A circus
is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals,
jugglers, musicians and the like. Their performances are mostly done in circles
called the circus ring. Circus
performers are mostly nomads who move from place to place with their entertainment.
I have always been a
lover of circuses even though I have never seen any live circus performance. I
see them in movies and hope for a day when I will see some in reality. My
favorite part of most of the circus shows I have seen on television is when the
clowns and jugglers have to do their own thing.
I can never forget the acrobats in the circus shows I have seen, not with those
killer moves of theirs.
I don’t know if I can
describe what I saw as a circus performance, but I think it is a contemporary
form of circus performance. It is a performance that took place on Viking lines Amorella that left the shores of Turku to Mariehamn on the 18 February, 2014.
The performance took place at the fun club on the ship. I
described the performance as a contemporary form of circus as it has elements
of traditional circus performances. It had music, acrobats, dance and it
followed a storyline about life events and like traditional circus performances,
there were moving from place to place with their performances.
I don’t think what I saw was different
from what I see on television. The only difference was with the manipulation of
the lightening system to give the performers a silhouette look. Even if that show
is not a circus, I am satisfied knowing that I have witnessed something that is
or is close to a circus.
Perspective: Contemporary Circus Performance
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