Ken Young's Circus Links







*A few words from Ken,* Here, for the first time anywhere -- and all on one page -- is my collection of over 250 essential circus Internet sites. Just click one of the items on the list to the right or scroll down the page to find collections of links to circuses, circus people, acts, history, publications and related sites. If there's a favorite link you would like to see added, please read my note at the bottom of the page and send me an email with your suggestions and requests. Best wishes and May All Your Days Be Circus Days.	Interactive Table of Contents Acts & Producers Blogs & Personal Web Pages The Circus As Subject Equipment & Suppliers Festivals & Fixed-Site Shows Magazines Models & Miniatures Movies & TV Shows Museums, Collections and Exhibitions News, Info, Links & Directories Organizations & History Sites Other Circus-Related Sites Touring Circuses -- Australia · Asia · Pacific Touring Circuses -- Europe · Mideast · Africa Touring Circuses -- North America Training Programs, Community Circuses, Youth Circuses



Acts & Producers

Bauer Entertainment Bello Nock Christopher Memim, Trapeze Circus Daze Circo Productions Circus Producers Association Dianne & Eric Brown's Horseflowers Doggone Silly Elvin Bale Productions Jeanette Williams' Entertainment Management, Inc. Hansen's Spectacular Acrobatic Sensations International Circus Stardust Entertainment, UK IN Entertainment, Ivan and Noe España Flaming Fun Agency, Brighton U.K.	Feld Entertainment Garcia Thrills Goin' Ape Productions Heidi Herriott Presents K & W Extreme Shows Julie Lavergne, Circus Artist Juggling Inferno Tim Marston's Juggling Inferno Fire Performers Lacey's Lions The MadCap World of Steve & Ryan The Nerveless Nocks Naughton Attractions Tom Dougherty, payatz! Pellegrini Brothers La Marina's Hair Hang Act	Chuck Sidlow Surefire -- Contemporary Circus Theatre Szarka Duo, Acrobalance Act Toby Circus -- The Circus Clown TZ Productions Varess Artist Management, Circus links The Flying Wallendas The World Famous Wallendas Yekomayeko Acrobatic Group from Ghana
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Circus Blogs & Personal Web Pages


Noel Benedetti, Hey Rube Circus Chris Berry, Circus Memorabilia Paul Binder, Paul Binder Blog Wade G. Burck, The Circus "NO SPIN ZONE" Casey McCoy Cainan, Circus Diaries Pat Cashin, clownalley.net Natalie Cainan Chandler, Circus Mom Bob Cline, Sawdust and Spangles Steve Copeland, The Adventures Of Steve & Ryan Dick Dykes, The Balloon Man Ryan Easley, ShowMe Elephants David Hammarstrom, Showbiz David Eric Heath, Ringling Clown College Alumni Links Ivan M. Henry, The Circus Blog	Bob Horne, Bob's Train and the JomaR restoration Steve Jacks, Fan site for UK Circuses Jackie Le Claire's Page Douglas McPherson, Circus Mania Book is now available in the U.S., contact McPherson, or Amazon.com, for info. Jim Crash Moreau, Crash Moreau's Circus Visits Rebecca Ostroff, Adventures in Aerial Artistry, the diary of a freelance trapeze performer Cindy Pagel, Follow the Circus Jim Peterson, My Days Are Circus Days	Jack Ryan, May All Your Days Be Circus Days Facebook page Margaret Duke Scoggan, Circus Anonymous Hartland Smith, Great American Circuses Valérie Berta Torales, The Mudshow Diaries Ben Trumble, A Mudshow Season Various contributors -- By circus artists. For circus artists., Circus Geeks Craig Voise, Circus History William "Buckles" Woodcock, Buckles Blog The original circus social networking site, CircuSpace INACTIVE (or no longer circus-related) blogs, but still historically interesting... Peter Bufano, The life of a circus musician Mitch Freddes, Trunk Stories Logan Jacot, Sawdust Nights Circus Vera Blog Bill Strong, Yesterday's Towns Dan the Booker, Random Circus Tim Perkins, Perky's Home
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The Circus As Subject

Robert Burrage, Bob's Circus Series, paintings and collages Lacey Terrell, The Passing Ring, Photographs Valérie Berta Torales, The Mudshow Diaries, Photographs
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Circus Equipment & Suppliers

Dubé Juggling Equipment Weirder the Better Flames 'N Games Serious Juggling TNT Clown Supplies
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Circus Festivals & Fixed-Site Shows

The Big E Supercircus, Springfield, Massachusetts Blackpool Tower Circus (U.K.) Circus Circus, Las Vegas Circus Circus, Reno Circus Conelli, Zurich Circus Flora, St. Louis, Missouri Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione, Paris Circus Sarasota Circus World Summer 2011 Performances The FSU Flying High Circus, Florida State University, Tallahassee	Gamma Phi Circus, Illinois State University, Bloomington Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus (U.K.) Hadi Shrine Circus, Evavsville, Indiana Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival Peru, Indiana Circus Capital of the World Wilson Bros. Circus "Smaller isn't necessarily the lesser..."
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Circus Organizations & History Sites

Association of Circus Proprietors of Great Britain CFA Tent 122 -- Showfolks of Sarasota Circus Fans Association (U.S.) Circus Friends' Association (U.K.) Circus Historical Society Circus Model Builders Marco Kristen's Circus Williams Pages Circopedia, A Project of the Big Apple Circus Circusweb Clowns of America International Clowns International Fairground & Circus Transport Links	International Circus Hall of Fame Links: International Circus Hall of Fame, Peru, Indiana, Home Page International Circus Hall of Fame, Inductees by year selected International Circus Hall of Fame, Inductees in alphabetical order The International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin	Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA) PeoplePlay UK, Circus History St. Armands Circle Ring of Fame, Satasota Sarasota Circus Heritage Sarasota's Big Top Tours Showfolks Club of Sarasota Venice Circus Arts Foundation World Clown Association
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Circus Magazines

Bandwagon Chapiteau (German) Circus Fanfare Circus Girl Magazine Circus Report King Pole (U.K.) Little Circus Wagon Sideshow (U.K.) Spectacle Magazine White tops
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Circus Museums, Collections and Exhibitions

P.T. Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut The Braathen Slide Collection, A Passion for Circus, at Illinois State University's Milner Library Cincinnati Art Museum, The Amazing American Circus Poster, February 26, 2011 – July 10, 2011 Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wisconsin Hertzberg Circus Collection, San Antonio, Texas	International Circus Hall of Fame, Peru, Indiana The International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin Princeton University's Archive of Circus Posters Ringling Circus Museums, Sarasota, Florida Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vernont Wisconsin Historical Society, Collection of Circus Photographs
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Models & Miniatures

Acme Miniature Flea Circus C & R Circus Cirque Calder Hotel Circus Howard Bros. Circus Wilson Bros. Circus
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Movies & TV Shows

(The following articles all link to Wikipedia unless noted otherwise) CIRCUS MOVIES The Big Circus, US, 1959 -- The film's poster called it "The Biggest Show in the World." La Cabalgata del Circo (title in English: Circus Cavalcade), Argentina, 1945 -- Eva Duarte was a featured actress in this film. A few months later she got married and became Eva Peron. The Greatest Show on Earth, US, 1952 -- Won Academy Award for Best Picture of 1952 The Big Circus, US, 1959 Trapeze, US, 1956 Water for Elephants, US, 2011 CIRCUS TV SHOWS Circus Boy, U.S. NBC and ABC dramatic adventure series, 1956 to 1958
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News, Info, Links & Directories

The Annual Clowns Directory, by Salvo the Clown Au Cirque The Circus Arts Home Page Simon De Winter's Circus Days (BE) Circus in Denmark Circus Forum -- News & Photos (on Manning's Funfair Site) Circusland News, Moscow Circorama / News clownlink.com	European Circus Programme Books Follow the Circus Simply Circus / CircusNews.com Simon De Winter's Circus Days (BE) Graham Pinning's Circus Links Elephant News - Circus Elephant Pages European Circus Routes & Links World Circus Directory
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Other Circus-Related Sites

All About Elephants Big Cat Habitat, Sarasota, Florida British Circus Posters Circus NYC The Circus Project A dinner circus! Circus Restaurant GO Cirkestra Cirquesa Robert Cline's The Circus World LLC Flying Trapeze Resources Bobby Hakes' Videos Juggling Links Juggle NYC	More Circus Arts Links Sideshow World James Taylor's Shocked & Amazed!, Sideshow Lore and Lingo Stilts Two Tails Ranch, Williston, Florida Woofboys Guide to Juggling Fotosearch.com's circus stock photos and images
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Touring Circuses -- North America

7 Fingers, Montreal Anastasini Circus Barley Circus (Mexico) Bello Nock Circus Big Apple Circus Bindlestiff Family Circus Carson & Barnes Circus Circo Atayde Hermanos Circo Caballero Circus Bella Circus Gatti Circus Maximus Circus Orange Circus Pages Cirque Sublime Circus Vargas Circus Vidbel Cirque du Soleil	Cirque Éloize Clyde Beatty Circus Cole Bros. Circus Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Garcia Bros. Circus Garden Brothers Circus Great American Circus Hanneford Family Circus Hamid Circus International All Star Circus Jordan World Circus Kelly Miller Circus Lewis & Clark Circus Loomis Bros. Circus Picadilly Circus	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Royal Hanneford Circus Shrine Circus, Canada UniverSoul Circus Walker Bros. Circus Zerbini Family Circus Zoppé Family Circus
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Touring Circuses -- Europe, Mideast, Africa

American Circus (Italy) Arlette Gruss (France) Benneweis (Denmark) Billy Smarts Circus (UK) Blackpool Tower Circus (UK) Bobby Roberts Circus (UK) Brian Boswell's Circus (South Africa) Burgus Circus (France) Circolombia (UK) Dannebrog (Denmark) Foolhardy Circus (UK) Giffords Circus (UK) Ginnett (UK)	Great British Circus (UK) Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (France) John Lawsons Circus (UK) Julius Renz (Germany) Knie (Switzerland) Krone (Denmark) Krone (Germany) McLaren Circus (South Africa) Monti (Switzerland Nederlands Nationaal Circus Herman Renz (Netherlands) Pinder (France) Renz Berlin (Germany) Roncalli (Germany)	Russells International Circus (UK) Skandinavia (Denmark) Tom Duffy's Circus (Ireland) Uncle Sam's Great American Circus (UK) Universal Renz (Germany) Zippos Circus (UK) Click here for an extensive list of links to European Circuses
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Touring Circuses -- Australia, Asia, Pacific

Circa (Ausstralia) Circus Joseph Ashton (Australia) Circus Oz (Australia) Circus Royale (Australia) Circus Sunrise (Australia) Circus Quirkus (Australia & New Zealand) Kinoshita Circus (Japan)	Lennon Bros. Circus Australia Perry Bros Circus (Australia) Silvers Circus (Australia) Stardust Circus (Australia) Weber Bros Circus (New Zealand) Webers Circus Australia
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Training Programs, Community Circuses, Youth Circuses

Academy of Circus Arts and Physical Theatre, U.K. American Youth Circus Organization Circus4Youth, St. Cloud, FL Circus Avalon, Australia Circus City Festival, Peru, Indiana Circus Harmony, St. Louis, MO Circus Juventas, St. Paul, MN Circus Smirkus, Greensboro, VT The Circus Space, U.K. Ecole Nationale de Cirque, Canada Fern Street Circus, San Diego, CA Great Y Circus, Redlands, CA	Tito Gaona's Flying Trapeze Academy Decker LaDouceur's Toronto School of Circus Arts New England Center for Circus Arts Peru Amateur Circus, Peru, IN Sailor Circus, Sarasota San Francisco Circus Center Simply Circus South Florida Circua Art School Trapeze Arts, Oakland, CA
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A note from Ken, Please let me know if you have any suggestions about this site or if you discover a link here that isn't working. Also, tell me if you would like me to add links to your favorite circus sites. Just click here and send me an email. Please make sure the word "circus" is part of the subject line. Most of these links are in English. For the few that are in other languages I have added a link to the Bablefish translation site. Just highlight and copy the text you want translated. Then go to Bablefish and follow the directions there.


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