What does a circus performer do?

Circus performers entertain audiences with displays of skills like acrobatics, juggling, stilt-walking and aerial work on trapezes and high wires. Other popular acts include clowns, mime artists, fire eaters, sword swallowers and dancers. They perform at a range of events, including: Traditional ‘big top’ circuses.

What are some roles in the circus?

Circus jobs

• clown.
• juggler.
• trapeze artist.
• ringmaster.
• acrobat.
• tightrope walker.
• magician.
• strongman.

Why should I join the circus?

Learn new skills, get fit, enjoy yourself, meet new people and, you never know, you might just find that circus arts leads to a new and exciting career or hobby you never dreamed possible. If you’ve ever fantasized about running away to join the circus, this might be your chance.

What do circus performers make?

The salaries of Circus Performers in the US range from $16,640 to $74,880 , with a median salary of $35,360 . The middle 50\% of Circus Performers makes $35,360, with the top 75\% making $74,880.

What is it like to be a circus performer?

The family unit is very strong on a circus. You live together, work together and eat together daily, you are never more than a few hundred feet away from your family. Children of performers like to imitate their parents, so often kids learn circus acts very young and on their own.

What performers are in a circus?

A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.

What can acrobats do?

What does an Acrobat do? Acrobats perform gymnastic feats that require tremendous strength, balance, agility, and motor coordination. Depending on your talents, that act might include juggling, trapeze, contortion, tightrope walking, or gymnastic stunts, including flips, handstands, tumbling, and trampolining.

What is the role of a ringmaster in a circus?

A ringmaster introduces the various acts in a circus show and guides the audience through the experience, directing their attention to the various areas of the circus arena and helping to link the acts together while equipment is brought into and removed from the circus ring.

What are the best circus schools?

Notable professional circus schools

• National Institute of Circus Arts (Melbourne, Australia)
• New England Center for Circus Arts (Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.)
• New York Circus Arts Academy (New York City, U.S.)
• Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (Philadelphia, U.S.)