"Damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, un-risking, inwardly turning...damn everything that won't get in the circle, that won't enjoy, that won't throw its heart into the tensions, surprise, ...

Eve Diamond, performing a Cloud Swing act, has been an aerialist for 25 years and got her start training at the Circus ...

People traveling on New Circle Road over the past few days might have noticed a new addition to the landscape: A red and white big top behind the Bryan Station Inn. Circus Lena has arrived. The circus ...

The Flying Maluendas soar through the air on the flying trapeze under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2025, in New York City.

New York City’s hometown circus, the Big Apple Circus, is set to return with an all-new show! Tickets went on sale Tuesday, Sept. 10, for shows that will run from Nov. 8, 2024, to Jan. 5, 2025, at Big ...

I hadn’t set foot in a circus since I was five-years-old. Back in the day, it was mostly caged animals, a couple of clowns and a slew of struggling-juggling acts. Even then, I was probably most ...

Juan Quiroz believes that nearly any dog can be a circus dog. “Dogs, they are smart,” he said. “They find a way.” Not every dog can do every trick, and breeding matters. The short-legged, long-bodied ...

Rachel Schiffer is no stranger to the circus. Her grandmother trained as a clown, and her grandfather took her to her first Circus Smirkus show when she was just 7 years old. During the show, Smirkus ...

Visitors at Exploration Place’s new “Circus! Science Under Big Top” exhibit can try to contort their bodies to fit into an acrylic box. Courtesy photo There’s no need to run away to join the circus.

The extraordinary within the everyday: A holiday season rite returns with aerialists, trapeze acts, funny clowns (really!) and cotton candy too. By Alexis Soloski If confetti supplies have plummeted, ...