Swinging traps. Narrow escapes. Death-defying feats. The language of circus entertainment sometimes applies all too readily to real life, especially for the at-risk youth who find safe space to ...

Editor's note: This story was reported and photographed from February 2019 to March 2020. The text has been updated to reflect the activities of the circus during the pandemic. Phelelani Ndakrokra ...

The New Victory Theater will welcome Zip Zap Circus to New York this April with a special performance of MOYA, a uniquely South African circus that showcases the big-hearted spirit of “ubuntu” and ...

There’s a precise moment in “Moya” when the show captures us with its electric virtuosity. It happens in the opening minutes as Jacobus Claassen, known as Trompie, portrays a homeless street kid ...

Stripes, one of 17 rescued tigers and lions from Guatemala circuses is released at the Animal Defenders International Wildlife Sanctuary in Winburg, South Africa, Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. (AP ...

The circus was founded to lift kids out of poverty and change racial attitudes. It's become a world-famous institution — performing for Barack... Editor's note: This story was reported and ...

WINBURG, South Africa — Twelve tigers and five lions have been relocated to a sanctuary in South Africa after being rescued from circuses in Guatemala following years of abuse and confinement. The ...