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Bookmark or Share- Circus | Definition, History, Acts, & Facts | Britannicacircus, an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of trained animal acts and exhibitions of human skill and daring. The word has the same root as circle and circumference, recalling the distinctive environment in which such entertainment is presented—the ring, a circular performance area usually bounded by a short fence (or “curb”).
- List of American Circuses | Circus HistoryCircuses are listed in alphabetical order, top to bottom. performers and more! Circus history. A list of American circuses both past and present, with photos stories and information.
- Circus - WikipediaContemporary circus is performed in a variety of venues including tents, theatres, casinos, cruise ships, and open-air spaces. Many circus performances are still held in a ring, usually 13 m (43 ft) in diameter.
- The History of Circuses in America - Yesterday's AmericaHere, we’re looking into the history of the circuses in America. The circus was already a popular phenomenon throughout England when it finally arrived in America. Between 1800 and 1820, the Circus of Pepin and Breschard toured down the East Coast of the United States, from Montreal, Canada to Havana, Cuba.
- Circuses - Encyclopedia.comAlthough the elephant and tiger have achieved iconic status in defining "circus" in the contemporary cultural imagination, neither animal was part of the first American circuses. All were exhibited in a then separate entertainment, the traveling animal menagerie.
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