Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Australia's Circus Oz goes somewhere over the rainbow.
Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh: "'Running away to join the circus' was once an act of dissidence -- a step toward a life of sawdust and carnies, riding the rails and living on the wrong side of the tracks in a shadowy subculture. In recent years, however, the circus has become a valid career path, the tinsel replaced by 24-carat gold. Companies like Cirque de Soleil have brought legitimacy to the freak show with sold-out, big-budget Vegas productions; a Google search for training institutions generates thousands of hits. What was once a down-and-dirty, back-alley affair is now a squeaky-clean enterprise fit for the average suburbanite."
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The circus seems to have been revamped over the past decade or so and has left Wringling Brother's Circus in the dust. The spectacular of this show, as long with other modern circuses, has fabulously manipulated the theatre's ne spectular to wow audiences with action, special effects, and art. I think that may be the new aspect of circuses these days: art. Sure, there was a certain art before, but suddenly neo-circuses have tapped into a more theatrical design side that has audiences screaming for more.
What struck me most about this article was that the performers were so involved in everything, down to making the tents. Its such a cool idea, now everyone has a stake in the success of the show and can't pass the buck if something fails. It reminds me of a barn raising, almost, in a way I'm sure no one will get. But I think its great to see performing arts embrace that level of team work.
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