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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straps

Entertainment; Circus

A circus apparatus and name of circus genre. Aerial strength-involving genre in which an apparatus consists in two narrow bands made of close-woven material (at present, they are mainly parachute ...

strength-applying acrobat

Entertainment; Circus

An acrobat whose repertoire consists of strength and acrobatic exercises involving live weight, i.e. a partner's body.

Circus article used under the circus cupola now, but it is still as important as it was before. Compared with common swing in recreation parks, it only lacks a restrictive bar (so it is possible to ...

tear down

Entertainment; Circus

Take down equipment and ready the circus for moving.

tooth fixture

Entertainment; Circus

In the first instance, it is an iron hook connected with a thick leather pad tightly clawed by performer's teeth. The hook, in its turn, is fastened to the apparatus, a partner's belt, etc. the ...