What can I get as a thank-you gift for my circus directors? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Oct 18, 2009 - 4 answers

Saw a television ad several years ago with fantastic art direction depicting the stock market as a circus or similar frenzy of colorful, somewhat frightening characters. Can anyone help me track it down? [more inside]
posted by drdanger on Oct 12, 2009 - 0 answers

A handstand on someone's chest while lying on a bed of nails? [more inside]
posted by ThomThomThomThom on Sep 10, 2009 - 11 answers

How have issues of cultural appropriation, stereotypes, and diversity been tackled in art and popular culture? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Aug 17, 2009 - 16 answers

Looking for a Family Circus cartoon / safety flier. It is one of the single pane, dotted-line ones of Jeffy(?). It maps his path crawling through the house and lists different potential hazards. I'd like to use it to educate new parents about "childproofing" the home. I lost my last copy and can't seem to find it anywhere. -Thanks!
posted by infomaniac on Jul 20, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some great resources, preferably online, of fringe arts (burlesque, cabaret, circus, improv, street theatre, etc) in the United Kingdom? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Jun 8, 2009 - 2 answers

Should I go to the circus? [more inside]
posted by charlesv on May 19, 2009 - 21 answers

This year I started doing a circus traineeship and learning burlesque, which is awesome. In a week I have to go back to Malaysia for a few months while my new Australian visa is processed. What can I do in the meantime in the middle of nowhere? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Mar 18, 2009 - 9 answers

Yet another what-was-this-book! Girls, boys, circuses, elephants, scars, and running away... [more inside]
posted by InfinateJane on Sep 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Yesterday I spent an incredibly enjoyable night at Miss Behave's Variety Nighty, a cabaret night at the Roundhouse in London, UK. People of Mefi, please help me have many more such evenings. Where can I see more of this kind of thing in and around London? [more inside]
posted by Del Chimney on Aug 17, 2008 - 2 answers

I'd like to learn circus arts in Los Angeles. Contortion, aerial arts, juggling - preferably somewhere with a good mix so that I can find what I'd like to concentrate on. Google turns up a few promising places, but which ones have a nice amount of beginners in their 20s? And the aforementioned mix of everything? [more inside]
posted by Xere on Aug 3, 2008 - 1 answer

Where are the best seats for viewing a 3-ring circus (Ringling Brothers) in an indoor stadium? [more inside]
posted by mshellenberger on Feb 27, 2008 - 2 answers

What's the name of that song that is typically associated with the circus? [more inside]
posted by quelindo on Feb 16, 2008 - 12 answers

CircusFilter: What is the name of the pole used to balance on a tightrope? [more inside]
posted by Benjamin Nushmutt on Feb 12, 2008 - 14 answers

Is it too late to get into Acrobalance? [more inside]
posted by rubberkey on Oct 30, 2007 - 3 answers

Has President Bush ever been greeted anywhere outside the US by cheering crowds? [more inside]
posted by UbuRoivas on Sep 5, 2007 - 22 answers

Where can I find traditional old circus music or carousel music, within the next hour!? [more inside]
posted by pablocake on Aug 16, 2006 - 5 answers

ok, its a very very commonly heard 'circus' song, often used in other shows (tv shows etc) for 'comic effect'; within the circus context I think you most often hear it when the jugglers or other funny acrobats come out and do silly things. I'll 'hum' a few bars for you... [more inside]
posted by jak68 on Mar 31, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm working on a project that requires somewhat in-depth knowledge of the workings of antique carnival/fun-fair size breakdown and re-assemble Ferris wheels. The problem is that I don't know enough about Ferris wheels or how they work to know what to look for. [more inside]
posted by xyzzy on Mar 23, 2006 - 7 answers

Please help me identify the circus music playing in the background of this [funny] video. Hint: It's not Entrance of the Gladiators by Fucik.
posted by porntips guzzardo on Mar 1, 2006 - 5 answers

In the book I'm currently reading about Bobby Fischer and his match with Boris Spassky, the author's write, "the Soviets would construct their propaganda edifice on three main pillars, 'chess, the circus and ballet. In all three the Soviet Union could be shown to be far ahead of the West.'" [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Nov 27, 2005 - 13 answers

How do the cannons that shoot human cannon balls work? I'm guessing it's different than the way real cannons work. This page says it's a trade secret. Now I must know!
posted by everichon on Aug 24, 2005 - 4 answers

What is the "circus clown" music called? It is usually played on a calliope, it goes:
doot-doot-doodle-oodle oot doot do do
Homer hallucinates Marge singing it in the episode where he goes to Krusty's Klown Kollege.
posted by Capn on Nov 16, 2004 - 15 answers

Some time ago I saw two male gymnasts on a late night talk show (I think) who did a routine where they lifted eachother and twisted their bodies in amazing ways -- all at EXTREMELY slow speed. Anyone know who these guys are?
posted by treebjen on Aug 26, 2004 - 10 answers