Circuses

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte announced on May 24 he intends to try to buy back the world's most famous circus troupe, which is struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.    

Laliberte, a former stilt-walker-turned-millionaire who co-founded the troupe in 1984, sold his last remaining stake in Cirque in February.

In its 43rd production since 1984, the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil presents "Bazaar," a performance inspired by lively Indian marketplaces. Experience the colorful spectacle composed of more than 90 acrobats, dancers and artists as they take over the old Athens airport, which has hosted countless activities, including portions of the 2004 Summer Olympics, since flight operations ended.

Siblings from a famed circus family - the Flying Wallendas - walked a wire strung 25 stories over New York's Times Square Sunday, in a hair-raising balancing act performed across five city blocks.

Ulaş and Melike Cankurt have raised their children in a caravan. They travel all across Turkey to perform shows in their circus, which strictly refuses to use animals in a bid to advocate animal rights. 

Terrified circus-goers were forced to abandon their seats when an elephant toppled into the audience mid-performance in Germany. 

Video footage of the incident shows three elephants suddenly being spooked. 

The trio, carrying female performers, start running from the centre of the ring into the crowd.

(CNN)A Cirque du Soleil performer died Saturday night after he fell during a performance in Tampa, Florida.

An experienced Cirque du Soleil performer has died after plunging onto a stage during an aerial straps routine at a weekend show in Tampa, Florida, the company said on March 18.

Celebrate the holiday weekend marveling at a whole host of circus acts at Technopolis in Gazi, with acrobats, jugglers, musicians, dancers and artists representing the entire range of alternative performing arts, not to mention loads of entertaining activities such as dancing and juggling lessons, among the fun things to do and see.

Laughter rings out and there is an atmosphere of excitement and joyful chaos. Children are perched on stilts and others spin plates or happily perform aerial dances.

This is not a big top circus in a major city but a house in southeastern Turkey, where Syrian refugee children learn circus tricks in an innovative program to help integrate into their foreign host country. 

Daisy Lea became famous from her performances in “Cirque du Soleil” at Canada. But what really boosted her fame was her Playboy shots in 2015.

She has studied interior design at UCLA but she is following a carrier in modeling.

Here she is at her best!

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