Flouber Sanchez is a third-generation circus performer who has been doing high wire performances for nearly two decades.

Alexandra Mancini works as head of wardrobe for Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA, where she maintains and constructs roughly 1,200 costume pieces.

The campaign against Ringling Bros. is over. Now activists have more energy to take on Hollywood.

Circus attendance has plummeted since the entertainment was in its heyday