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The 2017 edition of Carson & Barnes Circus carries on a long family tradition while updating the show with a new dinosaur theme. http://www.bccourier.com/Archives/Community_detail.php?contentId=24890

Boston based conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya believes that circus art mixes perfectly with classical music. She will conduct a new work in Boston that incorporates circus artists. http://www.wbur.org/artery/2017/03/22/lidiya-yankovskaya-juventas

The Big Top, elephants and the blizzard: Hampton Roads says goodbye to the Ringling circus The circus is coming to town. For the last time. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s circus announced in January it’s packing up the big top after 146 years. Times have changed, the company said. Animal activists succeeded in getting […]

Nik Wallenda announced that he will be the featured attraction in the New Big Apple Circus. http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170321/nik-wallenda-to-join-big-apple-circus-he-says-in-today-show-interview

People in small towns across America are turning out to watch the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus trains pass through one last time. http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/circus-train-passes-through-berks-one-last-time/405508911

The Cirque du Soleil show LA NOUBA that has been running at Disney World for 20 years will close in December. http://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/cirque-de-soleil-says-la-nouba-leaving-disney-springs

Circus Gyms

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The Actor’s Gymnasium in Chicago teaches circus skills to a wide spectrum of students. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-circus-gyms-0319-biz-20170317-story.html

The new issue of Spectacle is now available at www.spectaclemagazine.com It contains lots of new information about the circus in crisis, reviews of Gruss in Paris and Circus Sarasota, an examination of where the contemporary circus movement may be headed, and a photo gallery of such productions from recent outings. Please alert friends about the […]

Linda Holst, a dancer who became a showgirl and married ringmaster Tim Holst of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, reflects on the end of an era. http://www.kesq.com/news/former-ringling-bros-showgirl-reflects-on-end-of-circus/394407979

Now is the time to register your event for this year’s World Circus Day. The World Circus Federation is encouraging circus enthusiasts to plan something special and to register it with the Federation. http://www.circusfederation.org/world_circus_day