Los Angeles Times

He rides a motorcycle at high speeds in the Globe of Death. His priest is on standby

• Fifth-generation circus performer Daniel Eguino is guided by his focus and his faith as he performs inside the locked metal cage known as the Globe of Steel at Circus Vargas. • A Sunday with the ...
The Gazette

Circus, circus: Two circuses coming to Colorado Springs this weekend

Gather ‘round, the circuses are in town. This weekend, two circuses will build their tents and put on shows in Colorado Springs. With aerialists and stunt performers, clowns and jugglers, both shows ...
People

As Ringling Bros. Takes Its Final Bow, a Look Back at the Circus's Biggest Animal Abuse Controversies

The circus is hosting its final show on May 21 in New York Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How a Deadly Circus Fire on the ‘Day the Clowns Cried’ Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms

On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 people died, and hundreds were injured Jordan Friedman - Freelance Writer ...
Forbes

How ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Broke The Internet

Have you seen The Amazing Digital Circus yet? The Amazing Digital Circus pilot was released on October 13 on YouTube, and currently has more than 73 million views, instantly birthing a fandom and ...
CNN

‘The Circus’ explores ‘distinctly American’ history, and how TV toppled the big top

Stop if you’ve heard this one: A “distinctly American” mass-entertainment institution thrives for years, before its business model gets undermined by new technology. Only with “The Circus,” an oddly ...
The New York Times

Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home

Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.
The New York Times

Ringling Circus Is Returning. Lions, Tigers and Dumbo Are Not.

Shuttered since 2017, Ringling Brothers will bring back its circus in 2023, but this time there will be no animal acts. By Sarah Maslin Nir LAS VEGAS — In a cavernous audition space, one by one the ...
Mashable

Ringling Bros. Circus is back, but the only 'animal' performer is a robot dog

In an age where artificial intelligence is being promoted as the next big thing, we're incessantly told about how robots will soon replace humans and everyone will be out of a job. That hasn't ...
The Conversation

Taking the circus to school: How kids benefit from learning trapeze, juggling and unicycle in gym class

Marion Cossin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
NPR

PHOTOS: South Africa's Zip Zap Circus Brings A Big Heart To The Big Top

Editor's note: This story was reported and photographed from February 2019 to March 2020. The text has been updated to reflect the activities of the circus during the pandemic. Phelelani Ndakrokra ...