For 75 years, FSU’s “Flying High” Circus has enchanted audiences with awe-inspiring stunts and soaring choreography in its bustling, on-campus Big Top tent. In spring 2020, during circus member Jordanne Cantrill’s senior year, all three rings stood empty. 

The COVID-19 pandemic might have cancelled her last chance to fly above the crowd, but Cantrill’s journey with the circus wasn’t finished yet. While the world was locked down, she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in digital media production.

In the following years, she pursued her master’s degree in public interest media and communication. Now, two years later, Cantrill will have a second chance to perform in her final show as the circus presents “Cosmic” this April. 

“We’ve stuck together and finally get to all celebrate together, and it being the 75th show is like the icing on the cake and an extra reward for enduring the pandemic,” says Cantrill.

“When you’re live, you only get that one chance and are living it very intently in the moment. The people in the circus are really what make it special, because once the show is gone, it’s really gone, and you’ll never be with that same group of people again.” 

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