Day-to-day life in the third decade of the 20th century was challenging. Modern conveniences — like air conditioning during the hot, humid months of summer — existed mostly in people’s minds (or ...

The New York-based Big Apple Circus returns to Boston after a five-year absence. From now until Nov. 2, the Big Top will ...

Marina B. from Mallorca fell to her death during a trapeze performance at Circus Paul Busch in Bautzen, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 27 According to local reports, some audience members fled the circus ...

A young trapeze artist died after plummeting to the ground in front of horrified spectators during a daring circus performance, according to reports. Marina B, 27, died immediately after she fell 16 ...

In 1923, while Mickey was living and working in Massachusetts, she “ran away to join the circus.” Her earliest act was singing while playing a small drum and dancing. According to Mickey, in between ...

This is the first picture of the Spanish trapeze artist who died during a circus performance in front of families with young children in Germany. Tributes were being paid today to Majorcan-born Marina ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) People as young ...

Circus of the Stars was an annual television special, broadcast by the CBS network in the United States, in which celebrities performed circus-type acts. There were 19 shows in total, the first being ...

An acrobat died after she fell about 5 metres from a trapeze during a circus performance in the German town of Bautzen on Saturday night, police said. The performer was pronounced dead at the scene ...

In the backyard of their home, Renato Fernandes and his twin 8-year-old daughters spend their evenings flying through the air on a trapeze as the sun sets. But now, Fernandes has begun dismantling the ...