The Invisible Circus (circus troupe) Lifespace. The sister cooperative works in partnership with property managers in order to secure and convert interesting, unusual and often semi-derelict spaces into art venues. In 2007, the Invisible Circus managed and ran the disused Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles in Clifton, Bristol. They ran a 12-week series of performances events called "Revelations". For their work in the cathedral, the Invisible Circus won the Venue magazine's Top Banana award in January 2008. They headlined the big top at the Glastonbury Festival 2008. In early 2008 they took over the Bridewell police station in the centre of Bristol. The circus have
The Humpty Dumpty Circus The Humpty Dumpty Circus The Humpty Dumpty Circus was an animated short film made by director and producer J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith, the Anglo-American founders of Vitagraph Studios. The short has been thought to have been the first film to use the stop-motion technique, based on an estimated release date of 1897 or 1898. The film featured a circus with acrobats and animals in motion. According to Smith, they used his daughter's set of small circus dolls, which had jointed limbs so they could be balanced in place. This toy set was most likely the popular "Humty