In his lovely new book, “The Ordinary Acrobat,” Duncan Wall finds useful spots from which to peer at the history of the circus: from the top of the trapeze platform, beneath a cascade of ...

Grand Forks Public Library o "The Ordinary Acrobat by Duncan Wall." The extraordinary story of a young man's plunge into the unique and wonderful world of the circus--taking readers deep into ...

Wall and almost all of the performers and critics he interviews in this book insist that the circus is an art form. “What we do, it’s not just divertissement ,” one of the instructors tells him.

In his new history of the circus, Duncan Wall reminds us how odd the ragtag collection of art forms truly is You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...