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| − | The term [[Equestrian Gymnastics]] , | + | The term [[Equestrian Gymnastics]] can refer to a specialized sport, more commonly referred today as '''Equestrian Vaulting'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_vaulting]; or it can refer to a specific [[Performance|performance]] form, most often referred to as the [[Equestrian Circus]]. |
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In the South African context, [[Equestrian Gymnastics]], first occurs, both as a descriptor for a set of [[Performance|performances]] and as the name of a French [[Circus|circus]] troupe which visited Cape Town in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured [[Hippodrama|Hippodramas]] as part of its repertoire (i.e. shows which featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays . In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]". [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] (1997, p. 28)[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401] has pointed out that that some of these performances are clearly related to equestrian style models familiar at the time in England and the United States (e.g. the "military re-enactment" or the "Wild West Show"). | In the South African context, [[Equestrian Gymnastics]], first occurs, both as a descriptor for a set of [[Performance|performances]] and as the name of a French [[Circus|circus]] troupe which visited Cape Town in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured [[Hippodrama|Hippodramas]] as part of its repertoire (i.e. shows which featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays . In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]". [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] (1997, p. 28)[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401] has pointed out that that some of these performances are clearly related to equestrian style models familiar at the time in England and the United States (e.g. the "military re-enactment" or the "Wild West Show"). | ||
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Revision as of 07:32, 10 July 2015
The term Equestrian Gymnastics can refer to a specialized sport, more commonly referred today as Equestrian Vaulting[1]; or it can refer to a specific performance form, most often referred to as the Equestrian Circus.
(For this usage, see Equestrian Circus and Hippodrama.)
Equestrian Gymnastics is however also the descriptive name given to its performances by a specific circus company when it performed in Cape Town in 1850. The name is often thus used to refer to the (otherwise unnamed) company.
Equestrian Gymnastics, as the name of a circus troupe/company
In the South African context, Equestrian Gymnastics, first occurs, both as a descriptor for a set of performances and as the name of a French circus troupe which visited Cape Town in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured Hippodramas as part of its repertoire (i.e. shows which featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays . In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "Equestrian Gymnastics". Hauptfleisch (1997, p. 28)[2] has pointed out that that some of these performances are clearly related to equestrian style models familiar at the time in England and the United States (e.g. the "military re-enactment" or the "Wild West Show").
Among the acts included in their performances were Admiral Lord Nelson, or The Life of a Sailor, The Ballad of the Villagers, The Jolly Miller, The Golden Dream, Fra Diovolo, or The Banditti of the Anrouzes, The Shipwrecked Sailor, Par a Par, a Gar a Nous, or Harlequin Protected by the Magician, The Miser, or Happiness found in Gold and The Kafir War, or The Burnt Farm.
[TH, JH]
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_vaulting
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Equestrian+Circus
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: pp. 439-440.
Temple Hauptfleisch, 1997[4]: pp. 27-28.
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