Rachel HoldsworthIn Pictures: Surprises STREBWalking down City Hall / photo by MykReeveElizabeth Streb (in black) pauses during the City Hall performance / photo by MykReevePerformers creating a Human Fountain in Trafalgar Square / photo by nolionsinenglandNot everything went to plan - the support for the Human Fountain had to be shored up before the performance because it was giving way / photo by nolionsinenglandSpeed Angels involved dropping performers at the speed of gravity and letting them rise again / photo by Dave PearceSpeed Angels happened outside the National Theatre / photo by Dave PearceThat... looks quite high (Speed Angels) / photo by nolionsinenglandThe one day it didn't rain - Speed Angels / photo by Dave PearceMore Speed Angels acrobatics on the South Bank / photo by Dave PearceSpeed Angels in freefall / photo by Dave PearceIn the spokes of the London Eye / photo by MykReeveTiny humans in the London Eye's spokes / photo by esslingerphoto.com
Red-clad figures performed amazing aerial feats on some of London's landmarks yesterday. Choreographer Elizabeth Streb and team put on Surprises: STREB as part of the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad. If you weren't lucky enough to catch it in action (each location was only revealed a short time in advance; we suppose this was the 'surprises' bit), our intrepid Flickrpool photographers did the running around for you.
