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This Sleepy Midwest Town Is the ‘Circus Capital of the World’—With Aerial Acrobats and a 100-year-old Big-top History

Peru, Indiana, is known as the "Circus Capital of the World" and has a circus history that dates back over 100 years. In the ...
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No, it's not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the ...
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Ringling Bros. circus brings reimagined, animal-free show to Miami

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has returned to Miami with a reimagined, animal-free production aimed at a new ...

High flying acrobats bring "Water for Elephants" musical alive on stage at Denver Center in February

Next month, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts will bring one of the most talented Broadway touring casts to the Buell ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: With the Ringling era ending, two acrobatic shows fly high with modern takes on the circus

"Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt," wrote the satirist Juvenal of the common people of ancient Rome. He saw them as all too willing to trade their democratic freedoms for the ...
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No, it’s not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the ...