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Table 4 Performance in twenty-first century

From: Circus is a performance but it is also a building—memory of circus buildings in Europe

Participants

Manifest (parts of show)

Animals

People

 > 8 circus acts

Training animals stayed a separated genre at traditional circus. On the other hand, in modern circus it is forbidden to use animals for the purpose of fun

Circus performers are present in traditional and modern circus

The acrobatics are even more complicated

The difference between the east and the west parts of Europe is even more distinguished. In one part, it is still a traditional circus, while in the other part the modern circus performance was born