“The Acrobat,” explores the contemporary social circus movement through the eyes of Sidney “Iking” Bateman. Growing up in St. Louis, Sidney “Iking” Bateman was exposed to gang life at ...

A circus acrobat has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after missing a safety net during a "human cannonball" stunt. The 28-year-old man was taken to hospital from an event in ...

A circus acrobat who fell several metres from a rotating apparatus is making "a good recovery" despite a broken shoulder, arm and leg, the show's ringmaster has said. The performer, in his 20s ...