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.

Drama

Entertainment; Circus

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

Blowdown

Entertainment; Circus

When the tent is destroyed by high winds or a storm.

Blow off

Entertainment; Circus

Immediately following the end of a performance, when the crowd mills out of the tent and onto the midway.

Bull

Entertainment; Circus

In circus performances, an elephant is often called the bull.

Apart from the meaning of gymnastic stand - sagging back supporting on feet and hands, there is a concept of starting-bridge, a small platform used in some acts, mainly aerial acts, by performers to ...