Glossary
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Cabaretier
The one who conducts the show; ringmaster. -
Cachê
A fee that the artist receives after the performance.
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Cannon
A metal tube with an apparatus inside it used for propelling an artist out of the cannon.
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Caravan
A group of artists or vehicles touring together.
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Card Magician
Artist who performs card magic tricks.
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Card Manipulation
Magic tricks with cards.
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Casse-Cou
A front or a foward somersaut.
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Catcher
Trapeze artist that catches the flyer in the air; porteau. -
Cats
Wild animals such as lions, tigers and leopards performing in the circusring with a tamer.
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Chalk
White powder (magnesium carbonate) used by trapezists - flyers and catchers -, in their hands and wrists in order to absorb wetness and to avoid falls during the show.
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Chambrière
Long whip primarily used in equestrian acts and also in lasso and whip. -
Charanga
A small out of tune orchestra of percussion and wind instruments.
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Charivari
A compilation of various acts performed by clowns and other artists in the end of the show.
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Chinese Pole
Vertical pole from three to nine meters high on which artists climb and slide down while showing acrobatic poses.
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Circensian
Related to circus universe. -
Circo de Cavalinhos
The Brazilian circus with horse exhibitions in the 19th and 20th century.
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Circo de Tiro
A traveling circus that comes and goes as fast as a shot. (Translated means "shot circus").
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Circus
Round and portable arena covered with a big top used for different aerial, acrobatic, comic and other performances. -
Circus Advertising
In the old days, an auguste used to announce the arrival of a circus while riding backwards on a donkey.
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Circus Act
Each sequence of movements and tricks shown by the artist on circusring with or without apparatus.
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Circus Arts
All the performances in the circusring, such as acrobatics, ground and aerial acts. -
Circus Box Seats
Private section for spectators in front of the circusring.
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Circus Performer
The one who perform circus acts.
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Circus Poster
Poster advertisement showing circus acts and artists for the upcoming season.
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Circus Spectacle
The circus show.
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Circus With Bulls
Open air arena where acrobats perform on bulls and other animals.
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Circus-Theater
Circus with circusring and a stage for presenting comedies, dramas and country musical duos.
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Circusring
A circular arena measuring nearly thirteen meters diameter in which artists perform circus acts.
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Clonete
Woman clown.
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Close-Up
Magic trick performed very close to the spectators.
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Cloud Walk
Performance in which an artist walks upsidedown in an horizontal suspended ladder.
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Clown
White faced clown with black eyebrows, red lips, wearing a white paeté, small shoes, and a conical hat.
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Clownese
A female clown.
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Club
Object shaped as a bottle or a bowling pin used in juggler’s performances. -
Comedy
Comic act. -
Comic
An entertainer who owns the stage by telling jokes, provoking the audience and acting in a funny way.
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Construction
Transportable structure covered with a tent or metal siding with a circusring and a stage for dramas and comedies; semi-construction.
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Contact Juggling
Performance in which an artist moves one or more balls in contact with the body without tossing and catching them in the air.
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Contemporary Circus
Artists who come from circus schools in late twentieth century performing traditional circus acts in a new way with a script in each presentation. -
Contortion
Demonstration of great flexibility in which the artist twists his body in unusual positions.
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Contortion
The ability of twisting the body into uncommon positions.
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Contortionist
Artist who twists the body in weird and unusual positions.
Glossary Consultant - União Brasileira de Circo Itinerante (Brazilian Union of the Travelling Circus)