PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Investigators on Monday were looking at a broken clamp as they tried to figure out what caused eight circus acrobats to plummet to the ground during an aerial hair-hanging stunt, ...

While the American version of the circus often centers on animal taming and clown tricks, other countries emphasize highly skilled acrobatics and inventive balancing stunts as the centerpiece ...

BOSTON (AP) — Four circus acrobats seriously injured in a hair-hanging stunt gone awry are planning a lawsuit and are coming to terms with the idea their lives might never be the same, they said ...

ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage. Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when ...

As summer break approaches, we are desperately in search of fun activities to relieve finals week stress and to create memories with our friends before saying our goodbyes. Luckily, Cirque du Soleil’s ...

If you're taking teenagers to "Traces," be prepared to hear them mutter an exotic phrase. Something on the order of: "Thank you." What compels them to this unorthodox utterance are the ministrations ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven of the eight hair-hanging circus acrobats who fell to the floor during a “human chandelier” stunt in Providence last month have hired a Chicago-based law firm to ...

A throwback five-ring circus complete with human cannonball, acrobats, aerial performers and the "Wheel of Death" is headed to Delaware. That's right. The circus is coming to town, just like the old ...

4 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere An annual tradition, Shanghai Acrobats return by popular demand on Sunday, March 6 at 4pm, part of the Xfinity Family Series with support from ...

ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage. Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when ...

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