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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A performer in the Cirque Mechanics turns his body into a human set of spokes as he spins on a large hoop at WSO Friday night. The show combines combines acrobats, aerialists, trapeze artists, contortionists and an 18-foot, pedal-powered “Gantry Crane” with music by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Copland, and Ravel at WSO Friday evening. Cirque Mechanics was founded in 2004 by German wheel artist Chris Lashua and with its innovative mechanical staging and inspiring storytelling. May 13, , 2016