A recent article of mine on whether contemporary circus needs a new name to separate it from traditional circuses has sparked a fair bit of debate. I wrote the piece in response to some comments by ...

Tucson isn't exactly a magnet for circus troupes, but this weekend two are setting up stakes and high wires to deliver their versions of the greatest shows on earth. Neither is an elephants-and-tigers ...

American circus troupe Cirque Mechanics bring more than the acrobatics, the aerialists, the clowns and the other phenomenal acts of traditional circus to their engagements. It's a show that's ...

As best as I can recall, the circus came to the small town in the Oregon steppe where I grew up when I was about 8. It was only a one-ring circus. I remember clearly the elephants. The huge wrinkled ...

Most of us probably wouldn’t want to live in the circus, but this new six-hour documentary from PBS sure makes it an interesting place to visit. The filmmakers spent a year with the Big Apple Circus, ...

With glittering costumes, spellbinding feats of strength and endurance, and live music performed onstage, Wise Fool productions often elicit awe and wonder from audiences. But underneath the glamour ...

P!nk shows off her circus skills again, this time at a secret gig at the Palais De Nikaia in Nice, and proves that even though Britney might have an album called “Circus,” P!nk is master of this ring.