{"id":57573,"date":"2017-05-11T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T18:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57573"},"modified":"2017-05-11T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T18:44:38","slug":"odysseo-combines-equestrian-and-acrobatic-skills-in-chicago-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/odysseo-combines-equestrian-and-acrobatic-skills-in-chicago-run\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Odysseo&#8221; combines equestrian and acrobatic skills in Chicago run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Peter Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Sam Alvarez is one of 48 human cast members in the world&#8217;s largest touring production. A trained aerialist and coach, Alvarez works alongside 65 horses in &#8220;Odysseo,&#8221; which has been produced by the Montreal-based company Cavalia since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>More than two million people in Canada, the United States and Mexico have seen the show so far, according to Cavalia. &#8220;Odysseo&#8221; began its run in Chicago April 1 and will run through May 21.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Behind the Scenes at &amp;quot;Odysseo&amp;quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215749591?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Sam Alvarez, an aerialist and coach for &#8220;Odysseo,&#8221; shows off his acrobatic skills. (Peter Jones\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Peter Jones Sam Alvarez is one of 48 human cast members in the world&#8217;s largest touring production. 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