The show was a little late in starting Thursday at Circus Circus, so Rocco the Clown stepped in. The performer didn’t say a word when he went onstage. He just started using his hands to urge the ...

GREENSBORO, NC — There are no tigers and elephants; in fact, the only “animal” is an electric dog named Bailey. The clowns are still there, but hardly wear any makeup. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — All six first-grade classes at PS 45, the John Tyler School in West Brighton, participated in an in-school workshop focusing on circus arts and clowning. This program, conducted ...

For Catalina Paz, performing as a clown can be serious work. A multidisciplinary performer, director, and teaching artist, she’s studied, trained, and worked in the performing arts from the time she ...