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The Origin of Circus

The first circus was born in the 18th century, and the first circus officially recorded was the Philip Astley Circus (Philip Astley School), founded in London, England in 1769. Philip Astley Circus (Philip Astley School) was founded in London, England in 1769. In fact, before Philip Astley's Circus was founded, the first circus was the Philip Astley School in London. Before the founding of the Philip Ait Circus, the various present-day circus plays have been the most prototypical, but there is no one to integrate and plan it into a complete show, until Philip Ait, who is regarded as the originator of the circus, appeared, there is a circus. It wasn't until Philippe Aethe, who is regarded as the originator of the circus, came along that there was a whole set of more compact performances, rather than a single show with no organization. Philip's circus was also the first to build the venue into a circle, not only so that the audience can clearly see the performers from any position, at the same time, he also added a roof for the circus, the development of the circus is also the hall into the modern history of the circus, three hundred years later, today's circus performances to add more modern elements, especially in the environmental protection awareness, the general hear circus that would think of the animal show has been declining, and the diversification of modern entertainment activities. At the same time, the diversified development of modern entertainment activities, how to attract the audience with new performance content has become the biggest test of the modern circus.