Orlando Bloom is taking clowning lessons so that he can join the circus if his film career ever comes to an end. The Kingdom of Heaven actor loves mannequins and regularly attends Cirque Du Soleil's ...

OMAHA — Kids were not only allowed to but also were encouraged to clown around at this camp on Saturday afternoon. Over 20 children gathered at Omaha’s Tangier Shrine for the second annual Clown Camp ...

As a clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Dustin Portillo wants kids laughing every 30 seconds during his routines. And he wants them learning, too. Along with three other clowns ...

Greg DeSanto is no stranger to taking pies in the face, and he won’t hesitate to offer advice on the proper technique. The longtime professional circus clown and director of the International Clown ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus operated Clown College from 1969 to 1997. I attended in fall 1978 in Venice, Fla., home of Ringling’s winter quarters. Clown College was a one-semester, ...

“Clowns are poets of the heart,” Wesley Broulik tells the Bates students sitting on the Schaeffer Theatre stage. “It’s amazing how close tears and laughter are to each other.” It’s a Friday afternoon, ...

To succeed in life, it is essential to learn how to cope with failures. As author JK Rowling says, “Failure is inevitable in life,” it is important to learn how to deal with rejections and setbacks.

There are more to clowns than their gaudy costumes and silly jokes. They also happen to be masters of gravity. As part of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s “Science at the Circus,” program, ...

A Clown Camp in Omaha brought out the laughs in clowns young and old. Kids were not only allowed to but also were encouraged to clown around at a camp Saturday in Omaha. Brett Behrens, 6, reacts while ...