Le cirque classique semble résister aux bouleversements sociaux et historiques de son temps, au risque de perdre ses capacités créatrices. Suivant un mouvement d’ouverture lancé par les « nouveaux cirques », certains artistes ou directeurs osent remettre en question leur pratique et proposer de nouvelles pistes. Dans une étude ethnologique s’intéressant à l’histoire du présent, l’auteure présente deux sortes de spectacles : celui, de l’ordre du rituel, marqué par la tradition et celui qui naît d’un processus personnalisé de création et de rupture avec le passé. Dans cette évolution, ce n’est pas seulement la pratique qui se modifie mais aussi le regard sur l’art et, plus largement, la manière de s’insérer dans la société.The classical circus seems to have withstood the social and historical changes of the times, with the risk however of losing its creative capacity. Following a general movement of openness undertaken by the "new circuses", some artists and circus directors dare to question their own practices and to propose new courses of action. In this ethnological study of the present, the author presents two types of shows: the first one is ritualized, marked by tradition, and the second is born of a personalized process of creation and rupture with the past. In this evolution, it is not only practice which undergoes change, but also the perception of art
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