Arts May 18 Five years after taking its last bow, Ringling Bros. is back – this time, without animals By Associated Press
World Sep 29 France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban in the coming years on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks. By Associated Press
World Sep 02 Denmark buys country’s last remaining circus elephants to let them retire Denmark is spending 11 million kroner ($1.6 million) on four circus elephants to give them a proper retirement as the government moves to ban wild animals in circuses. By Associated Press
Arts Apr 10 Watch 4:59 After fame, magic and controversy, Ringling Bros. Circus will take its last bow For 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has been awing audiences with acrobatic spectacles and animal stunts. But next month, “the greatest show on earth” will take its final bow after its parent company pulled the plug… By PBS News Hour
Nation Mar 05 Ringling Bros. to phase out elephants by 2018 The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that beginning in 2018, elephants will no longer be a part of the circus act. By Anna Sillers
May 04 Nine injured after Ringling Bros. accident By Kayla Ruble Eight acrobats fell to the ground after the platform they were hanging from by their hair collapsed during a circus performance in Rhode Island on Sunday, leaving nine performers seriously injured. Continue reading
Oct 26 Conversation: Leon Botstein on How Circus Music Helped Shape American Pop Culture By Tom LeGro "Circus and the City: New York, 1793-2010" is an exhibition now showing at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery. It is, as it sounds, a big look at the development and pageantry of the circus over time through many different angles. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain… Continue watching