Pictures: Outside The Box festival

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The Australian-based group Strange Fruit performed at the first annual Outside The Box festival in the Boston Common.





The Australian-based group Strange Fruit performed at the first annual Outside The Box festival in the Boston Common.


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Strange Fruit is a performing arts company from Melbourne that fuses theatre, dance and circus.


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Magician David Hall performed for a crowd that gathered in the Boston Common.


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Strange Fruit performed on top of16-feet high flexible poles.


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Todd Victor, known by the stage name Topper Todd, showed off a gag for the audience.


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A young boy tried to land Topper Todd’s hat on his head.


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Strange Fruit swayed in the air on the poles while music played.


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A man caught Topper Todd’s hat and attempted to throw it back.


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Lizette Guy, known by the stage name Li Li Zucchini, performed with Topper Todd. The duo is called Jest In Time Circus.


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A large crowd formed for the Jest In Time Circus performance.


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Young children and their parents laughed during Guy and Victor’s act.


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Guy pulled a prank on Victor while he juggled.


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Guy juggled on top of a stand wearing Victor’s hat.


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Victor showed off his bike for the crowd.


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Victor noted that he could get applause by showing the audience his armpits.


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A man and a child stood in front of the Beacon Stage before a show started.


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Crowds began to form in the Boston Common around noon.


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Strange fruit is based on the image of a wheat field swaying in the breeze.


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The company performs regularly at festivals across the world.


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The buildings of downtown Boston could be seen behind the group during the performance.


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Strange Fruit’s acrobatics drew praise from the crowd.


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The performers of Strange Fruit stood still before beginning their routine.


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Performers swayed back and forth within a circular, fenced-off area.


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The movements of the group were synced with music playing from speakers around the area.


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Members of Strange Fruit walked through the crowd before beginning the show.


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A member of strange fruit posed for a picture before climbing up a pole.


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