Swinging traps. Narrow escapes. Death-defying feats. The language of circus entertainment sometimes applies all too readily to real life, especially for the at-risk youth who find safe space to ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — Cirque Us is about to set out on its largest national tour to date. And it all begins at New England Center for Circus Arts, where the ...

Nellie Hanneford's great-grandmother put the British Isles behind her when she headed for a new life with Ringling Brothers in America. "She was a pioneer, my role model," says Hanneford, a ...

People of all ages can enjoy the magic of traditional American circus arts at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Schaeffer Auditorium, as the first event of the KU Presents!

People Talk: How did Hurricane Sandy affect the circus? John Kennedy Kane: We all took refuge in the band shell basement during the hurricane, and we found a pizzeria that delivered. It was wild. All ...