Decline and revival Sideshow

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painting on sideshow truck, firebreather, florida, 1966


interest in sideshows declined television made easy (and free) see world s exotic attractions. moreover, viewing human oddities became distasteful public conscience changed, , many localities passed laws forbidding exhibition of freaks. performers protested (to no avail) had no objection sideshow, since provided not income them, in many cases provided possible job. sideshow seemed destined oblivion, until few exemplars of ten-in-one remained. greater number of single o attractions still tour carnivals.


in 1990s, jim rose developed modern sideshow called jim rose circus , reinventing sideshow 2 types of acts attract modern audiences , stay within legal bounds. show featured acts reviving traditional sideshow stunts , carrying of them extremes, , fringe artists (often exhibiting extreme body modification) performing bizarre or masochistic acts eating insects, lifting weights means of hooks inserted in body piercings, or stapling currency forehead. show drew audiences @ venues unknown old-time sideshows, rock clubs , 1992 lollapalooza festival. jim rose circus held last known performance in 2013 @ london burlesque festival. impact of jim rose circus on pop culture inspired new wave of performers. there more sideshow performers @ other time in genre s history. @ same time in canada, scott mcclelland, grandson of itinerant showman n.p. lewchuk, formed carnival diablo, show performs day. success of these shows sparked growing number of performers revive traditional sideshow arts, taught sideshow veterans, , many perform in spot engagements rock clubs , comedy clubs corporate events.


sideshows seashore , sponsored coney island usa in brooklyn, ny has performed since 1983, , tours under name coney island circus sideshow . circus historian , collector ken harck ran brothers grim sideshow, toured ozzfest music festival in summer of 2006 , 2007. sideshow celebrity , multiple world record breaker chayne hultgren space cowboy owns australia s largest traveling oddity museum mutant barnyard , along partner zoe ellis aka: zoe l amore run sideshow wonderland , 1 of world s successful sideshows described modern high energy human oddity exhibit or freakshow cabaret.







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