Step into Coney Island on a summer day and you’ll hear it — screams from the Cyclone, music blasting from boardwalk speakers. Walk down Surf Avenue and you’ll see a different kind of spectacle: ...

The heyday of the circus sideshow act exists in the 21st century as a distant memory, usually preserved by grainy sepia photos and folklore that rarely impresses today’s historical skeptics. Yet, the ...

Welcome to the freak show! All summer long, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow is hosting events that embrace what makes Coney Island unique. From burlesque shows to pop-ups, you never know what kind of ...

Nowadays, the circus is more than clowns just pouring out of a car. Some of the body-bending acts can blow you away. Next week, Les Ailes du Désir Foundation, Miami’s only nonprofit dedicated to ...