A day after Nazarbad police have received a complaint accusing the owner of Great Bombay Circus of subjecting animals to ‘cruelty’ during performances, city police have written to Animal Welfare Board ...

As more public venues reopen in the city following the easing of lockdown restrictions, the circus, one of the oldest forms of performance arts, is hoping to draw audiences to its live shows. The ...

Malayalam auteur K G George’s Mela (1980) and director Jayaraj Vijay’s Nair Pidicha Pulival (1958) were probably the earliest films in Malayalam about life in a circus. Both films, besides an ...

CHENNAI: A satin blue curtain decorated with glittering silver stars is drawn in sync with thumping drum beats. A group of double pole acrobats come in to display their skills learned over time. On ...

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The Kerala Police have registered an FIR against the proprietors of 'Great Bombay Circus' for lacerating the wings of birds during their performances to prevent them from flying away as well as for ...

The Great Bombay Circus, one of India’s biggest and oldest, had planned mega celebrations in October to mark its centenary this year. With no shows in the past seven months due to the Covid-19 ...

For many, the circus exists as a sepia-tinted childhood memory. Bright canvas tents, gasps that ripple through the crowd, and the thrill of watching human bodies defy gravity. In an age dominated by ...