Role: Co-Producer

The 2020 election was already a circus… why not make it a fun one?

In October of 2020, local performers were scrambling to find work and the country was facing a looming electoral crisis. A group of us set out to address both challenges at once.

With the support of a grant from the Awesome Foundation, “Cirque Du Voteleil” was born - a pop-up roving circus that paraded through San Francisco distributing information about early voting locations, vote-by-mail deadlines, and ballot guides.  

Our goal was to encourage people to cast a safe and EARLY vote, and do so with joy, humor & community.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A dad stops riding his bike so his little girl could watch the circus. After chatting with us for a few minutes and learning that early voting had already started, he re-routes their bike ride to City Hall so he could cast his vote with her.

• A dance party erupts outside a bar-turned-parklet with circus performers and 49er fans.

• A local restaurant offers a round of free drinks to the performers to keep spirits high and distract them from blistered feet.

SPECIAL THANKS

Snatch Adams & Daring Arts Movement for their talent, community organizing and brilliant ability to bring laughter to the democratic process.