Exploring Circus Culture
THE ASSIGNMENT
Random Circus Facts
Danger in the Circus-PBS Article
The Venue
Origin
Development
Cultural History
The Contemporary Circus
Acts
Animal Acts
CIRCUS ACTS
-acrobats
-gymnastics (tumbling, trampoline)
-aerial acts (trapeze, aerial silk)
-contortion
-stilts
-equilibristic=combination of juggling and gymnastics
-plate spinning
-rolling globe
-clowns
-daredevil stunt acts
-human cannon ball
-fire eating, breathing, and dancing
-knife throwing
-magic shows
-sword swallowing
-flea circus-fleas attached to props and viewed through a “Fresnel lens”-yum