Running away to join the circus usually brings to mind sawdust, three rings under big tops, performing animals and just generally that whole Toby Tyler vibe. But when Vital Germaine ran away to join ...

A former "Zumanity" performer claims unsafe practices caused her to suffer a career-ending fall during a rehearsal in April 2006, more than a year before two of her colleagues fell while performing a ...

Sarah Guyard-Guillot, a Paris-born performer, was a mother of two young children and had been an acrobatic performer for more than 22 years, the Las Vegas Sun's John Katsilometes reported. Her death ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The founder of Cirque du Soleil says his tight-knit performance company, renowned for extravagant shows that challenge the boundaries of the body and the stage, is "completely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The performance requires the acrobats to be 30ft from the floor A circus performer was hospitalised after falling more than 30ft ...

Video footage obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive captures the moment that a Cirque du Soleil acrobat fell during a show in Portland on Saturday. The performer was injured and is recovering, the ...

A former Cirque du Soleil acrobat is suing the Nevada branch of the circus troupe for $1 million US over injuries she suffered in an accident, according to reports from Fox News. Olga Vershinina ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Dramatic video shows a circus acrobat falling into the seating area during a local performance in Houston. The circus performer is expected to be OK after a terrifying fall during a ...