Circuses Circuses The Amphithéâtre Anglais in Paris, also known as the Amphithéâtre Astley, was opened in 1782 by Philip Astley as the first purpose-built circus in France. Located on a large site in the Rue du faubourg du Temple, it was originally a round theatre constructed in wood, with two seating levels and lit by 2,000 candles. The theatre was open four months out of the year and featured equestrian performances interspersed with juggling and other acts. It was sold in 1791 during the French Revolution to Antonio Franconi, who made extensive additions and alterations to the site and renamed it the Cirque Olympique. The theatre was destroyed in a fire in 1826. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphitheatre Anglais"
The Big Apple Circus is a circus that is located in New York City. Opened in 1977, it has become an tourist attraction as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Apple Circus"
The Chinese State Circus is a touring circus. The show is based on distinctively chinese acts and acrobatics. All the performers come from China and are trained in the Chinese Tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese State Circus"
A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts and the word also describes the performance that they give. A circus is held in a oval or circular arena with tiered seating around its circumference; in the case of traveling circuses this location is most often a large tent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circus"
Circus Oz is an Australian circus group that was founded in 1978 through the amalgamation of two groups: Soapbox Circus and New Circus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circus Oz"
A circus train is a modern method of conveyance for circus troupes. One of the larger users of circus trains is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (RBBB), a famous American circus formed when the Ringling Brothers purchased the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circus train"
Cirque du Soleil ( French for "Circus of the Sun") is an entertainment company founded by Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier, both former street performers, in 1984 and is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gauthier left the company in 2003 (he now owns the ski area Le Massif, on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec), and the troupe is now led by Laliberté. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cirque du Soleil"
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Cirque Nouveau is a relatively new form of performing art where a story or a theme is conveyed by using the traditional circus arts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cirque Nouveau"
The clown alley, in a circus is a backstage area, usually very near the animal pens, in which the clowns change into costume and apply their makeup. Generally, each clown's personal props, costumes, and other items are stored in this area as well. The term has also come to mean any professional grouping of clowns, in general, regardless of whether or not they are affiliated with a circus or carnival. see also: Clown; Circus ...more on Wikipedia about "Clown alley"
A flea circus refers to a circus sideshow attraction in which fleas were attached to miniature carts and other items, and encouraged to perform circus acts within a small housing. Fresnel lenses were mounted on all sides to allow visitors to view the attraction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flea circus"
A freak show is an exhibition of rarities, "freaks of nature"—such as unusually tall or short humans, and people with both male and female secondary sexual characteristics—and performances that are expected to be shocking to the viewers. Heavily tattooed people have sometimes been seen in freak shows, as have fire-eating and sword-swallowing acts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freak show"
The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was a circus that traveled across America in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak, it was the second-largest circus in America next to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was based in Peru, Indiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus"
Josh Routh is a nationally recognised American circus performer, and a founding member of both the comedic troop Brothers Kaputnik and Circus Kaput. Josh trained at the Circus Center in San Francisco, California and attended the Clown Conservatory where he graduated "Class Clown". The Conservatory is where Josh found his alter ego "Tchotchke Kaputnik". As Tchotchke, Josh has performed with The New Pickle Circus (formerly the Pickle Family Circus, The San Francisco Youth Circus, The Much Ado Shakespeare Circus and Velocity Circus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Josh Routh"
The Moscow State Circus is a touring circus. Their performances cover all the familiar circus skills such as clowning, juggling, trapeze artistry, extreme balancing and strongman acts etc. All performers are Russian, trained in the Russian circus tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moscow State Circus"
Nathans & Co.'s Circus was a circus operated by M. Nathans and E.D. Colvin from 1882 to 1883. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nathan's & Co.'s Circus"
Philip Astley ( January 8, 1742– January 27, 1814) is regarded as the " father of modern circus." ...more on Wikipedia about "Philip Astley"
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is an American circus that was formed from the merger of the Ringling Brothers Circus and the Barnum and Bailey Circus. It currently is the largest and most successful of the remaining American circuses, performing continuously since 1871. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus"
Showmen's Rest in Forest Park, Illinois is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery where a mass grave of 56 (or perhaps 61) employees of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus were interred. They were killed in the Hammond circus train wreck on June 22, 1918 at Ivanhoe, Indiana (about 5 1/2 miles east of Hammond, Indiana), when an empty Michigan Central Railroad troop train from Detroit, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois piloted by an engineer who had fallen asleep, Alonzo Sargent, plowed into their circus train. Among the dead were Arthur Dierckx and Max Nietzborn of the "Great Dierckx Brothers" strong man act and Jennie Ward Todd of "The Flying Wards". ...more on Wikipedia about "Showmen's Rest"
The UniverSoul Circus is a twelve year old single ring circus and consists of predominantly African-American performers. The circus travels to many American cities throughout their tour season of February to November. The ringmaster is Shuckey Duckey and there are currently 17 acts. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. ...more on Wikipedia about "UniverSoul Circus"
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