For a quarter century, Florida State University has staffed, operated and managed the finances of the arts complex known as ...
Known as the "Last Ringmaster," Johnathan Lee Iverson​ has worked in the circus business for more than 25 years.
A history of the circus in America, which leads the world in this sort of thing, shows what Yankee enterprise has accomplished in one direction. The people who view the mammoth affairs of to-day ...
The Bell Wagon was built in 1892 for the Ringling Brothers Circus but hasn't been on the Circus World grounds since 2013.
It encapsulates the history of this important aspect of popular entertainment, and also the art-form's association with horse-riding, as well as being redolent of the place of the circus among our ...
Besides that, they learn mathematics, physics, hygiene, history of the circus. Most important of all, they get a thorough grounding in Marx, Lenin and Stalin, for the circus, like every medium of ...
The Circus explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment, from the first one-ring show at the end of the 18th century to 1956 ...
Courtesy: Circus World Museum ... Davis is Distinguished Teaching Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also serves as Associate Director ...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts.