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Gallery: Holiday Dreams Cirque lights up Convocation Center

By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist
December 9, 2024
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Cast members pose on stage after each member was introduced in a large dance performance. The elf began the Holiday Dreams Cirque by walking through the crowd and interacting with audience members before entering the stage and inviting his friends to join him. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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A hula-hooper poses for the audience near the beginning of her set during the Holiday Dreams Cirque. Cast members swapped on and off the stage for their sets, occasionally interrupted by the beginning character of the show, the elf. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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NIU Penguin Players raise their arms and sing the pickleball song during their performance on Sunday inside the Cavan Auditorium at Gabel Hall. NIU’s Penguin Players is a group that provides adults with disabilities the chance to perform a musical. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
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