Look back: PT Barnum's very bizarre UK circus tour
ON a cold February day in 1844, a small group of travellers disembarked their ship at the port of Liverpool. There was no welcoming party; no ...
London Theatre4d
A history of circus musicals in London
From *Barnum* and *Matilda* to the thrilling new production *Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular*, London has ...
The Nation on MSN6d
The Reckless Creation of Whiteness
In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries ...
Seville Quarter founder and legendary figure Bob Snow has passed
What better way to send off the flamboyant showman and respected businessman than with a second-line procession through the complex he created.
The circus is back! ‘Greatest show on earth’ resurrected in Birmingham
Ringling Brothers last rolled into Birmingham in 2017 on its classic mile-long circus train that traditionally housed ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press1d
For the aerialists at Chattanooga’s Inversions Circus Arts, life has its ups and downs
Inversions (formerly Chattanooga Aerials) caters to all ages and levels. Classes begin with introductory workshops for people ...
Toronto Star6d
Julien Fournié’s “First Circus” turns couture into a theatrical spectacle in Paris
PARIS — Julien Fournié pulled out all the stops Tuesday at the Théâtre Mogador, presenting “First Circus,” a daring haute couture that provocatively blurred the boundaries between fashion ...
Dallas Morning News4d
Jump and fall into Dallas Circus Center, a high-flying workout
or Cirque du Soleil. In 2013, Donovan Chandler, founder and general manager of the Dallas Circus Center, got the idea of creating Dallas’ first trapeze rig. It was an outdoor facility that ...