Of all the not-quite-translatable words in the German langauge, schadenfreude is one of the best known to English speakers. It’s also one of the most delectable. It refers to the joy one takes in ...

When Circus Harmony starts a troupe in Ferguson, Missouri, in February (funded in part by a social impact grant from the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission), the Circus Lady intends to have her ...

Increasingly known throughout the United States and abroad, the “Circus Lady” — the founder, executive and artistic director of St. Louis, Mo.-based Circus Harmony — “has a long history of building ...

LIFE’S A CIRCUS—Lady Eleanor Smith —Doubleday, Doran ($2.75). Born “dead” and resuscitated by brandy massage 35 years ago in a “cottagy” house in the seaport town of Birkenhead, was Lady Eleanor Smith ...

Lady Gaga is engaged, and given her theatrical flair, one can start to imagine the opulent sort of wedding she might have. That could be the case, but she also might just head to the courthouse and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- You cannot miss the entrance along Manayunk's Main Street. The circus atmosphere spills onto the streets but the real fun happens when you enter Fat Lady Brewing. Inside, Jane ...

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The youthful high spirits on display as well as the lively acrobatics could make this an attractive package for broadcasters. When multiracial youth circus troupe the St. Louis Arches set out for ...

The circus might conjure up images of burly strong men, ringmasters in top hats and dainty acrobats in frilly outfits. But this all-female circus troupe is bringing something entirely different to the ...

The musical theater masterpiece My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and book/lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, kicks off the 2015 Music Circus season at Wells Fargo Pavilion, the 65th season for the ...