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While circus-like artistry has existed since the [[Caphiria|Caphiric]] antiquity, [[Circus in Yonderre|the modern tradition and schools of circus]], as understood in a Sarpo-Levantine context, originated in Yonderre in the mid-to-late-eighteenth century. The earliest modern circus was [[Phillip Estmann]]'s ''Troupe Chevalistes'', a travelling band of cavalrymen-turned-equestrian artistes, formed in 1769, which began performing exhibitions of trick horse riding in an open field. Similar troupes began appearing during the 1770s, performing chiefly equestrian arts for paying audiences in Yonderre. In 1772, Estmann hired acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers and a clown to fill in the pauses between the equestrian demonstrations and thus chanced on the format which was later named a "circus". A shift in form has been credited with a revival of the circus tradition since the late 1970s, when a number of groups began to experiment with new circus formats and aesthetics, typically avoiding the use of animals to focus exclusively on human artistry. Circus companies and artistes within this movement, often termed "New Circus" or ''cirque nouveau'', have tended to favour a theatrical approach, combining character-driven circus acts with original music in a broad variety of styles to convey complex themes or stories.

Circus in Yonderre remains culutrally significant into the present age. Yonderian circus artistes are presently as historically held in high regard for their individual skill as artistes, whether equestrian or otherwise performative. Yonderre is home to several private circus schools. The [[Grand Ducal Army Chevalistes Company]] remains an exhibition unit of the [[Grand Ducal Army]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] that has performed displays of the equestrian arts since 1777.