For eleven minutes during our presentation of The Greatest Show On Earth®, audiences sit spellbound by Alexander Lacey and his bevy of big cats. Eleven magnificent lions and tigers join…
“The name chose me,” says Cinqué. At Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, cast and crew alike know him as “Q.” Cool and to the point, he doesn’t suffer fools,…
On occasion it is implied that the circus is an archive of a bygone era. Cynics blather exhaustively that the art known for soaring bodies and fabulous animals, among other…
The first thing anyone ever notices about Jenny Vidbel is her smile. It’s the purest smile I’ve ever seen. It emanates from a soul steeped in genuine gratitude, abundant joy…
“I’m still accepting my new life,” says Christina Cantlin with an easy smile. It is an experience I know of all too well. During my hiatus away from The Greatest…
There I sat across the table from the legendary Vice President of Talent and Production for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, the late Tim Holst. He’d flown into the…
For an artist, the act of auditioning comes with a host of challenges. Anxiety about the audition process in and of itself is enough to discourage the average person. The…
She was grinning from ear to ear. Her honey-brown complexion was beaming like the noon-day sun in the middle of a Texas summer. Her gait was a gleeful bounce —…
“I feel a little magic,” is how Joan Fernández Cabrera describes his transformation into his clown alter ego, Cantaleta — a hyperactive blend of mischief, athleticism and a hapless romantic…
Of all the many trapeze artists I’ve had the pleasure to present, not a single one ever considered such a career in flight as a plan B or something to…