Exhibition offers for the first time a parade of the most beautiful circus costumes

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Source: www.artdaily.org --- Saturday, July 27, 2013
Like the Parade when the circus comes to town, this exhibition presents, for the first time, magnificent costumes and finery from the greatest circus companies in the world. In their braided coats or leotards, decorated with painted motifs, embroidery and sequins ? ringmasters, tragic and comic clowns, horse riders, acrobats, jugglers, animal tamers, trapeze artists and tightrope walkers embody the magic of circus art in a flurry of color and light. The CNCS invites visitors to discover this universe from the first appearance of the modern circus in the 18th century to the mutations of the contemporary circus. Costumes, accessories, trunks, paintings, photographs, posters, costume and makeup models, audiovisual documents, interviews with artists, costume designers and costume makers are being presented at the CNCS. These works come from the most prestigious circuses and ...

Source: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=64018

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