The following is a Folklife Festival story told through the lens of an object: the circus ringmaster’s top hat. Like all good “storied objects,” this one is imbued with the Festival experience of its ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Royal Hanneford Circus, a reimagined edition of the greatest show on earth, is back and better than ever. After 50 years of performances, it continues its tradition of putting ...

"It was absolutely thrilling," Kristen Michelle Wilson said on "GMA" — -- The famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has chosen its first female ringmaster in its 146-year history.

Ari Steeples, a third-generation bear trainer, is set to lead the Murat Shrine Circus as its ringmaster, continuing a family tradition in the circus industry. Steeples, who became a ringmaster at the ...

“There was no family attraction that reflected the Black experience,” he said. “We did a lot of gospel theater before the circus, and we had a series of plays that humorously dealt with social issues.

The governor traded his Harley Davidson motorcycle for a 6,000 pound pachyderm this weekend. Gov. Scott Walker, his wife, Tonette, and dozens of bikers roared into Baraboo Sunday afternoon to wrap up ...