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For several months each year, The Big Apple Circus pulls its muddy trailers and tents into the superlative air of Lincoln Center. Here, in the company of lean ballet dancers with elegant posture and sopranos with voices akin to angels, the Big Apple Circus stakes its claim as a classic art form. It’s incongruous: A messy circus with bales of hay and cotton candy wrappers plunked in this epicenter of high art. But the circus ring has always been a showcase for performance artistry, a place where athleticism, humor and human physical potential are on full display. In this collection from PBS’s upcoming series, CIRCUS, we shine a spotlight on the artistry and athletic prowess under the big top.
Circus as High Art
Circus as High Art
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An internationally renowned circus historian and former Associate Artistic Director of the Big Apple Circus, Dominique Jando serves as curator ...
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Art of the Circus: Putting on the Show
Art of the Circus: Putting on the Show
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A successful big top production is part muscle, part magic and part technical precision, and, according to the Big Apple ...
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Art of the Circus: Cutting Down the Tightwire
Art of the Circus: Cutting Down the Tightwire
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In the weeks before the season premiere, the Big Apple Circus production team works long hours honing and tightening the ...
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Art of the Circus: Puzzling Out a Clown Act
Circus: Behind the Curtain
Circus: Behind the Curtain
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This is where they stand and pace and stretch. This is where they pray or practice or spit into their ...
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Art of the Circus: Creation of Olympia
Art of the Circus: Creation of Olympia
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More often than not, great circus acts are honed and perfected through collaboration. When mime Olivier Taquin and Big Apple ...
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Circus Performance: The LaSalle Brothers
Circus Performance: The LaSalle Brothers
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Jake and Marty LaSalle are one of the top juggling acts in the world, and they’ve spent years developing ...
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Circus Performance: Guiming
Circus Performance: Guiming
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Guest artist Guiming Meng performs one of the most astounding acts of the season as he effortlessly balances, juggles and ...
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Circus Performance: The Cloud Swing
Circus Performance: The Cloud Swing
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Like a dancer in the air, Cloud Swing trapeze artist Regina Dobrovitskayas combines powerful athleticism with grace and elegance in ...
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