STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Amid acrobats in lime green on a flying trapeze and clumsy clowns clad in overalls, animal rights activists protested the treatment of animals raised in captivity in the Cole ...

, the circus packs quite a few crowd-pleasing acts into a 25-minute show in a small area. Trading in an arena and three-ring setup for sunny skies, one ring and temporary structures, the family-owned ...

This week, PBS is unveiling a new documentary rolling up the big top for a look inside. I recently attended a preview of this new documentary, Circus, which tracks the Big Apple Circus from the early ...

of the 2010 Shrine Circus setup at The Dow Event Center. SAGINAW — If Bill Meyer had to pick a good reason to catch this year’s Shrine Circus, it would probably be the seven-man pyramid. It’s a ...

An elephant man trapped in an 8-foot cage peels his face off in front of you. A half-man, half-wolf howls as you walk by. Evil clowns with sharp white fangs and blood-red paint on their faces heckle ...

Circus Vargas is looking to set up its big top in Temecula forthe first time since 2003. And, this time, circus officials hope the high-flying stunts ofthe Tabares family, the trapeze act that owns ...

Still, there was something missing – something like the circus mainstays of lions, tigers and elephants. This year marks Circus Vargas’ first show without any animals – none. It’s a culmination of the ...

View a photo gallery of candid images of the Big Apple Circus cast and crew at home and at rest. Watch the first two episodes of "CIRCUS" — "First of May" and "One Ring Family," then join the ...

Vancouver resident Conrad Schmidt describes his scathing anti–2010 Olympics documentary, Five Ring Circus, as a “going-away present”. For three years, the Work Less Party founder and South African ...

Times: 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Fri day and Monday. Curtain times Satur day and Sunday are 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Where: The Q, downtown Cleveland ...