STREET ARTISTS IN EUROPE - Fondazione Fitzcarraldo

Street Artists in Europe
The figure for theatre on the boards (75 shows, in 14 of which that was the main discipline) was
similar to that for commedia dell’arte (74 shows, in 17 of which that was the main discipline).
Shadow theatre, with 40 shows in one of which that was the main discipline, also has its
emulators.
Action theatre, mask theatre, experimental theatre and jesters were smaller in number, but there
are companies that work in those fields.
5.3.2.2. Circus arts: 1 681 shows, in 218 of which these were said to be the main discipline
A large majority with juggling (361 shows, in 41 of which that was the main discipline),
followed by stilt-walking (348 shows, in 85 of which that was the main discipline) and
acrobatics (289 shows, in 21 of which that was the main discipline), often linked to aerial
acrobatics (203 shows in 30 of which that was the main discipline).
A second category is tightrope walking (100 shows, in 2 of which that was the main discipline)
and fire-eating (64 shows, in 4 of which that was the main discipline).
Trick cycling (42 shows, in 3 of which that was the main discipline), the high wire (40 shows, in
of which that was the main discipline), stunt dancing (33 shows, in 2 of which that was the main
discipline) and stunts (30 shows) formed another group, with strongmen (29 shows, in 2 of
which that was the main discipline) and live robots (29 shows, in 4 of which that was the main
discipline).
Finally, in smaller numbers, unicycles, tightrope walking, sword swallowing, dressage, whip
cracking, rollerskating and the trampoline: 4 shows, in [figure missing in the original] of which
those were the main discipline.
5.3.2.3. Urban plastic arts: 727 shows, in 74 of which that was the main discipline
Most urban art installations are plastic art installations (192 shows, in 24 of which that was the
main discipline) and visual installations (156 shows, in 7 of which that was the main discipline).
In urban scenography there were 127 shows (in 12 of which that was the main discipline),
together with urban plastic arts (89 shows, in 14 of which that was the main discipline) and
audiovisual installations (87 shows, in 10 of which that was the main discipline). The figures for
urban sculpture (57 shows, in 3 of which that was the main discipline) and urban painting (19
shows, in 4 of which that was the main discipline) were slightly lower.
5.3.2.4. Giant structures: 160 shows, in 120 of which that was the main discipline
A distinction must be made between fixed giant structures (53 shows, in 2 of which they were
the main discipline) and moving giant structures (67 shows, in 4 of which they were the main
discipline).
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