Jobs within the circus

Ringmaster: Runs the circus and announces each act. (Note: There can only be one of these)

Acrobat: a performer who is represented in a quite number of circus genres. Most often an acrobat's scope of works includes such various works such as jumps, balancing, and other kinds of works involving strength and adroitness on the very circus ring surface where only a minimum number of apparatuses are present. The most typical examples are: "acrobatic column", where acrobats jump by pushing off their partners' shoulders, standing one-atop-one, and weight-lifting pairs, where an acrobat serves as gymnastic apparatus to his partner, and vice versa. Gymnastics (including tumbling and trampoline) is often part of an acrobat's show.

Aerial flight: A circus act performed at a height under the circus cupola. It is performed above safety net and consists of numerous flights of gymnast from one trapeze to another or to the hands of catcher who is in frame or loping, i.e. from one moving support to another; as a rule, the performers complete these flights with jumps into safety net. The trapeze, aerial silk, corde lisse, contortion and stilts are all part of the aerial acts.


Clown: A circus actor, a performer of comic tricks (acts). There are a great number of various clown lines: carpet clown, buff-clown, auguste, eccentric clown, music clown, etc.

Juggler: A circus actor (performer); in the simplest case of juggling, he (she) uses different ways to throw and catch the same or different articles. Juggling is one of the most common acts in a circus; the combination of juggling and gymnastics is called equilibristics and include acts like plate spinning the rolling globe.

Rope walker: In former times high-rope walkers performed on city squares and streets; the rope stretched between houses, river banks or watch-towers. There are two main kinds of rope-walking in today's circus coming from squares and street performances to the circus art: these are high-rope walkers and free-rope performers.

Daredevil- stunt acts and sideshow acts are also parts of some circus acts, these activities may include human cannonball, chapeaugraphy, fire eating, breathing and dancing, knife throwing, magic shows, sword swallowing or strongman.

Animal Acts- A variety of animals have historically been used in acts. While the types of animals used vary from circus to circus, big cats, elephants, horses, birds, sea lions, bears and domestic animals are the most common.

Magician- Preforms a number of tricks and illusions using various props. A performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means. Some performers may also be referred to by names reflecting the type of magical effects they present, such as prestidigitators, conjurors, mentalists, or escape artists.

Band- Instead of using only a pre-recorded soundtrack, Immortal circus features a live band.

Carny- A "carny" is anyone who runs a "joint" (booth), "grab joint" (food stand), game, or ride at a carnival, boardwalk or amusement park.

Costume maker- Makes the costumes for each of the circus members, designing them for those who can't do so themselves.