The Gemini Twins, Olha and Yuliia Mosiienko, warm up before a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus's revamped national tour in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 2, 2024.

A clown is someone who can react to different situations, who is magnetic and can communicate with the audience in the huge arena of a circus. "It's like finding a diamond in the rough," he explained.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 84th Arab Shrine Circus kicked off another round of shows, and is getting lots of smiles on people’s faces today. The event includes clowns, flying trapeze, acrobats ...

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits the road for the first time in seven years, gone are the tigers, elephants and Pennywise-esque clowns. By Jonathan Abrams Jonathan Abrams saw ...

Which brings us to the clowns. They are still there, but don’t expect any of the Pennywise, Bozo or face paint-plus-red-nose variety. These acts, after all, are designed to provide wholesome ...