Also called: Cirque Show Director, Artistic Director (Circus)
Leads the creative side of a circus or cirque production, keeping performance quality high.
A cirque artistic director watches every show, gives notes to performers, runs rehearsals when cast members change, and maintains the show's original vision.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Many years as a performer or director.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Circus Arts, Theater.
Growing slowly. Few positions.
Low risk for 10 years. Keeping live acrobatic shows at top quality depends on human artistic judgment.
Classes: Dance, Theater, Physical education, Music.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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