This year marks 250 years since the start of modern circus. It was in 1768 that Philip Astley began his circus entertainment in Waterloo in London. To celebrate, here's the latest in our new series of ...

If you’ve ever seen a Cirque du Soleil show, you’ll know the performances are always filled with death-defying stunts and feats of great strength that will often have audiences gasping in both fear ...

Louisiana-born Lance Centanni-Sachs started studying Mongolian contortion at the age of 23. Now at 29, he is preparing for his second trip to Mongolia as part of a documentary project to trace the ...

During the 40 years since Cirque du Soleil began in Montreal and transformed contemporary circus into a global phenomenon, the so-called “circus arts” ― including aerial, acrobatics, juggling, sleight ...

It begins with a Trickster. A jolt of mischief. A spark of curiosity. And with that, a fantastical world unfolds under the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Hot on the heels of its sell-out run in Brisbane, CIRQUE BON BON’s all-star cast ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)- Cirque Us is a circus that travels all over the Midwest and East Coast. It was started by Doug Stewart. He was a child circus performer, after aging out he started Cirque Us. The ...

If you’ve driven by the Greeley Mall you may have noticed the addition of a big tent in the parking lot. While some folks may be excited to learn that the circus has come to town, they will quickly ...

For the ninth annual Design After Dark fundraiser, the Denver Art Museum wanted to manipulate this year’s “Cirque” theme a bit. “The idea is to play off the theme with three words — illusion, ...

Cirque du Soleil returns to West Sacramento under the big top with its iconic show “Alegría,” which opens Thursday, July 28. The show runs through Aug. 28. The production, which premiered in 1994 and ...