In his decades-long career as a clown, Jeff Raz has performed for an audience of one and in front of thousands, but he approaches each performance with the same goal in mind. “When I play different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It'll be hard to miss Cirque du Soleil next week when the psychedelic circus rolls into Southwest Florida for the first time in ...

Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, Corteo, is all about a dead clown. Or, to be more specific, a clown imagining his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere and observed by angels. “It ...

All human beings reach a point where they question their place in the world, no matter their profession. They could be lawyers, doctors or, in the case of Cirque du Soleil’s “KOOZA” production, clowns ...

Clowns have always been a big part of Cirque du Soleil, but never quite like this. They’ve never been the stars of the show. And they’ve rarely tried to do more than just make people laugh. That ...

In the dozen years since he first joined Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo,” performer Alexandr Yudintsev has done a bit of everything – all in the troupe’s signature style. An acrobat, juggler, and actor, ...

While David Shiner spent part of his youth in D.C. (no comment on whether he was class clown at Suitland Junior High School), he took his passion for humor global. With a resume that includes being a ...

Seagulls, rushing water, dramatic instrumental music, scents of popcorn and funnel cake, and the voices of pirate carnival barkers advertising their wares filled the chilly autumn air. Chatting ...