tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post2465619930260443527..comments2024-03-24T11:56:43.208-07:00Comments on Showbiz David: From Big Apple Circus: "Dance on!" is One Subtle Sensation ... Dufresnoy Debut Brims with PromiseShowbiz Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-47076809257634213672011-06-15T05:40:23.291-07:002011-06-15T05:40:23.291-07:00Casey, you REALLY think people "line up"...Casey, you REALLY think people "line up" like a casting call to try out their cloud swings for BAC? Really? The way it's done is BAC goes looking for acts and offers them a contract, or they send a dvd. No cattle calls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-57384873584588554942011-06-09T10:30:41.158-07:002011-06-09T10:30:41.158-07:00It is the same with cat acts. Years past, people w...It is the same with cat acts. Years past, people were selling bravado with "Man against Beast" acts that really, had little value as far as training was concerned. Now the public opinion of "Man against Beast" is much lower. It still gets used from time to time, but I feel sure the public would much rather see animals trained to willingly perform some kinda trick, rather then a guy with a chair and blank gun jumping around making a bunch of noise. I am not trying to take anything away from guys like Beatty or Terrel Jacobs. But I don't think they would have been circus heroes had their careers started five decades later.<br />As for the wires vs. risk. No one I know working an aerial makes any where near enough money to risk serious injury 14 times a week. They just don't. I do agree pads and nets can disguise it a little better. I assume there were 20 plus cloud swings that didn't use a safety that tried out for that spot on BAC, I assume they chose the one they did because it was better.Casey McCoy Cainanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611037918797096687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-80959168612602190702011-06-09T07:48:54.735-07:002011-06-09T07:48:54.735-07:00Spot on review!Spot on review!Barbara Pflughaupthttp://www.b pmediarelations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-13497146568733888052011-06-08T15:36:27.681-07:002011-06-08T15:36:27.681-07:00I do NOT ever go to a circus hoping to see somebod...I do NOT ever go to a circus hoping to see somebody fall. I've seen it once, maybe twice, very unsettling. I do go to see skill and courage as elements that clearly deliver the trick. How much do safety wires take away? We could debate the issue for a long while. Subliminally, a great deal I suspect (ask your own JRN II), although ever since the Soviets made lifelines part of the act and were still acclaimed, Americans have been gradually conditioned, I assume, to accept, perhaps even expect evidence of safety measures. But, about that little boy I quoted; invariably, I hear a form of his comment from somebody nearby in the seats, which tells me they are saying, “Oh, look, she/he is not taking a risk.” Risk was a defining feature of circus, say even the scholars. But risk may one day be replaced by the “wow” factor. Or safety will be cleverly disguised, or nets/padding will replace mechanics. You can wow an audience without taking risks.Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-57142993545779571962011-06-08T14:11:16.043-07:002011-06-08T14:11:16.043-07:00@ the girl dangling on safety line.
Would you rath...@ the girl dangling on safety line.<br />Would you rather have seen her dangling or seen an ambulance? It wouldn't change anything really, since NY everyone over 21ft needs net or safety line. Just curious how much you feel the safety line takes away from an aerial act.Casey McCoy Cainanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611037918797096687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-85696371853285013622011-05-26T08:14:33.771-07:002011-05-26T08:14:33.771-07:00It's good to hear that Guillaume has put toget...It's good to hear that Guillaume has put together a quality show. Now BAC has to motivate those lazy overpaid slackers on 8th Avenue to get some dates for the Summer Tour. I suggest a round of firings. "Everyone is replaceable", as they are fond of saying.<br /><br />BTW, I'm available, for the right price.Alan Cabalnoreply@blogger.com