Do you want to learn more about Contemporary Circus performances
The circus is a spectacle that seduces, attracts, and delights everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. From its origins to today, the circus has undergone many evolutions. From its golden age (around 1840-18 50) to the present day, it is experiencing numerous mutations. And even if emblematic elements still constitute its imagery (big top, ring, clowns, Ringmaster…), it is experiencing a new impulse with young artists proposing acts with a different imagination that attracts a new audience. Contemporary circus knows how to masterfully combine tradition and modernity today.
The different approaches to the circus
Traditional circus and contemporary circus are primarily distinguished by their communication. Traditional circus uses direct marketing that is immediately recognizable. The movement of a truck (or a car) announcing the arrival of the circus in town, the parade of animals and artists in the streets announce the presence of the circus. Contemporary circus, for its part, relies on a more subtle charm, primarily using social networks to communicate.
Traditional circus is based on a sequential construction. Acrobatics, mime, juggling, trapeze, balancing, clowns alternate. Each artist then has their specialty. The acts follow one another and alternate. As for contemporary circus, it is a total work that brings a true story. The artists are versatile. Technical feats and risk-taking are valued. Contemporary circus highlights artistic eclecticism and imagines an innovative show that tells a story.
Comparison between traditional and modern circus
The circus is permanently characterized by a tension between innovation and standardization. Modern circus is difficult to define because it is very diverse and varied.
Today, animals have disappeared in response to complaints regarding animal captivity. The big top also tends to disappear. We are moving into indoor venues, resulting in a simpler structure of the practice. Acts no longer simply follow one another. Consequently, the Ringmaster who presented these acts also tends to disappear, or at least change form. The “new circus” turns towards continuity, with a notion of collectivity.
New aesthetics are appearing. Modern circus wants to break the codes of traditional circus. Artists then value poetry and visuals that will take precedence over performance.
Circus festivals are also multiplying. New artists present themselves there and participate in the renewal of the circus.
Innovations are also appearing to meet audience expectations. We can thus see holograms projected on stage replacing animals.
Circus conventions are therefore being called into question.
The circus wherever you want it
Another novelty with the circus is that it can now be invited anywhere. The vast big top is no longer the only place where artists can perform. They can now show up anywhere and can even come to perform in homes, for an unforgettable birthday, for example. Expert artists are invited to perform high-end acts for individuals, but also for companies. Municipalities can also call upon these troupes to celebrate a special occasion or event and animate their streets.
The circus intertwines dance, theater, and circus. In parallel, single-discipline shows are becoming a norm for modern circus. It is therefore possible today to attend solely an aerial acrobatics show. Themed shows are also offered. This could be, for example, a pirate or superhero theme.
Contemporary circus therefore innovates and invites the field anywhere.
It is a major change for the circus since everyone will be able to organize a show wherever they wish.
Eklabul is an artistic agency that allows you to organize a show whenever and wherever you want. Whether it is a street show or a themed show (for Christmas, for example), our team will create fascinating circus acts that will surely please. We can advise you on choosing the perfect visual show if you are hesitating. This will allow you to immerse spectators in a magical universe. They will also be able to try out different techniques. The troupe offers specific acts, such as aerial acrobatics, acrobatic lifts, jugglers… It will even be possible to create an aquatic show in your pool. We can thus propose aquatic bubbles or platforms and structures in which acrobats will twirl.
But also specific shows. You can thus select a white symphony, a theme on the cabaret of the unexpected or the Odyssey, and of course a Christmas show (Christmas fairies, elf school…). The magic of the circus will be part of these shows. They perfectly correspond to the current evolution of the circus.
We are an artistic provider, expert in the field of circus, located near Cannes. Our artists travel throughout the Côte d’Azur and surrounding areas to organize an unforgettable show. It will even be possible to create a bespoke show according to your needs.