An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
Table 1 Performance in eighteenth 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 | Few circus acts |
Dominate animals were horses. Acrobats performed their acts on horses’ backs moving on the stage in a circle | Attractions were firstly shown by military heroes, starting from Philip Astley, and then, dancers and clowns gathered around them | Risky and various acrobatics on horses’ backs. As the time passed, humorous scenes with clowns, pantomimes and dances, suitable for circus shows, started to be performed during the breaks |