A high wire acrobat fell some 20 feet during a Tampa Cirque de Soleil performance Saturday night. The company’s remaining weekend Tampa shows have been cancelled.
Around 10:00 p.m. during the Saturday VOLTA show, an aerial straps artist fell “about 20 feet” according to an apparent witness. The show immediately stopped so medical professionals could tend to the injured performer.
Sunday morning, the theater company announced the rest of its Tampa weekend performances would be cancelled, according to a statement provided to WFLA.
“Yesterday night, March 17, one of the aerial straps artists of VOLTA by Cirque du Soleil fell during his performance on stage in Tampa. The artist was immediately carried out of stage to receive assistance. In order for the VOLTA team to focus on the health of the artist, the rest of the show was canceled. The performances that were planned today have also been canceled. We will stay in contact with the members of the audience who had purchased tickets for the show,” the statement read.
Spectators — including one professional athlete — took to Twitter to offer their best wishes to the performer.
“Can’t stop thinking about the guy who fell last night,” Yankees outfielder Shane Robinson tweeted.
“If you’re the praying type, say a few for the @Cirque performers at #Volta in Tampa tonight,” a spectator, Amanda Scherer tweeted.
“Hopefully he recovers,” another witness, Julian Martinez, added.
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