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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Wheel gymnastics (German: Rhönradturnen) is a form of gymnastics which originated in Germany. Wheel gymnasts do exercises in a large wheel known as the Rhönrad, gymnastics wheel, gym wheel, or German ...

flying trapeze

Entertainment; Circus

The flying trapeze is a specific form of the trapeze in which a performer jumps from a platform with the trapeze so that gravity makes the trapeze swing. The performance was invented in 1859, by a ...

firewalking

Entertainment; Circus

Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. Firewalking has been practiced by many people and cultures in all parts of the world, with the earliest known reference ...

fire breathing

Entertainment; Circus

Fire breathing is the act of creating a fireball by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame. Proper technique and the correct fuel create the illusion of danger to enhance the novelty of ...

hooping

Entertainment; Circus

Hooping generally refers to artistic movement and dancing with a hoop (or hoops) used as a prop or dance partner. Hoops can be made of metal, wood or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and ...

drama

Entertainment; Circus

A composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story.

tightwire walking

Entertainment; Circus

When a person walks along a thin wire or rope that is tautly held between two points. It can be done with a balance pole or other tool to help maintain balance. Some people also only use their body ...