Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' perf...
Experimental documentary short starring Batato Barea and Peter Pank, filmed in July 1991

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare cond...

Welcome to the Cirque Du Bizarre, the fetish circus par excellence! On the program are artistic and ...

Unknown comedians Alex Dolezal and Aidan Fealy attempt to launch the national tour of their absurdis...

Sangduen Chailert, or Lek, as she is generally known, has already rescued over 200 elephants. She ha...

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

The film tells of the beginnings of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. At the end of the 1950s...

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

An exclusive, festive behind-the-scenes look at the iconic London Zoo, as they prepare for the most ...

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

A story of the world's first female tiger trainer who claimed her love for her tigers was so great s...

In the magical world of La Nouba, dreams become reality and talent turns the ordinary into the extra...
A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greates...

Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dr...

Cirque du Soleil presents The Mystery of Mystère, a captivating documentary that explores how arts a...

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...

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