Visually impaired kids go backstage at ‘Odysseo'

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Blind and visually impaired youth from the Greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes at Cavalia’s “Odysseo” to have a sensory tour of the horses and meet the performers.


Pictured: Joicee Gordillo, 11, of Burlington walked past the horses and riders that put on a short performance in Somerville’s Assembly Square.



Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Joicee Gordillo(cq), 11 from Burlington walks past the horses and riders that just put on a short performance. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)


Blind and visually impaired youth from the Greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes at Cavalia’s “Odysseo” to have a sensory tour of the horses and meet the performers.


Pictured: Joicee Gordillo, 11, of Burlington walked past the horses and riders that put on a short performance in Somerville’s Assembly Square.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Prescious Perez, 15, from Chlesea(left) touches the face of a horse. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Prescious Perez, 15, of Chelsea touched the face of a horse.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Prescious Perez, 15, from Chelsea feeds horse Garuda as aerialist Kamila Ganclarska(cq),(rear) looks on. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Perez fed horse Garuda as aerialist Kamila Ganclarska looked on.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Prescious Perez, 15, from Chelsea((right) who is blind, chats with aerialist Kamila Ganclarska(cq) in the stable. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Perez, 15, who is blind, chatted with Ganclarska in the stable.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Prescious Perez, 15, from Chelsea(left) is guided to touch the nose of horse Acero by aerialist Kamila Ganclarska(cq). Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Ganclarska guided Perez to a horse.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Garduda(left) reaches out to greet Joicee Gordillo, 11 from Burlington in the stable. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Horse Garduda, left, reached out to greet Gordillo, 11, in the stable.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Dorian Escalon guides the hand of Joicee Gordillo(cq), 11 from Burlington over the face of Eagle. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Dorian Escalon guided the hand of Gordillo over the face of a horse named Eagle.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Rider Dorian Escalon guides Joicee Gordillo's, 11, hand across the side of a horse. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Escalon and Gordillo are seen in the background of horses at the stable.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Prescious Perez, 15 from Chelsea stands on two saddles assisted by rider Theo Miler(cq) left and aerialist Kamila Ganclarska. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Perez stood on two saddles assisted by rider Theo Miler, left, and Ganclarska.


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Somerville-09/11/13 Blind and visually impaired youth from the greater Boston area got to go behind the scenes and have a sensory tour of the horses and meet performers in Cavalia's Odysseo in the stables at the big tent at Assembly Square. Jonah Backstrom, 8 from Gloucester is guided by rider Dorian Escalon to brush the coat of Hawk. Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Jonah Backstrom, 8, of Gloucester was guided by Escalon to brush the coat of Hawk.


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