Big Apple Circus, which recently traveled to Washington, D.C., isn’t your typical show. It’s led by ringmaster Stephanie Monseu, who’s only the fourth woman to lead it in its 41-season run. Monseu ...

Painters from Seurat to Matisse were drawn to the circus – not just for its drama and colour, but for the melancholy and alienation it could also represent, writes Alastair Sooke. In 1888, a radical ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s 75th season of the Lyceum Series continues with a performance by modern circus group Cirque Mechanics, hailed by Spectacle Magazine as “the greatest contribution ...

Who: Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek. When: 6:30 p.m. today and 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Cost: $65 for adults and ...

In a fun and daring tribute to the birth of the modern circus, Dallas' own Lone Star Circus® brings its unique brand of spectacle back for the holidays in the all-new show, FOREVER! Jugglers, acrobats ...

In a messy warehouse in East Oakland, an aerialist spins from ribbons off the rafters of her living room. In a smelting plant nearby, fire spinners model patterns on a computer before unrolling ...