Where a circus artist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a circus artist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Circus artists develop original performance pieces showcasing great artistic and performing skills, emotive depth and artistic proposals for the general public. Alone, or collectively, they may perform one or more traditional or original circus disciplines, which are usually based on physical capabilities such as strength, balance, agility, flexibility, ability and coordination of body parts, and combined with performance disciplines such as dance, theatre, mime etc. The physical nature of the exercises performed often includes a certain level of risk for the performer.

Table 1 · Within reach

• stand-up comedian 52% covered · difficulty 50.1
• variety artist 51% covered · difficulty 51

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

• puppeteer 48% covered · difficulty 55.9
• singer 40% covered · difficulty 64.6
• circus arts teacher 40% covered · difficulty 68.2

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a circus artist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.