T , 7â€"mâ€" ,, , , WAI'ERUJO CHRONICLE - Wednesday. August 24. 2011 - Is 7.“,7, "arcs F ‘ him i( llIitl\|l ll t â€"~â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€" L_4__â€"_‘#J Famous uptown busker carnival returns for its 23rd year in Waterloo ‘, BY Gnu; MACDONAID i r‘itrorttt’lesmfl , k. l . i he Waterloo Brisker (,arntval has 3;?" q is " ,1 ' . 53 V .7 ‘ ' ‘ always had a (‘irt‘tlsrlike atmosphere. 35': . a“ k ' .ï¬} 4 ' . ’ x l but one of this year's peformers wants g.’ “i" "7‘" ' 3 f,“ 2 . I“ ' ‘ if _ ‘ _ ‘ .~ Ir. 1 - - 1 f g: , ‘1 l to bring even more ctreus to uptown this , w. 7.2-, â€"; _, ~ ‘ j if? ’p : ‘ weekend. W? _ 4",- ».L‘ ‘ _' “.317: - ‘ , ‘2 ; Throw 2 (latch is a group of performers : V. _ «3". ,. Q i , 7; ‘24 : i1 ' _ . . . from Montreal. The street performers have a â€a; a; L » ' 3' ' I I" J t \ " ~« . , ‘ ‘ -' background in acrobatics and circus and are 2‘ 3 J, ‘1) - ' ' ‘7- ' , . .. ‘ " ‘ _.. ‘ . ‘ '- looking to translate those skills into a street is 2‘ -3 a ' ,_ t I i '- ‘ â€' 7.: 5;. a show. ‘1 “fr" .. : ~ " - ' «~ , ‘ ‘ a * \i "We were in circus for along tittte. and it" {1.7; d ’. ; "-; _ " ‘ é =2; . £5: worked for a lot of companies in the past." y r; (as, l , ,2} ‘ ‘ ' ' â€g ( troupe member Nicolas BoivinvGravel said. a 35‘ . g 3 ’ 1 - ‘ a A, ‘ 25;; â€2;: “For the last few years we tried to join “" x >2 p i ,7: 5 >_ .‘_"." â€T‘ - :~ : . 5‘ ,5?" W" *1 ' ‘K 1 together and do a circus streetshtmx" a E; '3 -"_-"v i ‘ g' - ..; " ‘; a f ‘ ,7 g 1 5K .. ' ' 1 But throw 2 (arch didn't want to do any ' C" Li; 5 . "' W ’ A ' ‘ 7,3,1; . ‘ -' , . ' 17- ‘ ~ , T“ ' m. .« t \ regttlarhusker show. $- ,. - f .. g2: ‘. ’ ‘ 0-, - 'r’» V. . . ‘ * ~. "Usually. [Risking is a lot of talking and a , ' K g- F. "“' “‘Y "‘ ‘ 3‘ '. “ . ' ‘5 W 4 5 1-: L. 3 " " - I ten tricks." he said. "We have a lot of acro ‘ » ' f v - , ; ' V ‘ ï¬â€œ x“ ~ ‘ haties and skills to perform." ‘ ‘_ . j; ', .t “a, ‘ 3 ifâ€? ‘ ~ _ l'hrtm 2 Catch has taught many onloole & . i ’t" ‘N ; ' , a. »,- :ï¬ . . h s. ers by surprise. 9' < . -_- ‘ k' \ ‘ pg ‘ â€Nortttally people are really surprised in d ‘ 3" ' 4". ' ‘ - the level of skill we put on the street." ‘ , ‘ W ‘5‘ , ‘ i , ‘ XV \ “ Bonin-(iravel said “It‘s the kind of stuff .. Z, _3\ g ‘ ‘.4' . ' , you'd see on stage. httt we also try to make ‘11,?! rifle-«65%». J. in , . ‘ ~ them laugh, 5.1%†' ; *r ' 3' ' », . t'§ -, 5 _ , ’ . ' .. .z _, ‘ .. "We try to he flint“. but we also Irv to w“: ,1. ‘ r‘ " g. ,7 ' ‘ 4, ' , 7;: . k, . ’ ‘ f" a .. ‘ ' l - .tttta/ethem." ‘ "tr *‘ ‘4’" 4 -"» ' - . .. " _ ‘ ' ’ use: 1‘» 9, 3.. - ' . _ ’ . .-; \nd while tlte goals are the satire Mtether ~ I' . :3 5%“:‘Wt‘icvng- I, ' » V r . , V i w. . . ,. . .. A; v a :57"; "i" “is .. if. 6 . . â€In,“ ‘ ‘1‘!“ h '5 9'“ “a“ or on "u strut. Buskers will once again take over uptown Waterloo for the 23rd ""ï¬zr‘rita; 1-,; , ‘ 7 f 7" 3:7,; - :3! ' ‘4’ “$3. . , g i there are different i hallcltges. . . . 13W ï¬aï¬ï¬t ‘3" :72 , a“, ~ fix. ~; - - . «v ~ t u.“ _ _ l I l n . . _ _ . l _ l _ ,. annual Husker Carnival, starting on Thursday at 5:30 pm. The festival Wï¬â€™ï¬gii m . «rt; . ,. ' . it tint up (.I t I't nu Is 1 it “(at it t. runs through the weekend. mm,“ «rug-£3154 EH,§.W§_V L. . 'f . rm? _ _ I he said “hen its nice you play. when Its A“ ‘ " ‘ ' .. t - - 7' A ~~ ' ~ -» ' ‘ ldll]_\' you don‘t." formers are ready for every Show. Boivin- everyone hasa pleasant pee. : the workload is also heavy during the Gravel The other big change with this year's fes~ . mammal spawn “We eat good. we sleep good," he said tival is that Sun Life Financial has come on I "In the summer. \\e do a lot oi huskers Willi iI laugh. as title sponsor. tiestivalsi. which is mo or three shows a Throw 2 (Latch is just one of the IS acts "it means that we've got three years of day." Hotvttrhravel said. "You have to work that will grace uptown streets this weekend. stability." said Colleen Dostle. festival (0‘ hard even shit“. he. arise tlte mt) mu make ()ther performers include the Privy l’eo- ordinator for the City ofWaterloo. mum») is by â€not“; tilt-hat. ple, famous iii the city for their gig at the The carnvial kicks off Thursday at 5:30 “You hm e In gt) hill out and [nuke slllt‘ \\’aterloo.»\rts Festival a few years ago. pm. in front of the Waterloo Public Square 1 people are ttttpn-ssed " the Toronto performers work exclusively with opening ceremonies and a free com- 1 l'here .m- “i“ in ntalu- sure [mt [hp P†around public bathrooms. making sure munity barbecue. . 1 EACH WAY FROM WATERLOO 79 119 139 : S S S S S S S t REGION AS LOW AS ~ ‘ ..- ‘.' '_ » . » g l . , 1 ‘ â€g... 1‘ s ’ . a: _ _ t , « . i 4' !I! A . :f’: j .- , _ . I a“ “on“ San BIG on Labour Day and mating Weekend! Every day and J B m everydestinabon' Isonsalenowbutwbostfaresareiortravateverymesday. I To “not snnn! 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