circus arts
Trapeze and juggling
Circus arts are the performance disciplines traditionally associated with circuses: acrobatics, aerial work, juggling, clowning, contortion, tightrope walking, and similar skills.
The term emerged as circus techniques moved into theaters, schools, and street performance, distinguishing the craft from the traveling big-top spectacle: She studied circus arts in Montreal.
Contemporary circus emphasizes artistry over animal acts and sideshow novelty.
- flying trapezeSuspended bar for aerialists
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- teeterboardPivoting plank for launching
diabolo · physical theater · straps · death-defying acts · devil sticks · fire breathing · human cannonball · tightrope walking · balancing act · contortion · acrobatics · hula hooping · character creation · clowning · red nose · puppetry · unicycle · trampoline
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- circusbig top, clown, clowns, ringmaster, acrobat
- live entertainmentballet, Broadway, live show, concert, musical
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
circus artsdramatic monologue
Poem as character's speech
theater · legitimate theater · opera · chamber music · recital
circus artsfine arts
Creative visual disciplines
literary arts · visual arts · painting · sculpture · poetry
circus artsmeditative practice
Intentional focus cultivation
desk work · office work · writing · clerical work · still life