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Great Circus Train 2002 - Excursion Details The next day, the wagons were unloaded in Baraboo and returned to their display building at the Circus World Museum building. After the parade on Sunday, the circus train was returned to Baraboo on Wednesday, July 17. This was especially true in Germantown where people parked for blocks around for an opportunity to see the Great Circus train pulled by the steam locomotive. www.wsorrailroad.com /circus2002/circus02b.html

Circus In Denmark Since 1991 The Copenhagen Circus Building has sadly enough only occasionally been used for the purpose for which it was builded in 1886. The picture on the top of this page shows the Circus Building in 1953, when the famous clown Charlie Rivel was the main attraction at Circus Schumann. circus Arli, circus Charlie, circus Krone (not to be mistaken for the large German circus Krone!), circus Mascot and circus Baldoni. www.circus-dk.dk /engindex.htm   (307 words)

Piccadilly Circus tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The old station building finally closed for traffic on 21 July 1929, it was demolished in the 1980s when the large building on the corner of Piccadilly Circus and Haymarket was constructed. Piccadilly Circus was opened 10 March 1906 on the Bakerloo Line; the Piccadilly Line platforms were opened on 15 December 1906. Piccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piccadilly_Circus_tube_station   (281 words)

BBC - h2g2 - The Station by Station Guide to the London Underground - Victoria Line This wasteful duplication due to competition can still be seen, with the original Central line building lying on the southeast corner of Argyll Street and Oxford Circus, and the Bakerloo line building lying on the southwest corner. Oxford Circus was the site of a tube fire in 1984, necessitating the closure of the line between Victoria and Warren Street. The main line station was the scene of the King's Cross fire in 1987, and a remembrance plaque can still be seen in the tube station. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A3660365   (2455 words)

Circus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Ancient Rome the circus was a building for the exhibition of horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, displays featuring trained exotic animals, jugglers and acrobats and other amusements. A fourth, Circus Maxentius, was constructed by Maxentius; the ruins of this circus have enabled archaeologists to reconstruct the Roman circus. A circus performance is led by a ringmaster who has a role similar to a Master of Ceremonies, the ringmaster presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the show moving. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circus   (2028 words)

MSN Encarta - Circus Usually circular and surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, a circus may be in the open air but is usually housed in a permanent building or sheltered by a tent. The flying trapeze, an important part of the modern circus, was not invented until 1859, and the street parade and sideshow did not become standard circus events until later in the 19th century. The circus was introduced in the United States by John Bill Ricketts, an English equestrian who opened a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1792 and staged subsequent circuses in New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761576314   (584 words)

John Bill Ricketts, Father of the American Circus He built a circus building in Philadelphia in the fall of 1792 in which he conducted a riding school. The first circus in the United States originated in Philadelphia in the riding school started by John Bill Ricketts. In 1797, the showman built an amphitheater for his circus in New York City, and he exhibited in other towns as far north as Albany, New York. www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/1992/johnbill.html   (451 words)

Circus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Ancient Rome the circus was a building for the exhibition of horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, displays featuring trained exotic animals, jugglers and acrobats and other amusements. A fourth, Circus Maxentius, was constructed by Maxentius; the ruins of this circus have enabled archaeologists to reconstruct the Roman circus. A circus is held in a oval or circular arena with tiered seating around its circumference; in the case of traveling circuses this location is most often a large tent. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circus_(performing_art)   (1833 words)

Circus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Ancient Rome the circus was a building for the exhibition of horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, displays featuring trained exotic animals, jugglers and acrobats and other amusements. A fourth, Circus Maxentius, was constructed by Maxentius; the ruins of this circus have enabled archaeologists to reconstruct the Roman circus. A circus is held in a oval or circular arena with tiered seating around its circumference; in the case of traveling circuses this location is most often a large tent. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circus_(performing_art)   (1695 words)

The Circus (Bath) The Circus is a famous Georgian apartment building in Bath. Circus became a common name in England for early roundabout s or road systems which move around a central island. The name comes from the original latin word 'circus', which means a ring, oval or circle. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/The-Circus-(Bath).htm   (1695 words)

The Runaway Circus: Workshops We offer two kinds of workshops: collaborative, community, circus projects culminating in a show and instructional workshops focused on skill building. Runaway Circus clowns draw on a diverse experience and engage the budding clown in exercises ranging from slapstick to mime. Runaway Circus and the Loose Cabooses is traveling from May to September of 2005. www.runawaycircus.org /workshops.html   (982 words)

Circus Arts Forum :: Circus Classes Community circus, workshops, entertainment, team building and circus training. You can search the database on this website to track down a teacher or circus school in your area area although please be aware of the importance of checking individual teacher's qualifications, experience and insurance. There are many different sorts of classes in circus skills on offer for both adults and children. www.circusarts.org.uk /training/classes.php   (644 words)

Victorian London - Districts - Streets - Piccadilly (and Circus) Victorian London- Publications- History - The Queen's London: a Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Streets, Buildings, Parks and Scenery of the Great Metropolis, 1896 - Piccadilly Circus The fountain in Piccadilly Circus, which stands on the left of our picture, was erected in memory of the great philanthropist, the late Lord Shaftesbury, in 1893. Our view, looking west the beginning of the hill, embraces several Clubs, of which the best known are the New Travellers', situated at the further corner of the first turning (a short cut to Curzon Street), and the Junior Constitutional, the splendid, manv-storeyed building further west. www.victorianlondon.org /districts/piccadilly.htm   (719 words)

Circus Center: Faculty In 1987 he began working for Circus Of The Kids, a traveling circus school, where his main teaching responsibilities were mini-trampoline, rope, pyramid building, and teeterboard. Born in the Province of Quebec, Canada, Hélène Turcotte is a graduate of the National Circus School in Montreal, where she specialized in aerial arts. Mina has been seen in Stomp, The New Pickle Circus, Make*A*Circus, Sweet Charity, Yas Hakashima's Mime and Movement Theater, J Mandle Performance, MTV’s The Grind, Cinderella Ragtime, The Beat!, the motion picture Cradle Will Rock, and numerous TV programs, and she is a member of the Velocity Circus Troupe. www.circuscenter.org /about/about_faculty.html   (1743 words)

telstra.com - Entertainment - Arts The Circus Oz Band, which has won praise around the world for its dynamism and sheer energy, has been joined by performer and composer Pete Humble. The other addition to the Circus Oz troupe is seasoned performer Sosina Wogayehu, who has spent five years with Circus Ethiopia before studying in Australia. Since last appearing in Melbourne, Circus Oz have thrilled Vienna, Barcelona, Berlin, Sydney, Brisbane, Nambour, Maryborough, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Townsville, Mount Isa, Cairns and Sao Paulo with their stunts and antics. www.stateart.com.au /entertainment/article.asp?fid=1110   (240 words)

Oxford Circus Hotels. Hotels in Oxford Circus - Accommodation UK All our discount Oxford Circus hotels are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels. From a cheap Oxford Circus hotel, to 4 and 5 star Oxford Circus hotels with special offers, you are sure to find the best Oxford Circus hotel Accommodation for you. Take a Picture tour of Oxford Circus, and please come back after your visit to submit your own. www.picturesofengland.com /England/Greater_London/Oxford_Circus/hotels5   (1147 words)

VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Circus : Plot The ringmaster decides to hire Charlie as a clown, building the whole circus around him. The Circus won Chaplin a special Oscar in 1928, then lay unseen for forty-two years; it was reissued in 1970, with a new musical score by Chaplin himself (who can be heard singing the theme song in the opening scenes). The Circus is generally considered to be a lesser Charlie Chaplin effort, coming as it does between two unquestioned masterpieces, The Gold Rush (1925) and www.vh1.com /movies/movie/6305/plot.jhtml   (268 words)

Webcomic Finds: 13th Leg: Haiku Circus Haiku Circus takes this a step further by combining Ken's original haikus with sequential art. I found myself subconsciously building up a rhythm (5-7-5-5-7-5...), so even when the particular haiku I was reading was a 'miss' the rhythm of the whole thing was so soothing I didn't really mind anyway. I'm not a big fan of this haiku thing, but I found myself charmed by the Haiku Circus because if its refreshing originality. webcomicfinds.blogspot.com /2004/10/13th-leg-haiku-circus.html   (268 words)

Roma > IX Regio (Circus Flaminius) This circus was so conspicuous a building and so important a centre that it soon gave its name to the immediate vicinity, and other buildings were described as ad circum Flaminium (Plin. CIRCUS FLAMINIUS: * built by C. Flaminius Nepos while censor in 221 B.C. It was in the prata Flaminia (q.v.; Liv. At the close of the twelfth century a considerable part of the circus, called castellum aureum, was still standing (a bull of Celestin III of 1192 mentioning the churches of S. Lorenzo and S. Maria in Castello aureo or de castro aureo (Domnae Rosae; Bullar. www.ancientworlds.net /171652   (268 words)

LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! - Common - 'Electric Circus' And he brings hip hop to every table, adding to the sense of a rich tradition he is building around his music, and ensuring those who follow him won't have to work as hard to earn respect for their art. 'Electric Circus' is the emcee's fifth LP, and even in his back catalogue it is by some distance his finest. So 'Electric Circus', from its title and sleeve to songs like 'I Am Music' featuring Erykah Badu and constructed like a 1920 jazz band song - and 'Jimi Was A Rock Star', is an exercise in understanding music, and Common's place in it. www.dotmusic.com /reviews/Albums/December2002/reviews27693.asp   (375 words)

PeoplePlay UK - Charlie Keith’s Portable Circus Building Keith claimed that his ‘circus building on wheels’ or Keith’s Carriage Circus was an innovation, but Keith was not the first to have the idea, and a similar arrangement had been advertised for sale as early as 1854. Temporary circus buildings, which many companies used in the early 19th century, were often hastily built and unsafe. The gallery of a Bristol circus fell down in 1799, and in 1848 the wife of the circus proprietor Pablo Fanque was killed in Leeds when the pit and gallery of a temporary wooden circus collapsed. www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /guided_tours/circus_tour/the_victorian_circus/portable.php   (357 words)

The circus year in review Last time I saw his number in Denmark was in 1978 in the Copenhagen Circus Building. Owner of the name SKRATT in Sweden is a Swede, Bo Rönnberg, who as previous years rented the circus, tent and all, from Benny Berdino and toured Sweden spring and autumn (but not summer) with a 6-pole 1,400 chair tent. Circus Charlie was active part of the season. www.cirkus-dk.dk /htm/2001_oversigt.htm   (2209 words)

Cambridge Community Circus Some of us will be visiting NoFitState Circus between the 8th and 17th of July in Cambridge. You can also download a flyer to distribute at your school or work, or just to give to people you meet who are interested in circus skills. If you're new to the site you could start by reading about us, you might also be interested in our circus workshops. www.chaos.org.uk /ccc   (274 words)

Office Location Directions: The building is located right on Shaftesbury Avenue, just on the Piccadilly side of Cambridge Circus, immediately next to London Fire Brigade's West End fire station and opposite the Palace Theatre. Or walk a few minutes up Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus tube station (Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) and we are on the right just past the fire station. Or walk south down Charing Cross Road for 5 mins from Tottenham Court Road tube station (Northern and Central lines) to the Palace Theatre and Cambridge Circus... www.acuitybs.com /location.htm   (225 words)

Georgian Bath Bath's last great building project was inspired and financed by the richest man in England of his time - Sir William Pulteney, after whom the stunning Pulteney Bridge was named. Bath's population multiplied itself by well over ten times during the course of the 18th century. As the Industrial Revolution dawned, Allen's Avon Navigation became the birthplace of the Kennet and Avon Canal. www.time-scapes.co.uk /Bath/georgianbath.html   (225 words)

BBC - Coventry and Warwickshire Funstuff - Circus Skills Workshops The Circus Workshops are now held every month on a saturday (see dates left) thanks to local mum, Lyn Scruby. She's building her skills up for a production of Barnum at the Civic Hall next year. The Shooting Stars Circus Workshop is held once a month in Stratford's Civic Hall. www.bbc.co.uk /coventry/funstuff/stories/2004/circus-skills-workshops.shtml   (569 words)

Israel21c The feeling of building a circus family was echoed by some of the performers from a previous performance when they stopped the music during a curtain call and said to the crowd, "The Galilee Circus family thanks you with all our hearts!" Dressed in their colorful circus costumes, they are a unified group of performers taking part in universally loved activities. The Galilee Circus has a "big" vision for the future, a real "big top" where children from all over the region can gather to learn more about each other in a nurturing environment that encourages multicultural cooperation and develops the participants' creative potential. www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles^l1057&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Culture   (1205 words)

CircEsteem - Our Kids are Center Ring! Building Self-Esteem Through Circus Arts Adding circus arts to summer camps, students learn skills both inside and out in nature, where they freely throw pies and juggle eggs under sunshine and blue skies (program lengths vary from camp to camp). This close mentoring is fundamental to circus arts where techniques traditionally were passed down from generation to generation. These workshops introduce CircEsteem to schools and community centers, entertaining everyone with a high energy day of circus fun. www.circesteem.org /programs.html   (503 words)

Circus News For those of you wondering what that project is, Simply Circus, the Newton, MA youth circus program I also work for, is going to be opening it's first building in January (knock on wood), a 6,000 sqft facility offering a wide range of circus arts classes and programs. Circus Harmony: Fortissimo is a creative confluence of music and circus arts featuring some of the most talented performers in St. Louis. The Sippy Sportswire: The TO-Rosenhaus circus - CBS SportsLine.com www.circusnews.com   (1642 words)

Running Away With the Circus: Kurt Loder "The Circus offices were in a chi-chi sort of building on eats 57th Street called the Galleria--a towering atrium in the period style, mini-jungles of discrete greenery splashed about the lobby. "Circus wasn't really a big drug den, but I do recall a brief infatuation with a substance called 'Locker Room,' for which one or two of us would make regular trips to a nearby corner newsstand, where little bottles of the stuff were doled out right over the counter along with cigarettes and skin mags. Whatever was said to be 'happening' in commercial pop music was what Gerry would want on the cover of Circus. rockcritics.com /features/part5-kurtloder.html   (1297 words)

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