The 71st El Khurafeh Shrine Circus is in Saginaw until Sunday, Jan. 26, for several shows packed full of animals, aerialists, clowns and more.

Harlequins and Pierrot clowns entertained at Christian Dior's Haute Couture catwalk show in Paris on Monday, as models sporting ruffs, sequined dresses and ringmaster jackets paraded through a ...

For 146 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has traveled around the country by train, wowing audiences with spectacular entertainment and exotic animals.

To increase his audience, Astley filled out his horse shows with other acts: tumblers, jugglers, tight-rope walkers, and clowns. But early circus clowns, like early circuses, were for adults.

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