I want to start my own Circus, but I have no idea how so please someone tell me what to do to get started!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You're in for an uphill battle!. As far as classes, if you're going to be the owner, management, marketing, and publicity!. Then there's theater and theater design classes for the acting and set design!. Music classes, lessons on lighting and sound tech, etc!. Once you're big enough, you can hire people to do these kinds of things, but starting out, the owner pretty much has to know how to do everything on the show!. And don't forget dealing with venues!. Even if you own your own tent, you'll want to set up in a high-traffic area that is easy to get to, has lots of parking available, and is generally high-visibility!. If you're not a known quantity (meaning you're not Ringling, Cirque or Shrine), a lot of venue owners won't want to deal with you, or will stick you in the worst possible location (at a county fair, for example)!. Large tents cost several thousand dollars!. Even my little 20X20 tent for my sideshow was over $1,000!. There will also be insurance to deal with, and licenses for wherever you perform!. And if you have animal acts, there are an endless stream of inspections to keep current with the USDA, even if you only have domesticated animals like dogs and horses performing with you!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com you want to be manager or a leader of the circus troop!? As suggested above, you should get involve in one first and learn about the in and out of how they operate!. generally there should be people who manage them!. if youre in the performaning troop, you only take care of performing, your management will take care of bring you around the world, they arrange everything!. They fly you there and you just perform Its something lime music artist!. They sometimes dont even know where they are going to tour!. As the Maroon 5 frontment describe in American Idol, they just fly him there, put a guitar on him and he perform!. He dont even know where he's going!.Www@QuestionHome@Com First of all, you will need at least a HALF MILLION DOLLARS just to buy costumes and equipment and performers don't work for free!. Then you will need about ONE MILLION DOLLARS to operate it for a year or two until you can get an established circuit!. Cirque du Soleil pays their BEGINNING performers about $500 PER WEEK!. If you have never worked for a circus, then you probably will fail because even the established circuses have failed over the past few years!.!.!. Increased costs and decreased attendance have done them in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Why not start a flea-circus!? lol It's MUCH cheaper & affordable!.!.!.!? =]Www@QuestionHome@Com i think the fist step to starting your OWN circus would be to join someone else's!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Buy a big *** tent for startersWww@QuestionHome@Com |