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The diabolo (/ d iː ˈ æ b ə l oʊ / dee-AB-ə-loh; [1] commonly misspelled diablo) is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle (British English: bobbin) and two cups (hourglass/egg timer shaped) or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks ("batons" or "wands").
Circus schools and instructors use various systems of categorization to group circus skills by type. Systems that have attempted to formally organize circus skills into pragmatic teaching groupings include the Gurevich system [1] (the basis of the Russian Circus School's curriculum) and the Hovey Burgess system.
Urbanatix performer in Nordsternpark at Ruhr's 2011 ExtraSchicht festival Street performer during Sirkusmarkkinat at Kerava in 2013 (Circus Festival). The Cyr wheel (also known as the roue Cyr, mono wheel, [1] or simple wheel) is an acrobatic apparatus that consists of a single large ring made of aluminum or steel with a diameter approximately 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) taller than the performer.
Aloft Circus Arts [6] United States of America 1941–present Amar Circus [7] India Antonio Franconi: Italy Defunct Archaos: France Active 1986–present Arkhangelsk State Circus Russia Defunct 1929-1989 Artcirq [8] Canada Active 1998–present Asociaciones de circo en España [9] Spain Astrakhan State Circus [10] Russia Active 1885–present
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
The first performance of this routine was in the Cole Bros. Circus during the 1950s. [1] The effect is usually produced by removing all of a car's internal components like door panels, headliners , engines, seats, and any interior barrier to the trunk, and then filling the enlarged space with as many clowns as possible. [ 2 ]
Jeff Probyn (born 27 April 1956 in Bethnal Green, London) is an English former Rugby Union player.. The Old Albanian, Streatham and Wasps prop was selected in England's squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, but Probyn did not make his international debut until 1988, at the age of 31, against France.
A French old-fashioned carousel with stairs in La Rochelle. A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), [1] merry-go-round (international), Galloper (international) or roundabout (British English) [2] is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.