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Take a peek behind the curtain as performers attend circus school.
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Throngs of spectators from all corners of the world gather under the big top to marvel at awe-inspiring performances.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2024
Many others were not so fortunate as they were trapped under the big top by animal cages blocking the exits or caught up in the pandemonium.
—Dominic Fulco Iii, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Concerns over animal cruelty brought down Ringling Bros. seven years ago after people learned the terrible truth about the suffering that elephants and tigers endure under the big top.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024
Every evening, under the big top at the Phare Circus, audiences watch mesmerized as acrobats and artists jump and somersault, dance and paint, execute midair flips and twist into pretzels.
—Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
DeMille provides the maximum of entertainment in his production, not to speak of glamour, and above all the spirit that forever lurks under the big top.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The daring circus families who for 146 years performed death-defying acts under the big top tents.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
The Armstrong Bearcat band performs under the big top tent.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 19 May 2022
Shows take place under the big top tent in the parking lot of Florence Mall.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2021
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2024
Many others were not so fortunate as they were trapped under the big top by animal cages blocking the exits or caught up in the pandemonium.
—Dominic Fulco Iii, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Concerns over animal cruelty brought down Ringling Bros. seven years ago after people learned the terrible truth about the suffering that elephants and tigers endure under the big top.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024
Every evening, under the big top at the Phare Circus, audiences watch mesmerized as acrobats and artists jump and somersault, dance and paint, execute midair flips and twist into pretzels.
—Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
DeMille provides the maximum of entertainment in his production, not to speak of glamour, and above all the spirit that forever lurks under the big top.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The daring circus families who for 146 years performed death-defying acts under the big top tents.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
The Armstrong Bearcat band performs under the big top tent.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 19 May 2022
Shows take place under the big top tent in the parking lot of Florence Mall.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2021
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“Under the big top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20big%20top. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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