Contemporary circus is performed in a variety of venues including tents, theatres, casinos, cruise ships, and open-air spaces. Many circus performances are still held in a ring, usually 13 m (43 ft) in diameter.

There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9, 1768. Many are best known by the name of their principal owner. The following is a list of both circuses and their country of origin.

2024年2月20日 · Circuses are listed in alphabetical order, top to bottom. performers and more! Circus history. A list of American circuses both past and present, with photos stories and …

2025年1月20日 · circus, an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of trained animal acts and exhibitions of human skill and daring. The word has the same root as circle and circumference, recalling the distinctive environment in which such entertainment is presented—the ring, a circular performance area usually bounded by a short fence (or “curb”).

2024年7月9日 · Here in America (and globally), traditional circuses are STILL bringing their Big Top or coming to a venue in a city or small town near you! (By the way, plans are in the works to bring Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey back, in some type of form).

Here, we’re looking into the history of the circuses in America. The circus was already a popular phenomenon throughout England when it finally arrived in America. Between 1800 and 1820, the Circus of Pepin and Breschard toured down the East Coast of the United States, from Montreal, Canada to Havana, Cuba.

Journey through the Magical World of Circus. The journey begins at the Circus Winter Quarters, in Peru, Indiana home to the Circus Hall of Fame established by Ben Wallace in 1892. Circus wagons were repaired, painted and cravings gold leafed.

American circus history, list of circus performers and owners with biographies, thousands of circus photos, movies, circus news, traditions, information.

Popular myth typically traces the modern circus back to the ancient Romans, but as noted in The Circus, a fascinating new PBS documentary from American Experience, the American form was something surprisingly new in the world. The most obvious …

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