Taking advantage of the national holidays, let's talk about the circus.. One of its most traditional attractions was the animal shows. However, the suffering and mistreatment normally associated with this is taking them out of the circus routines, putting in check a show that has already seen the disappearance of legends such as the American circus Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. disappear legends such as the American circus Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which eliminated wild animals in its show in 2016 and finally ended up going bankrupt the following year, after 146 years of history.

Now, a French circus run by a husband and wife team of two former animal tamers is turning to technology to carry on the tradition: To jugglers, tightrope walkers, magicians and other performers it is adding wild animals in the form of holograms.. The circus, called L'Ecocirque (or eco-circus), wants to live up to its name. wants to live up to its name. In addition to the holograms, all the energy it consumes comes from renewable sources, it has eliminated plastics in the sweets and drinks it sells, and its performers avoid flying to get around.

After the pandemic, L'Ecocirque has resumed this year its tour in France, but still with capacity restrictions. Will this new model succeed? It remains to be seen, but its owners believe that there is no turning back and that this will be the path through which the circus show will be transformed.