Workers put up the main tent for Circus Vargas, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Workers put up the main tent for Circus Vargas, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Mariella Quiroga, who will perform Steampunk trapeze, strikes a pose as the tent for Circus Vargas goes up, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Anthony Bachliyski, in the background, also performs as “Spike,” a Steampunk character. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Steampunk character “Spike,” played by Anthony Bachliyski, strikes a pose as the tent for Circus Vargas goes up, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Workers put up the main tent for Circus Vargas, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Juggler and trampoline performer Vladimir Kim does the laceline for the Circus Vargas main tent, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Workers put up the main tent for Circus Vargas, on Front Street in Burbank on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The circus opens Thursday, April 20. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)