The traveling act erected its tents and is kicking off its weekend with a 7:30 p.m. performance on Friday, Oct. 10.

He made his first appearance in the ring at just a few months old and is now believed to be the youngest circus clown in the ...

Performers from around the globe are in Green Bay this weekend for Cirque Italia. In this segment, Luciano Dresdner from Cirque Italia discusses what you can expect from attending a ...

The Whitley County Fairgrounds transformed into a lively circus arena last week as The Great Pages Circus made its way to Williamsburg for two days of family-friendly fun. Performances were held on ...

Calliope Clowns work on a skit just outside of their group’s garage bay behind the Jaffa Shrine Center. Pictured (from left) are Ed “Jellybean” Kertes, Jonathan “Darby” Holmes, Fred “Pauli the Pirate” ...

GREENSBORO, NC — There are no tigers and elephants; in fact, the only “animal” is an electric dog named Bailey. The clowns are still there, but hardly wear any makeup. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

Denver's Conspiracy Circus celebrates 44 shows of sideshow spectacle at the Learned Lemur on East Colfax on October 11.

Some 17 people were charged in connection with the Toronto Circus Riot, but only one was convicted. Chief Sherwood would come ...

The show was a little late in starting Thursday at Circus Circus, so Rocco the Clown stepped in. The performer didn’t say a word when he went onstage. He just started using his hands to urge the ...

NEW YORK – If you’re going to be a clown in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, you can’t just go out there and fool around. There are rules. No smoking or drinking while in costume. No sitting on the floats ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus operated Clown College from 1969 to 1997. I attended in fall 1978 in Venice, Fla., home of Ringling’s winter quarters. Clown College was a one-semester, ...

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