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Circus, Performance Art, What’s the Difference?

August 31, 2013· · tags: circus, circus art, circus performance art, performance art

Contemporary circus, the kind without a tent or animals, has made its way to New York. There’s Cirque du Soleil every time you turn around. There’s the Broadway musical “Pippin,” with its addition of zero-body-fat tumblers. And City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage has just concluded its first International Contemporary Circus Festival, a series of free shows in public spaces. Along the way, I’ve crabbily dismissed it as a trend. It seems, however, that while I’ve been rolling my eyes, circus technique has been evolving in ways that are increasingly connected to the performing arts. That, at least, is the message coming from the circus folks. Last week, the 6-month-old advocacy group Circus Now (which has no headquarters and is run by volunteers) led a half-day seminar in Manhattan for journalists, circus practitioners and arts presenters. I attended mainly because I couldn’t imagine what a circus-advocacy group would look like or what they would possibly have to say. I hoped they would be carnies evangelizing the artistic merits of juggling. No such luck. Circus Now is led by a few well-groomed individuals who ran an informative series of short talks, followed by question-and-answer sessions. Its national director […]
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France along with Germany represents a huge event market. Not only there are a lot of good entertainers, artists and shows but there are also many requests coming from cities such as Cannes, Nice, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulon and Paris of course. Why is that? France has a strong entertainment culture. Many entertainment agencies (agence de spectacle ou agence artistique) exist to cover the huge market composed of weddings, corporate events, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and Christmas. Not only these agencies are called by wedding planners and event planning agencies but they are also contacted by cities who regularly organize their own events.  Specially during the Christmas period and New Year Eve, requests are coming in huge numbers from cities as well as villages (conseil général also). Since the industry is quite strong in France with car companies such Renault, Peugeot and Citroen as well as with phone companies like Orange, Bouygues and Free; A multitude of events are organized each year in France. Sport is also very important in France with national events like Tour de France who organize various events while on tour. France also has a huge cultural activity. Because of that, Its government […]
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Circus goes indoors, entertainers keep the show alive

April 28, 2013· · tags: Anath Hindu, animal trainer, circus, entertainers, Rambo Circus, ringmaster, visual spectacle, World Circus Day

A movable fair that toured villages and cities, the circus is now only a vague reminder of the visual spectacle it once was. As the circus fraternity celebrated World Circus Day on Saturday, Anand Dhotre of Rambo Circus, speaks to dna about the changing face of this popular form of entertainment. Anand, who is the great-grandson of famous ringmaster and animal trainer Damoo Dhotre, was part of an event held on the account of World Circus Day in the city on Saturday. The event consisted of a rally by the artists from Rambo Circus along with students of Anath Hindu Mahilashram. It was an attempt to spread awareness about circus, which is a withering form. Source: http://www.dnaindia.com
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The different types of entertainment agencies…

April 27, 2013· · tags: artists agencies, circus, circus agency, circus friends, Circus Performers, entertainment agencies, entertainment business, event planner agency, event planning agencies, talent agency, talents agencies

It is true that customers can get lost between an event planner agency, a talent agency, an entertainment agency, a wedding planner and a circus agency. Year after year it seems like the number of agencies and especially artists agencies are blowing like flowers under the sun. Of course there are several kind of entertainment agencies or talents agencies. There are some only specialized in one type of art such actors, singers, musicians, … While some others might be more general by offering from a singers group to light and sound equipment. Everything related to the entertainment in general. As we work in the entertainment business, we have noticed that entertainment agencies tend to offer a while scope of talents to event planning agencies. From singers to musicians, from dancers to acrobats, from magicians to speakers, … The explosion of the event business, due certainly to the fact that no real diploma is needed to get into that kind of business, left the door open to all kind of suppliers. We are now fighting on the market with people who do not really have the experience or the expertise in the entertainment business but who are seeing […]
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Circus elephant wounded in Miss. drive-by shooting

April 11, 2013· · tags: circus, circus elephant, elephant, shot

If it’s true that an elephant never forgets, then a pachyderm with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will have some unpleasant memories of Mississippi. An Asian elephant named Carol was hit by a bullet Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in Tupelo, where the circus troupe is in town for a series of shows. Circus spokeswoman Melinda Hartline says the animal was not seriously hurt. She says no other animals were harmed. The elephant was in an area outside where the circus keeps animals at the BancorpSouth Arena. Police Chief Tony Carleton says a vehicle drove past the arena about 2 a.m. and fired into the area. Police are investigating. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com
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Packing up the Legal Circus

April 02, 2013· · tags: animal-rights organizations, animals, circus, elephants, feld entertainment, lawsuit, legal, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Losers pay in Judge Emmet Sullivan’s courtroom, at least when those losers bring a “frivolous, unreasonable and groundless” lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act. This welcome news is contained in a Friday order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Sullivan ruled that animal-rights organizations that sued Feld Entertainment, producer of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, must pay Feld’s attorneys fees. The plaintiffs included the Animal Welfare Institute and the Fund for Animals. Feld says it has spent more than $20 million on a legal circus that began in 2000 with claims that Ringling was abusing its elephants. Feld won the case in 2009 after a six-week trial. On Friday, Judge Sullivan noted that “the plaintiffs were unable to produce any credible evidence that any of them had standing to pursue their claims.” The judge also reminded the litigants that the testimony of the plaintiffs’ star witness had been “wholly incredible, and in certain instances, he testified falsely.” Source: http://online.wsj.com
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Oldest Indian circus fails to interest city

April 01, 2013· · tags: bombay, circus, great bombay circus, india, indian circus

Vacant seats continue to haunt the organisers and artistes of the Great Bombay Circus showing in the tricity after 26 years, and the owners are having a tough time running the Circus here. Quoting the tricity as an “expensive” place for running the Circus shows, owners of the oldest Circus in India are unhappy over the spot provided by the Municipal Corporation (MC) for the same. Although there is a little improvement in the sale of tickets during government holidays, the residents are not turning up at the Circus shows during the weekdays. The number of spectators in different seating lots depends on the rate list of the tickets. Since most of the spectators prefer the seats worth Rs 50, the Rs 200 lot almost remains vacant. There are a few takers for the Rs 100 seating lot. Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
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Nicole Feld Emerges As The Third-Generation Leader Of Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey

March 20, 2013· · tags: barnum, circus, nicole feld, ringling

Nicole Feld was born into the circus. Her grandfather, Irvin Feld, bought Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey back in 1967. He ran it until he died at age 66 in 1984, when his son (and Nicole’s father), Kenneth, took over the business, as the CEO and chairman of Feld Entertainment. Since then, the Felds have added Disney On Ice and Monster Jam to the mix. The Feld properties play to around 30 million people a year. A week ago, they announced they would be partnering with Marvel to do a traveling live-action show that involves characters like Spider Man, the Avengers and the X-Men. Nicole, 35, has recently taken on a much larger role in the family business. After graduating from New York University and working as a photo editor at People magazine, Nicole joined Feld Entertainment in 2001. By 2003, she was handling all of the production of Ringling Bros. (which is in its 143rd year) and Disney On Ice, and now oversees all elements of their production, from the talent scouting to the final productions. (Her two younger sisters, Alana and Juliette, are also heavily involved in the family business.) Read more: http://www.forbes.com/
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Acrobat falls 85 feet during Moscow circus show, breaks back

March 16, 2013· · tags: acrobat falls, circus, moscow

A Kenyan acrobat fell through a safety net during a show at a Moscow circus, suffering severe injuries including a fractured vertebra. An amateur video aired on Russian television showed 22-year-old Karo Christopher Kazungu diving from a height of 26 meters (85 feet), hitting the net and going through it and landing on the arena floor during the Wednesday evening show. (Scroll down to see the video). Kazungu was at the end of his routine and was due to dismount after the dive. Edgard Zapashny, director general of the Great Moscow State Circus, told Russian television that the German-made safety net had been rigorously tested before it was used. Circus employees are speculating on whether someone may have tampered with the net or whether it was faulty. Zapashny said, however, that they did not see any signs of sabotage on first inspection. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com
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