Monday, January 11, 2016
SUNDAY DRIVE ~ A JOURNEY AROUND CHAPALA AREA
Our friend Tom, took us around this area for an adventure this Sunday. There was this town that we wanted to visit, but there was this feastival going on and the whole town was blocked off. So here are some pictures, some where taken as we were driving so they my not be as clear as others. Signs show the area we were exploring. Tom driving us in his new Sunday car.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN
Yesterday Dan and I were walking around Chapala when we saw the fake elephant that they use in the circus here in town. This is how they advertise that the circus has arrived. A couple of years ago they banned all animals from the circus because of it being cruel to the animals.
Back in the early days this is how and what the circus was all about. A circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 150-year modern history. Philip Astley is credited with being the 'father' of the modern circus when he opened the first circus in 1768 in England. Early circuses were almost exclusively demonstrations of equestrian skills with a few other types of acts to link the horsemanship performances. Performances developed significantly through the next fifty years, with large scale theatrical battle reenactments becoming a significant feature. The 'traditional' format, whereby a ringmaster introduces a varied selection of acts that mostly perform choreographed acts to traditional music, developed in the latter part of 19th century and continued almost universally to be the main style of circus up until the 1970s.
ENJOY
Back in the early days this is how and what the circus was all about. A circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 150-year modern history. Philip Astley is credited with being the 'father' of the modern circus when he opened the first circus in 1768 in England. Early circuses were almost exclusively demonstrations of equestrian skills with a few other types of acts to link the horsemanship performances. Performances developed significantly through the next fifty years, with large scale theatrical battle reenactments becoming a significant feature. The 'traditional' format, whereby a ringmaster introduces a varied selection of acts that mostly perform choreographed acts to traditional music, developed in the latter part of 19th century and continued almost universally to be the main style of circus up until the 1970s.
ENJOY
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