It is interesting to read what avante-garde literally means and what it means in theatre. Do you believe avante-garde Art could be unconventional art? How do you define a piece of art to be ahead of its time?

Since avant-garde means “ahead of its time,” are there any recent works, whether in theatre, film, or music, that can be considered avant-garde?

The term avant- garde reminds me of the fashion world, specifically that episode in Project Runway every season where the designer must create something in this category. It is interesting to see and admire, but at the same time could be viewed as outfits that are simply ridiculous. Could the circus be considered avant-garde in a sense, since it also held both concepts in the viewer’s mind?

Since the 19th Century the Circus has had a major impact on society it was very popular. Why did the style of performances change over time? And why do you think they should have changed it?

With our conversation of “high art” and “low art” in mind while reading this, I began to wonder whether avant-garde would be considered part of the high art category , because it seemed more based in higher culture, and also how compared to vadueville and other popular entertainment within these categories.

the circus today is much more accepted in society but still many people hold reservations about it and acrobatic troupes like Circ de Sole are held to be a higher form of entertainment than a regular circus, do you think the circus was better off changing its ways into being more family friendly or should it have just stayed unchanged and tried to hold out unchanged.

Like in today’s age we have lives and other kinds of shows that are geared towards kids so maybe a more adult circus could actually make it now.

Its amazing how the circus has changed over the course of history, in today’s society its family oriented and popular. What caused this change in culture to occur?

It’s interesting to see how the price of the circus was inexpensive. My questions is, although the circus was loved by so many and attracted as an art form, why was it less money than the shows that were claimed to be more artistic? Did academics take the circus as a joke because of its silly banter?

Is there any relationship with the price for the show to spread entertainment like circus? I guess before that time period, the conventional theatre would be little expensive to see.