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 ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTMINSTER — Ariana Wunderle comes from a circus family so it was a natural that she chose a circus tightrope walk — in four-inch stilettos no less — ...

You throw enough people into a double backflip off a 20-foot-high pedestal — to someone else on another pedestal who catches the flyer by the arms — and it just starts to feel normal. Then you take a ...

Wooden bleachers shake as parents walk their children to find seats at the Circus Circus Midway. A drummer and keyboardist take their places in front of the raised stage. "Ladies and gentleman," a ...

Galway is set to host a free and family-friendly day of circus activities this weekend including mixed skills, aerial and funambulism workshops. The event, called Circus in the Park, is Galway ...