The stingy lines of the dictionary will hardly reveal to you all the uniqueness, brightness, spectacularity and amazing "all-destination" of circus art. Spectators of spectacular performances are delighted with the most complex tricks that poeticize physical perfection, and the subtle humor of cheerful clownery. Admiration is caused by the fearless and talented skill of training our smaller brothers and the miracle of exquisite tricks. It is impossible to sort through the magic of the emotional charge of the circus arena. You just have to come to the circus.
In the memory of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers - bright canvas domes of the long-awaited visiting tent, circus adventures of "Striped Flight" and sparkling performances of the sun clown Oleg Popov. The legend of the circus is everyone's favorite Yuri Nikulin. On hearing - the names of the famous brothers Zapashny. Abroad continues to amaze with skill in the person of the successors of the English circus traditions of Philip Astley. Famous and eminent artists, who have one loyal citizenship - the unique world of their arena, are innumerable.
The arena is perhaps the main attribute of circus art. It is the same size in all countries: its diameter is twelve to thirteen meters. Another sign: there is no real circus without equestrian numbers. Performance is always a bouquet of many exciting genres of action: acrobatics, balancing act, juggling, gymnastics, athletics, training, musical eccentricity, illusionism, light, water shows and much more fantasy. Behind each issue is invisible, but very painstaking work of artists, musicians, directors, engineers, workers. And only a magician is the same in all faces: he is a designer-inventor, an actor, and a director of his outlandish manipulations.
What else is notable about the circus? This is an art that will be understood in any country without knowing the native language of performers, even if their speech is heard from the stage. This is in a special way universal and accessible to all art, born for the public of all ages and social strata. Families go to the circus, and this is a special merit of the exciting circus shows, where neither old nor young are bored. Of course, going to the circus will be entertainment, relaxation, pleasure. And at the same time - a kind of lesson.
What can a child learn from a circus dome? He will see heroic artists overcoming obstacles, and will understand that beauty, filigree performing technique and courage of riders, trapeze artists and trainers are unthinkable without love for the profession, without diligence, perseverance, will, courage, dedication and craving for beauty.
The attendants of the arena themselves always emphasize that a special atmosphere of support, mutual assistance, partnership reigns in their teams, because without a spirit of camaraderie and nobility in extreme work, creativity cannot be successful.
Centuries and epochs changed, but the desire of a person, at least for a short time, to escape from the gray routine and life tailored according to a template, into the alluring world of bright stage adventures and cheerful acting, remained unchanged. Circus as a holiday art has a long, long life. An old Indian proverb says: "One clown who came to the city with a circus gives people more health than a caravan of donkeys loaded with medicines …"
