French art collective Compagnie Basigna recently debuted “Soka Tira Osoa,” a cross-disciplinary performance that featured high-wire artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga suspended in air above the South Street Seaport Museum. The show, whose title translates to “pulling the rope,” closed out Down to Earth, a new, free outdoor festival that showcased a plethora of multidisciplinary art. “What you’re about to see is contemporary circus,” said festival advisor Ruth Walker to the crowd at Pier 16, seated on each side of the floor surrounding the open-air performance space that housed a deconstructed set. She referred to the show as “some of the great performance work that is being created around the world at this moment.”

The performance, which featured live music, dancing, and acrobatics, highlighte

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