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 ...

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 ...

The first circus performance in the country took place in Philadelphia, and more than 230 years later, the city is still home ...

Hannah Lam always knew she wanted to travel with the circus, something she started doing as a child. Her parents were traveling circus performers who trained exotic animals such as tigers. At age 12, ...

If you like dancing bears, contortionists and elephant rides, you'll be happy to know that the Tripoli Shrine Circus is rolling into town again this spring. Now in its 86th year, the circus returns to ...