La Parade
The Cirk biZ'arT blog. In the old days, fairground performers played the parade, a free show in front of their booth, to make people want to come in: this is ours. From the fairs of yesteryear to today's town squares: the history of the circus, clowns, big tops and street arts, told from Marseille by a company that tours the world.
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French Cancan: a dance of men, clowns and circus
Born among students and a carnival clown, parodied by men in dresses, taken from the Moulin Rouge to the lion's cage: the true story of the cancan Laurie dances in our Cabaret.
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History of the Circus: From the Fairground to the Street
Fairground actors banned from speaking, a 13-metre ring, Marseille's circuses blown away by the mistral, the Alcazar, Barnum's giant big tops and street theatre: four centuries of circus seen from Marseille.
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