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 ...

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 & ...

The scary clown has become a horror staple. It can be hard to imagine a time when clowns were regularly invited to children’s birthday parties and hospital wards – not to terrorize, but to delight and ...

The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the jack-o-lantern and far more unnerving. October’s favorite figure has been particularly active this ...

Contemporary circus programs run the gamut from the classic stunts of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to the quirky storylines of Cirque du Soleil, Europe’s water-based Sea Clown Sailing Circus, ...

Fifty-five years ago, Union writer Welton Jones used his journalistic skills to help to solve a mystery involving circus clowns and the missing grave of a Russian ballerina. Jones, the former arts ...