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 ...

Daredevils on the Central Coast can take professional high-flying trapeze lessons at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo starting Sunday. Circus Vargas, one of the oldest traveling circuses in the ...

The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts in Mt. Airy is opening a flying trapeze school, offering two-hour lessons. Adults and children as young as 6 can fly 25 feet in the air on the outdoor rig.

“You wouldn’t catch me dead in this place,” Travis Curren said, reflecting on his attitude at age 14 toward Circus Juventas. But the magic of the circus, its irresistible allure — plus the fact that ...

A handful of girls, in full costume and stage makeup, took over the Secret Garden at the Rochester Hotel on Wednesday night to practice for the show they are putting on this weekend. The kids were ...