Circus

Circus

A public entertainment consisting performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented performers.

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odd-joint

Entertainment; Circus

A circus genre where a performer displays odd dislocations of joints and unusual position of his (her) arms and legs.

A specific circus genre; it was used in various circuses in different times; there was a great number of pantomime ranging from heroic-battle ones and performances involving huge stage set to animal ...

parade

Entertainment; Circus

This term came from street shows. In addition to artistic entrance of all the program participants (circus name 'parade-allez'), the word 'parade' designated a comic dialogue, in which humorous ...

parallel horizontal bar

Entertainment; Circus

Two, three and more horizontal bars fastened to each other with parallel cross-beams.

passing

Entertainment; Circus

Controlling the horse's run, aid for riders, control over various obstacles and barriers; all these things are passing skills.

persch

Entertainment; Circus

A persch from 3 to 5. 5 m in length; it is held by the lower one on his forehead, shoulders or in special socket of waist-belt, while balancing and holding the upper one who is, in his turn, ...