Circus (performing art)
A circus is usually a travelling show that includes acrobats, animal trainers, clowns and other novelty acts. However, there are circuses today with a permanent venue that do not travel, and some circuses do not have animal acts.
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2 List of famous circuses and circus owners 3 List of famous circus performers 4 List and brief description of the various circus arts |
History of the circus
The first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London, England on January 9, 1768.
List of famous circuses and circus owners
- Cirque du Soleil
- P.T. Barnum
- Annie Fratellini
- Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
- Archaos
List of famous circus performers
- Emmett Kelly (clown)
- Austin Miles (clown), (ringmaster)
- Zip the Pinhead (freak / prodigy)
List and brief description of the various circus arts
- Acrobatics
- Contortion
- Hand-to-hand balancing
- Aerial acts
- Tightrope walking
- Trapeze
- Corde lisse
- Spanish Web
- Animal training
- Equestrian acts
- Clown
- Fire eating
- Fire breathing
- Hoola hoop
- Human cannonball
- German wheel
- Juggling
- Chinese yoyo (Diabolo)
- Contact juggling
- Devil sticks
- Knife throwing
- Magic
- Mime
- Plate spinning
- Side show
- Sword swallowing
- Stilting
- Unicycle
- Poi
- Ventriloquism