Philadelphia is the home of the American circus. The first circus in the country was held in the city in 1793, where just 800 spectators gathered in a wooden ring to watch clowns, equestrians and ...

First, you get strapped in. Then, you walk up a 20-foot-tall ladder to a platform suspended over a bouncy safety net. You reach for the bar, bend your knees and hop — and you’re off, swinging through ...

Circus traditions have been embedded in Sarasota history since the Ringling brothers set up their winter quarters in the community nearly a century ago, attracting locals and tourists who wanted close ...

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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Philadelphia School of Circus Arts has announced the return of outdoor flying ...

Daredevils on the Central Coast can take professional high-flying trapeze lessons at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo starting Sunday. Circus Vargas, one of the oldest traveling circuses in the ...

From math major and jewelry company operations manager to high- flying trapeze artist, it's been quite a ride for Christina Cantlin. The Boston native surprised herself - and her family - when she ...

Laura Sosa (center), of Dallas, closes her eyes in fear as she reaches for the bar from Geoff Hoopes (right), trainer, at the Dallas Circus Center in Dallas, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Liz Rymarev / ...

For 75 years, FSU’s “Flying High” Circus has enchanted audiences with awe-inspiring stunts and soaring choreography in its bustling, on-campus Big Top tent. In spring 2020, during circus member ...

Like many people, I like being in control. I'm also very afraid of heights. I was not a child who thrived on risk — I once cried in gym class when asked to do a forward roll down a plush gymnastics ...

Portland Tribune and its parent, Pamplin Media Group, are KOIN 6 News partners. PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — At Cirque du Soleil, it’s always about the contrast. High and low. Strong and fast.