EPISODE · Nov 18, 2019 · 23 MIN
Episode 63: After the Big Top: Carlos Alexis Cruz on the Evolution of Modern Circus
from The Theatre History Podcast
The classic circus, featuring performing animals in three rings under the big top, has passed away. What's taken its place? That's the question that CarlosAlexis Cruz is exploring with his studies in the rise of acrobatics and the modern circus. He joins us for this episode to explain how the circus has increasingly become a place where performers use their bodies to tell stories and invite the audience to join with them in celebrating the amazing physical potential of the human form.
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