The Big Apple Circus stays sharp by spiking big-top traditions with novel additions — such as this porcupine (Bertrand Guay/Big Apple Circus)There are two big circus trends nowadays. You can … ...

The Big Apple Circus, whose clowns, acrobats and animals performed free for disadvantaged children and the elderly, has folded the tent that has been perched behind Manhattan’s Lincoln Center ...

The Big Apple Circus --and everything in it -- is up for sale. The one-ring circus filed for bankruptcy in November and is now putting its assets up for auction. Buyers can put in bids by a Feb. 3 ...

The circus is leaving town. After 38 years, the Big Apple Circus announced yesterday that it will not be performing anymore. Its latest show, the Grand Tour, en ...

Mihret Mekonnen, from Ethiopia, performs on the Slack Wire under the big top tent of the Big Apple Circus on Nov. 9, 2024, in New York City.

Fans of the Big Apple Circus are holding their breath. This season's high-wire act is the daring feat of raising enough cash to stay in business. The circus, currently finishing its 38th season in ...

June 23, 2020. By 2016, the Big Apple Circus had weathered many storms in its 38 seasons as one of the most well-known New York City nonprofits.

After nearly forty years in business, the Big Apple Circus' tent is coming down. Last week, the nationally renowned circus put its assets up for auction. That news came alongside the announcement that ...