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 ...

Some children dream of running away with the circus. Living in San Francisco, that seemed redundant. But when I was given the chance to walk in the (oversize) shoes of a clown for an afternoon at San ...

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, ...

Turnip Theater instructors will provide lessons in closing this weekend. Clowning around is another way to say “goofing off,” ...