<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/schema/zthes-1.0.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>5586</termId><termName>circuses (performances)</termName><termType>TT</termType><termLanguage>en-US</termLanguage><termVocabulary>Vocabulário Colaborativo em Artes e Arquitetura</termVocabulary>	<termStatus>active</termStatus>	<termApproval>approved</termApproval>	<termSortkey>circuses (performances)</termSortkey><termNote label="Scope"><![CDATA[ <p>Performances that include trained animal acts or exhibitions of human skill and daring, or both. Circuses usually include a trained, traveling company or troupe of performers, various animals, and their equipage. The term "circus" refers to the circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats below which the performance occurs in a circular area called the "ring."</p>
<p>Source: Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus</p>
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