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Generosity Earns CAPA Students A Sneak Peek At Cirque Eloize

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It was an impromptu performance at CAPA, the Philadelphia high school for the Creative and Performing Arts in South Philadelphia. Students piled into the auditorium for a surprise preview of Cirque Eloize and their wild-west themed acrobatic adventure, Saloon.

But, how did this performance come to CAPA?

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Well, hats off to these students who won it with their can do attitude.

The school held a can food drive to benefit Philabundance. By collecting the most cans in their area, the school received a front row preview to the skill and strength of professional performers who they can learn from.

The performance certainly roped the crowd in.

 

 

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