Running away to join the circus usually brings to mind sawdust, three rings under big tops, performing animals and just generally that whole Toby Tyler vibe. But when Vital Germaine ran away to join ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Dramatic video shows a circus acrobat falling into the seating area during a local performance in Houston. The circus performer is expected to be OK after a terrifying fall during a ...

A former "Zumanity" performer claims unsafe practices caused her to suffer a career-ending fall during a rehearsal in April 2006, more than a year before two of her colleagues fell while performing a ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The founder of Cirque du Soleil says his tight-knit performance company, renowned for extravagant shows that challenge the boundaries of the body and the stage, is "completely ...

FILE - This undated photo provided by David Fox shows acrobat Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, who was pronounced dead after falling about 50 feet from the Cirque du Soleil "Ka" show's stage during a ...

The founder of Cirque du Soleil says his tight-knit performance company, renowned for extravagant shows that challenge the boundaries of the body and the stage, is "completely devastated" after a… By ...

An experienced Cirque du Soleil acrobat performing an intricate aerial routine for the first time onstage plummeted to his death in front of a live audience in Tampa on Saturday night. The company ...

TAMPA – A Cirque du Soleil aerial acrobat who fell during the company's Volta show Saturday night died from his injuries, a hospital spokeswoman confirms. While he was performing an aerial straps ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Cirque du Soleil will offer to rehire an acrobat fired by the Montreal-based circus last year because he is HIV-positive. The circus also plans to draft an anti-discrimination policy ...

LAS VEGASLAS VEGAS — Safety officials announced plans Tuesday to cite performance company Cirque du Soleil and Las Vegas Strip casino MGM Grand after an acrobat died over the summer in a fall ...

This undated photo released courtesy David Fox shows acrobat Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, who was pronounced dead at a hospital late Saturday night, June 29, 2013 after falling about 50 feet from the ...