At Circus World in Baraboo, the sights and sounds evoke the golden age of the circus. Its presence is loud and colorful. In the late 1800s, traveling performers rode ornate wagons through towns to ...

“There was no family attraction that reflected the Black experience,” he said. “We did a lot of gospel theater before the circus, and we had a series of plays that humorously dealt with social issues.

APPLE CIRCUS. FROM MARTIAL ARTS MASTERY TO JAW DROPPING ACROBATICS. IT IS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS. ON OPENING NIGHT AS GUEST RINGMASTER. BEFORE WE GO THERE, LET’S ...

For children, the life-sized elephant puppet may be the highlight of Walden Family Playhouse’s Toby and the Big Top. But adults will be amazed by the sense of nostalgia for an old-time circus ...

While telling me about the three-day extravaganza called the Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival that is taking place this weekend on the West Side, Amancay Kugler remembered her first circus.