Swinging traps. Narrow escapes. Death-defying feats. The language of circus entertainment sometimes applies all too readily to real life, especially for the at-risk youth who find safe space to ...

Wendy Kay, manager of the African circus troupe, Cirque Zuma Zuma, thinks the group’s allure is simple. “The strength of the performers, the exciting performance elements and the culture they bring to ...

Editor's note: This story was reported and photographed from February 2019 to March 2020. The text has been updated to reflect the activities of the circus during the pandemic. Phelelani Ndakrokra ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- "Circus Der Sinne" mixes modern circus acts with traditional African dance and music. The show is running on Broadway through Jan. 5. "Mother Africa is basically bringing ...

Tucked behind a colorful tin roof dwelling in Addis Ababa, acrobats of all ages are spinning, contorting and balancing in ways that seemingly defy the laws of physics. Off to the left of the action is ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Mother Africa: My Home celebrates the hustle, vitality and energetic ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The New Victory Theater will welcome Zip Zap Circus to New York this April ...

The big top came to Prospect Park yesterday as the UniverSoul Circus made its annual visit to Brooklyn. Chimps, horses, elephants and poodles, along with contortionists, acrobats and clowns, will ...

33 South American circus lions will be airlifted to a sanctuary in South Africa Friday. The airlift is being arranged by Animal Defenders International, an animal rights group, which rescued the ...

JOHANNESBURG --In 2016, 33 lions freed from circuses in Peru and Colombia were transported to South Africa to live out their days in a wildlife refuge. Last week, poachers broke into the sanctuary, ...

Easy tiger: Aqua, a tiger which was rescued from traffickers in eastern Europe, has been given a new home in Bristol. Aqua ...