The documentary “Pagliacci” celebrates – in a poetic way – what it means to be a clown. The film addresses philosophical and symbolic questions about man’s need to laugh at himself. In a sensorial and emotional mix, the film starts from what is most human and true: laughter.

Documentary looking at Shanghai Circus school, where the gruelling training regimes result in some o...

Documentary about Bernhard Paul who became world famous as the founder of Circus Roncalli and Zippo ...

A Documentary on the Creation of OVO, by Cirque du Soleil
Experimental documentary short starring Batato Barea and Peter Pank, filmed in July 1991

The movie follows the clock round as music hall clown Beby takes off his make up, goes home for a me...

In 1988, the Cirque du Soleil toured the United States and set up its big top in New York City - a g...

While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen o...

"Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the once-famous circus character Weary Willie and his st...

Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish...

From the Italian 'saltare in banco' – which literally means 'to jump on a bench' – Saltimbanco explo...

Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He i...

It is considered the largest traveling circus in Europe and is one of the oldest in Germany: Circus ...

As Cirque du Soleil reboots its flagship production, O, more than a year after an abrupt shutdown, p...

This film will trace the emergence of the Killer Clown from historical roots in Italian Opera, to co...

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

One man, one camera, one goal...to capture the essence of adventure. An experimental, often abstract...

Cirque du Soleil presents KÀ, its new epic tale, an unprecedented theatrical production now playing ...

Two years in a clown school. Against all odds and trends, learning how to make people laugh out at t...

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to crea...

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...