A circus performer called LadyBEAST is free to practice aerial performances on the 20-foot-tall, trapeze-like, iron framework in her backyard in St. Roch, despite protests from her next-door neighbor.

NORMAL — You might say a three-ring circus is coming to Normal this week. In the first ring is Illinois State University's Gamma Phi Circus, the oldest collegiate circus in the nation, with ...

Hidden in Georgetown’s gritty factory terrain is a big top, of sorts. A warehouse contains a world of colorful tutus, leotards and tights. Multiple trapezes hang from the ceiling, along with ropes, ...

Professionals and amateurs alike owe a debt of gratitude to flying trapeze pioneer Bob Christians. According to Trapeze Las Vegas co-founder Stephan Cote, Christians was the father of flying trapeze ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Many Central Florida residents have gym memberships to help keep in shape and to get proper exercise each week. But some locals have found a different way to stretch their muscles, and ...

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 ...

Orlene Gentile, co-director of the American Youth Circus Organization Festival, is walking around with a banana pressed to her ear. Not an actual banana, but a plastic banana with a slot that holds ...

Entertaining children during the school holidays is an art form – part strategy, part survival, and mostly improvisation. But this time, I wasn’t just looking to keep the kids busy – I wanted a proper ...