Lennon Bros Circus
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Lennon's Circus is a circus
that tours in Australia
. Its touring schedule covers Australia
from the remotest towns to the largest cities. Touring for 11 months, before completing their season in late November.
The Lennon family are the only circus family in Australia who make their own circus big tops and marquee
s. They also make SuperTents for rock concerts such as Homebake and The Big Day Out
.
It is one of only three circuses left in Australia with big cat
s in their programme. The three lions at Lennon’s are 3 years of age, 2 sisters and 1 male from different litters.
The Lennon Bros Circus showcases a wide variety of circus arts such as tumblers, flying trapeze, hula hoops, acrobats, double wheel of death
, aerialists and clowns. Animals include Liberty horse
s, monkey
, camel
, llamas, goat
, geese, lions and canine
s.
The circus employs a staff of 35 people, ranging in age from 3 years to 65 years, and is proud to employ a troupe of Australian and International performers. The circus is moved on 14 trucks, 2 semi trailers and 14 caravans.
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
that tours in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Its touring schedule covers Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
from the remotest towns to the largest cities. Touring for 11 months, before completing their season in late November.
The Lennon family are the only circus family in Australia who make their own circus big tops and marquee
Marquee
Marquee may refer to:* A large tent, open-sided and installed outdoors for temporary functions* "Marquee", a song by Superchunk from their 1997 album Indoor Living* Marquee Cinemas, a movie theater chain in the United States...
s. They also make SuperTents for rock concerts such as Homebake and The Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
.
It is one of only three circuses left in Australia with big cat
Big cat
The term big cat – which is not a biological classification – is used informally to distinguish the larger felid species from smaller ones. One definition of "big cat" includes the four members of the genus Panthera: the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard. Members of this genus are the only cats able...
s in their programme. The three lions at Lennon’s are 3 years of age, 2 sisters and 1 male from different litters.
The Lennon Bros Circus showcases a wide variety of circus arts such as tumblers, flying trapeze, hula hoops, acrobats, double wheel of death
Wheel of death (Space wheel)
The Wheel of Death, in the context of acrobatic circus arts, is a large rotating apparatus on which performers carry out synchronized acrobatic skills. The "wheel" is actually a large space frame beam with hooped tracks at either end, within which the performers can stand. As the performers run...
, aerialists and clowns. Animals include Liberty horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s, monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
, camel
Camel
A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the bactrian has two humps. Dromedaries are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia,...
, llamas, goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
, geese, lions and canine
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s.
The circus employs a staff of 35 people, ranging in age from 3 years to 65 years, and is proud to employ a troupe of Australian and International performers. The circus is moved on 14 trucks, 2 semi trailers and 14 caravans.