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contraption

[kuhn-trap-shuhn] / kənˈtræp ʃən /


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Crellin, the founder and “ringmaster” of performance art group Circus Contraption, said the trio plan to hold “a circus and cabaret on the high seas” with “cutting-edge performance and live music.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2017

Both worked with Circus Contraption, a kind of "grass-roots Cirque de Soleil," says Erin Brindley, who was the troupe's managing director.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2012

However, Team 2 has had their hands on ramps at Woodward West, the famous Terrible One Bowl Contraption, and even a ramp for the David Letterman Show.

From Time Magazine Archive




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