Throngs of spectators from all corners of the world gather under the big top to marvel at awe-inspiring performances. However, behind these incredible stunts lies a world of extraordinary risks and ...

An accident during a live circus stunt in Italy involving motorcycles circling a metal sphere left a young performer dead and another gravely injured, according to statements from the circus and local ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Cirque du Soleil performer is recovering after getting hurt during a show Friday in San Francisco. The company tells ABC7 News the performer fell off a BMX bike during a stunt ...

A Spanish circus performer is dead after falling from a trapeze during a performance in Germany. On Saturday, Sept. 27, Marina B. from Mallorca had the spotlight on her as she took center stage at ...

*After recently seeing Toruk: The first Flight, a new Cirque du Soleil show that opens in January; but previewed at Los Angeles’ Staples Center in November, I was reminded of the admiration and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – It’s been two years since faulty equipment sent eight acrobats plunging to the ground during a circus performance in Providence. Eyewitness News has learned those performers ...

Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Eight acrobats injured when the rigging suspending them by the hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Investigators suspect that a snapped clip sent eight aerial acrobats plummeting 20 feet or more during a daring act in which performers dangle from their hair. One injured ...