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
Informal sector unobserved economies including the informal economy as being characterized by some form of non-compliant behavior with an institutional set of rules. Feige argues that circumvention of labor market regulations specifying minimum wages, working conditions, social security, unemployment and disability benefits gives rise to an informal economy that deprives some workers of deserved benefits while conveying undeserved benefits to others. The term is also useful in describing and accounting for forms of shelter or living arrangements that are similarly unlawful, unregulated, or not afforded protection of the state. 'Informal economy' is increasingly replacing 'informal sector' as the preferred descriptor for this