king cake." Photo: Lucas Anderson.
