Traditionally, a circus ringmaster is a big man sporting a large black top hat, red jacket and, perhaps, a handlebar mustache and a whip. But the Zerbini Family Circus' ringmaster wears long, glue-on ...

Ringmaster Audrey Alvarado greets the audience during opening ceremonies of the Alzafar Shrine Circus at the Freeman Coliseum during the show's 2011 appearance.Express-News file photo The lights ...

A sixth-generation circus performer, Giovanni Zoppé is a fan of mixing up his show each year. The 2017 Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus, which comes to the Chandler Center for the Arts from Dec. 27 to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ari Steeples, a third-generation bear trainer, is set to lead the Murat Shrine Circus as its ringmaster, continuing a family tradition in the circus industry. Steeples, who ...

The famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has chosen its first female ringmaster in its 146-year history. Kristen Michelle Wilson, 35, of Florida, beat out 100 applicants who auditioned for ...