The genre includes other circus troupes such as the Vermont-based Circus Smirkus (founded in 1987 by Rob Mermin), Le Cirque Imaginaire (later renamed Le Cirque Invisible, both founded and directed by Victoria Chaplin, daughter of Charlie Chaplin), the Tiger Lillies, and Dislocate, while The Jim Rose Circus is an interesting take on the circus sideshow. More recent examples include: Cirque Éloize (founded in Quebec in 1993) New York's Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (1995) Sweden's Cirkus Cirkör (1995) Arizona's Flam Chen (1996) Teatro ZinZanni (founded in Seattle in 1998) the West African Circus Baobab (late 1990s) Montreal's Les 7 doigts de la main (founded in 2002) San Francisco's Vau De Vire Society Wanderlust Circus from Portland, Oregon Australia's Circa (originally named Rock n' Roll Circus it changed to a director led model and renamed itself in 2004) Cirque Mechanics (2004) Asheville's Fox and Beggar Theater (2013) and American cirque noir companies Lucent Dossier Experience (2004), PURE Cirkus (2004),, the Red Light Variety Show of Boise, Idaho (2008), as well as Recirquel Company (founded in Budepest, 2012) Įarly pioneers of the new circus genre included: The Royal Lichtenstein Quarter-Ring Sidewalk Circus, founded in San Jose, CA in 1969 by Nick Weber, SJ Circus Oz, forged in Australia in 1977 from SoapBox Circus (1976) and New Circus (1973) the Pickle Family Circus, founded in San Francisco in 1975 Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984 in London Nofit State Circus in 1984 from Wales Cirque du Soleil, founded in Quebec in 1984 Cirque Plume and Archaos from France in 19 respectively and Rock n' Roll Circus in 1986.
The impetus came from the "new wave" theatre movement and street theatre as well as from traditional circus.
The contemporary circus (or new circus, or nouveau cirque) movement originated in Australia, the West Coast of the United States, France and the United Kingdom from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Ĭirque du Soleil performing Dralion in Vienna, 2004 Compared with the traditional circuses of the past, the contemporary approach tends to focus more attention on the overall aesthetic impact, sometimes on character and story development, and on the use of lighting design, original music, and costume design to convey thematic or narrative content.Ĭontemporary Circus is a new movement, which has spurred the creation of unique schools to teach the format, as well as books for the contemporary circus performer, assisting them with their careers. This recognisable genre could arguably be more akin to Variety (in American vaudeville) as animals are rarely used in this type of performance, and traditional circus skills are blended with a more choreographic or character-driven approach. For the former circus venue in Paris, see Nouveau Cirque.Ĭontemporary circus (also known as new circus, and nouveau cirque and cirque contemporain in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through traditional circus skills. The combined video show, Sister City Circus, celebrating the two cities will premiere online on December 19."Nouveau cirque" redirects here.
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Through a series of online meetings, workshops, and classes the troupes created 6 different circus acts and then filmed hem at iconic architectural locations in each of their cities. Louis and Circus Circuli in Stuttgart formed a Peace through Pyramids partnership and co-created a show. Louis, Missouri and Stuttgart, Germany being sister cities! To celebrate, Circus Harmony in St. Louis and Circus Circuli in StuttgartĢ020 is known for many things, but one thing that may have been overlooked is that 2020 is the 60th anniversary of St.
What: Circus Harmony and Circus Circuli present Sister City Circus Video in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of St.
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