A circus is a feast full of elements of color and sound.
Everyone has grown up with monkeys in costumes performing plays, with cats running around on two legs, and the ups and downs of a clown flying around the stage. Everyone has their own feelings about circus, or about all the extraordinary things in the world.
People who were once children also try to become adults, go through the waves of life and then suddenly realize that their fairy tale dreams have been somewhat buried by the unpleasant realities of real life. They are tired of realizing that they have somewhat lost their souls, or they have naturally forgotten to take care of the child inside each person.
Everyone was once a child, and had magical visions of a world filled with laughter and magic. Perhaps through words and lullabies, it is difficult to portray such an elaborate space. But circuses, through the growth and changes of many generations, have never lost their love, because, more than anything, they have realized all the miracles in the world.
Circuses, through the growth and changes of many generations, have never lost their popularity.
Unlike fairy tales or folk tales which are structured by words and spiritual threads, circus is a synthetic art form. The language of circus is artistic images, molded into shadows and shapes from real life, taking on distinctive forms through folk games, traditional festivals, religious rituals, production activities, struggles for survival, and community cultural activities... gradually developing into circus art.
Or to put it more generally, circus relies on everyday structures to express the extraordinary abilities of human beings. Circus is driven by skillful movements, with the ability to fully utilize courage and strength, because of that, the magic is produced from the extreme point of physical and mental.
Circus and fairy tales both have one thing in common: they are performed by adults, but are essentially created for children.
A circus is not simply a clown acrobat, or animals walking on a tightrope, or supporting girls performing with a split screen; circus has changed a lot, because if a show becomes predictable, no one will care anymore. Circus artists, who used to only know how to perform but little about promoting or approaching the audience, easily become "forced" to see what they have. But now, each show that attracts a lot of tickets every weekend, besides the technical performances, also requires efforts to stage the show.
The language of circus is artistic images, molded into shapes and shadows from real life.
And moreover, it is not only the interaction between the audience and the circus artists, but also an opportunity to return to old stories that have gradually been forgotten in the hearts of each audience. The round stage becomes a place to recreate a series of scenes from real stories, cleverly incorporating the gray and white colors of war and peace through the concept of commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Capital. Also returning to the audience each vivid film of the day Hanoi regained its autonomy, for previous generations, it is a nostalgic moment when memories slowly return, for future generations, it is a pride that needs to be preserved.
The circus cleverly incorporates the gray and white colors of war and peace through the concept of commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Capital.
Besides historical epics, the circus has concepts for small audiences, drawing out magical sparkles such as the play “Tam Cam - Bong Bong Bang Bang”, “The Mermaid Story”... Circus is characterized by its flexibility in being able to “pair” with many other art forms. A circus is a banquet full of elements of sound, color, people, surprise, and extraordinary spices. Behind the curtain leading to the stage, there is a truly magical world, full of colors and emotions.
People have talked too much about the anticipation and excitement of each child when going to the circus, but has anyone ever wondered, for adults who were once children, now grown up or continue to be parents, why do they go to the circus? They will never simply go to see because their children want to see and at the end of the circus they still keep the same facial expression. Surely in the heart of each growing person, there is still a part that is yearning for the caresses that soothe their souls amidst the countless hardships of the process of growing up.
A circus is a feast full of sound, color, people, surprise, and extraordinary spices.
The story here still talks about the childhoods of many generations, they used to live with the desire for fairy tales, and then gradually grew up, in their eyes fairy tales are no longer simply about the Gods and Fairies, good triumphing over evil, but now, their eyes and feelings towards those miracles gradually change through the layers of lessons throughout their growing up process.
Andersen did not write fairy tales when he was a child, each of us carries those stories with us as we grow up, only to realize with a childish mind, we always look at the final outcome, at “happy ever after”. But when we have reached a more complete step in contemplation, every journey is understood and appreciated, so that each life is seen with a more tolerant eye. That is the spiritual foundation that fairy tales build, so that we never lose sight of our own kind-hearted selves.
Each show that sells out every weekend, in addition to the special effects, also requires efforts to stage set up.
Modern art in modern times
The same goes for circus, which has recently returned to young people after a long period of being left out of the limelight, a small experiment in reaching a young audience that is more accustomed to more modern art forms, but which has ended up being a resounding success.
It is not difficult to see that recently, circus has appeared more frequently on social media platforms with praise from young people, making going to see the circus a must-do thing every weekend. It is possible to doubt that circus is just for image, but if you personally watch each ticket on fanpage, quickly check each remaining seat, and spend the entire 90 minutes at the theater, you will truly understand that circus does not win because of catching the trend in time.
It is not difficult to see that recently, circus has appeared more frequently on social networking platforms with praise from young people.
Every performance is familiar, and circus is loved by everyone, because the childhood emotions are completely recreated. Circus brings grown-up audiences back to their childhood memories, to once again live in the excitement of childhood with the promise of a weekend outing, to relive the spirit and entertainment after the hustle and bustle of the city. And now, they are not only amazed by the eye-catching results of a performance, but also gradually understand the difficulties in the whole process of making it happen.
Every performance is familiar, and circus is loved by everyone, because childhood emotions are completely recreated.
Circus and life are not about pondering the ending, but about loving and enjoying each journey. Circus brings the audience back to their childhood dreams, then secretly embraces them when they return to reality.
A circus ticket, suddenly reminds people of the circus of heaven, where all the spotlights are concentrated, dreams are nurtured and miracles are lit. Age may wrinkle the skin, but giving up on dreams wrinkle the soul. That anyone out there has a growing dream and everyone has the right to see the world not as it is, but as it could be, if we believe in courage, kindness and sometimes a little magic.
Circus ticket, suddenly makes people remember the circus paradise, where all the stage lights are concentrated.
