ROLLER ACROBATICS AND THE CYR WHEEL AS ORIGINAL GENRES OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMATIVE ART: A CIRCOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Анотація

The article “Roller Acrobatics” and the “Wheel of Sira” as original genres of contemporary performance art is explored in the context of contemporary circusology and art criticism of circus genres.

The topic of the research is devoted to contemporary circus genres today, namely in the genre of acrobatics ‒ roller acrobatics; in the genre of equilibristics ‒ the wheel of sira. These genres today on the circus arena and large circus shows programs of the World circus structures often have a bright presentation and representation, as they are original in their demonstration when transmitting an artistic image. The studies in the key of Circusology are analyzed and their features are indicated. Much attention in the study is paid to the specifics and representation of circus genres ‒ roller acrobatics and the wheel of sira.

The technical part of these genres is analyzed in detail, the features of the props in roller acrobatics and the wheel of sira are specified. The features of performance in these contemporary circus genres are determined, namely the methodology for performing the trick part. The article pays attention to the historical context of the emergence of contemporary circus genres, namely in the genre of acrobatics ‒ roller acrobatics; in the genre of equilibristics ‒ the wheel of sira. It is important to note that often in the study of such genres there is no specific system of training the performer. And only in the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Performing Arts there is a systematic training for these circus genres ‒ circus artists (acrobats, equilibrists). These genres are often present in circus Show programs of the world, as well as the famous Cirque du Soleil.

It is important to note that contemporary circus genres today with the original demonstration and representation of the artistic image constitute artistic value in the context of examples of Artistic Culture and Stage, Circus and Performative Arts.