The lights go out and UniverSoul Circus plunges into darkness. When they come back on, four clowns are standing around the stage under the big top, and the kids in the audience are screaming with joy.

The Mitkof Dance Troupe (MDT) brought the circus to town, with elephants, clowns, acrobats, feats of strength, magicians, ...

They’re jumping rope with a noose, hop-scotching that tight rope between death and freedom. The scene, straight out of “The Black Clown,” now at the American Repertory Theater, isn’t just for the ...

All human beings reach a point where they question their place in the world, no matter their profession. They could be lawyers, doctors or, in the case of Cirque du Soleil’s “KOOZA” production, clowns ...

For Catalina Paz, performing as a clown can be serious work. A multidisciplinary performer, director, and teaching artist, ...

About 20 years ago, Coconut Grove-born Robert Dunn read an Ebony magazine featuring Danise Payne, a former UniverSoul Circus clown, on the cover. That was enough of an inspiration for Dunn to head to ...

After "making a splash" during the 2021 Fringe Festival, Cannonball Festival is back with Miniball. This eclectic, weeklong performance festival will feature seven extraordinary shows from risk-taking ...

The six trilingual shows, free to the public, feature an array of entertainment, from acrobatics and juggling to an ancient ...

The Detroit-based dance group Fresh The Clowns have capitulated to success due to their amazing footwork and dance moves. The group is responsible for the viral dance-song “Juju On That Beat” and they ...