Cirque De Verre, 2008-2010

Traveling hot glass performance group that performed at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Goggle Works, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Toledo Museum of Art and UrbanGlass.

Founded by Kim Harty, Rika Hawes and Charlotte Potter in 2008, Cirque De Verre is collaborative group who push and pull the boundaries of what can be made with glass. Cirque De Verre’s mission statement reads, "We whole heatedly embrace art-as-spectacle, and artist-as-performer.  The line between art and entertainment is tenuous and we are the tightrope walkers."  Indeed the show is a performance spectacle, but the acts are closely linked to the artist's studio practice.  Cirque De Verre's show not only captures the imagination of the audience, but also functions as an avant-garde exhibition.  Cirque De Verre is the first, and only curated exhibition that has been held in the hot shop to show performance work.