circus

Summary

circus ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,734 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• circus's field of work was circus arts^[2].
• circus is a type of performing arts group^[3].
• circus's Commons category is recorded as Circus^[4].
• circus's Unicode character is recorded as 🎪^[5].
• circus comprises clown^[6].
• circus comprises conferencier^[7].
• circus comprises equilibrist^[8].
• circus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circuses^[9].
• circus's Commons gallery is recorded as Circus^[10].
• circus's described at URL is recorded as https://levandekulturarv.se/forteckningen/element/turnerande-klassisk-cirkus^[11].
• circus's described at URL is recorded as https://levandekulturarv.se/in-english/the-inventory/submissions/touring-classic-circus^[12].
• circus's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[13].
• circus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• circus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[15].
• circus's different from is recorded as Cirkus^[16].
• circus's different from is recorded as Cerc^[17].
• circus's history of topic is recorded as history of the Circus^[18].
• circus's uses is recorded as circus^[19].
• circus's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Living traditions – An inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Sweden^[20].
• circus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• circus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

circus is a type of performing arts group^[3].

Use and Application

Components include clown^[6], a circus profession^[23]; conferencier^[7], a profession^[24]; and equilibrist^[8], an occupation^[25].

Influence

Things named for circus include media circus^[26].

Why It Matters

circus ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,734 views/month).^[1] circus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] circus is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

circus has been cited as an influence by professional wrestling^[29], a type of sport^[30], in United States^[31].

Entities named for circus include media circus^[26].

FAQs

Who did circus influence?

circus has been cited as an influence by professional wrestling^[29].