THE CIRCUS AS AN OBJECT OF PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS  

Barinov Vyacheslav Alexandrovich, Candidate of philosophy, honoured culture worker of the Russian Federation, teacher, Palace of youth creativity and arts “Vostochny” (Moscow), amateur-circus@yandex.ru 

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The content of publications concerning the circus art theory is limited to a review of historical stages of circus art development, memoirs of famous actors or ascertaining of genres and descriptions of tricks. Regarding philosophical aspect of circus as a specific art form, it has never been analyzed earlier, and due to this fact the article represents a unique material which does not have analogs in the world. This circumstance allows to speak about the value of its content for everyone interested in circus art.

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