1King 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.2King Carnivale We salute Alan Morrow, whose costume (from A Masquerade in Bellevue) was the hit of the night at the 2011 Venice […]
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.
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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.
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Dude has a mask and a cape. Partygoers are entranced at the 2011 Venice Is Sinking ball at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Dude has a mask and a cape. Partygoers are entranced at the 2011 Venice Is Sinking ball at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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An aerialist from Seattle performance troupe the Cabiri performs with her lira (aka "aerialist’s hoop"). Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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An aerialist from Seattle performance troupe the Cabiri performs with her lira (aka "aerialist’s hoop"). Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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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.
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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.
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Cabiri’s John Murphy seduces via stilts. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Cabiri’s John Murphy seduces via stilts. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Aerial view of Venice Is Sinking at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Aerial view of Venice Is Sinking at Seattle Design Center. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Bring the burlesque The Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Bring the burlesque The Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Don’t know whether to say "grrr" or "arrr": Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
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Don’t know whether to say "grrr" or "arrr": Atomic Bombshells’s Honey D. Lux. Photo: Lucas Anderson.
Break out the beads and the bottles of bourbon: It’s Fat Tuesday—Mardi Gras in French—and for Catholics, the last chance to stuff their faces before 40 days of Lenten restraint. The party started this weekend in New Orleans—and at the Venice Is Sinking masked carnival ball at Seattle Design Center (view the slideshow by Lucas Anderson for party shots, aerialists, burlesque, and some mind-blowing costumes).Fo…
