Acrobat Samantha Pitard performs a heel hang from the lyra (aerial hoop) during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Legends pre-show (right). She was a part of the stunt that collapsed mid-show on ...

That s when the proverbial wall between audience and performers comes tumbling down. In that pre-show mixer, we get to show them a little bit about who we are and what we do. You meet a lot of ...

HAMMOND | Before the booming voice of Ringmaster Ari Steeples, generations of fans Friday were charmed by leaping tigers, twirling acrobats and a craftily disguised poodle at Friday morning's ...

BELTON — Leaping tigers, dancing elephants, flying acrobats — there was a lot to dazzle the children who came to see the 2014 Shrine Circus on Saturday at the Bell County Expo Center. The three-day ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she’ll perform the stunt again. ‘‘For me, you gotta get ...

The Rastelli Circus will perform three shows June 27-28, 2025, at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, Hermiston. (Rastelli Circus/Logo) HERMISTON — Catch awe-inspiring acrobatics and ...

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Two of the eight circus acrobats who plunged to the ground during a hair-hanging act have spinal cord injuries, and only time will tell if they can ever walk again, their ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One of eight circus acrobats who plummeted about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging stunt says she’s thankful she’s alive and wants to return to the ring. “I’m hoping ...

This is the terrifying moment a circus performer plummets to the ground during a gravity-defying hair hanging act. Shocking ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she’ll perform the stunt again. “For me, you gotta get ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - One of eight circus acrobats who plunged to the ground during a hair-hanging act says she wants to get back in the ring, and she’s hopeful her fellow acrobats will someday ...