MOSCOW -- Wandering backstage at the Great Moscow State Circus is like stepping into a strange childhood dream. The clown sneaks a cigarette. An elephant greets a visitor with a raised front leg and ...

Into the tanbark of the Moscow Circus rolled a huge papier-maché head with bulbous nose, watery blue eyes and a patch of wispy hair made of brambles. This, explained Russia’s famed Magician Kio, was ...

Since the reign of Catherine the Great, the circus has played an important role in the rich cultural traditions of Russia. Sunday at the Lincoln Theater, the Moscow Circus presents a matinee ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Once as highly regarded as cosmonauts, ballerinas and nuclear scientists, Russian circus stars have wowed generations. But the lure of high-wire acts, slapstick clowns, lion tamers, ...

The Moscow State Circus returns to Tatton Park in Knutsford with its amazing new show Park Gorkogo (Gorky Park). The greatest circus artistes on earth use the title as a slim excuse to display their ...