Farrisian National Circus
The Farrisian National Circus is a circus from Sayaffallah.
History
Origins and fate
The Farrisian National Circus is a circus originated by Sandy Malcolm Turner who designed the circus as a menagerie of various animal acts and his popular use of clowns and fire to make the act appeal to all ages. The circus unfortunately was disbanded after filing for bankruptcy in 1989.
The circus itself was originally started in the mountainous areas to the north and eventually as it grew more popular spread to the southern half of Sayaffallah making it more and more popular. Over time the circus split into 15 different circuses which toured during 6 months of the year and then the other 6 months spent in a private central location improving acts and training for the next tour period.
Notable people
Ismail Parker was a former member of the Farrisian National Circus and went onto become one of the most flamboyant and preeminent architects in all of Sayaffallah known for his whimsical designs and concepts.
Bankruptcy
In 1989 the circus was hit with an animal abuse lawsuit by a series of concerned citizens who believed that the animals were not provided with adequate care by the circus. The judge passed the case up to the regional level and it was granted a verdict in favor of those suing and was ordered to either make adequate changes or close down. The circus found themselves unable to gather the necessary money to both pay the litigants and to change their animal care so they were forced to close down.
Rumors of reemergence
In 2006 a wealthy undisclosed businessman and his wife paid over 60 million for exclusive rights to the name and also for the original building used for the circus itself and they began extensive renovations on the building. In 2012 a tentative date was set for re-opening in 2016 however due to financial constraints and continued issues with the building this was pushed to 2017.
