Circus Museum in Sarasota
John and Mable Ringling Circus Museum
The Ringling Brothers Circus used to winter in Sarasota, Florida. John and Mable Ringling built a mansion here. The Ringling mansion, Art Museum, Circus Museum and a beautiful Rose Garden, all on a 66 acre estate, were left to the State of Florida on John Ringling's death. The property is managed by Florida State University and is open to the public. The photo here is a dummy on a bike on a wire at the entrance to the Circus Museum's Tibbals Learning Center. High wire circus performers did a...

Circus and Festival Sports
Ah, here we find: Poi, Staff Spinning & Juggling
Welcome to the world of circus-y entertainment. Including: Poi, Staff and Juggling   My personal preference is Poi, but I can also do staff spinning and juggling  I recommend any of these activities to impress friends, impress yourself, get some exercise, or for the more daring of us, to burn ourselves profoundly.

Big Apple CIRCUS (2010) Documentary Movie Review
Run Away And Join The CIRCUS (2010)
Are you fascinated by the circus? Perhaps by the history of the circus, by the amazing human feats of acrobatics, by the animals or just by the shear entertainment value? I stumbled across this 2010 documentary film called 'CIRCUS' by accident and picked it up because of my lifelong fascination with everything to do with the circus. Circus tells the story of a year in the life of The Big Apple Circus during which this non-profit circus company performs an amazing 350 shows. It follows the c...