For the first time since the Ringling Bros. brought their circus to Baraboo in the late 1800s, elephants won't be returning to the city as Circus World prepares to open their summer performance season ...

A circus elephant named Viola gave the performance of her life on Tuesday – a grand disappearing act. The mammoth animal was scheduled to appear on stage at Jordan World Circus in Butte, Montana, but ...

The inaugural episode of Behind the Curtain brings a preview of the latest Broadway musical to hit DeVos Performance Hall.

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"Water for Elephants" is a larger-than-life Broadway musical with the heart-stopping world of the circus on stage. Here's ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

After years of protests from the Humane Society and other animal activists, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus are retiring their elephants. According to the Associated Press, the gentle giants ...

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