List of circuses and circus owners

There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9, 1768. Some of them are better known by the name of their principal owner. The following is an alphabetical list of both circuses and owners. For more information on circuses in general see Circus, or for information regarding the ancient Roman circus, see Circus Maximus.

Adam Forepaugh (U.S.)
Aerialize^[1] (Australia)
Al G. Barnes Circus (U.S.)
Albert & Friends Instant Circus^[2]^[3] (UK)
Antonio Franconi (Italy)
Archaos (France)
ArtcirqLinda Matchan. ^[4]22/Bringing-circus-and-new-hope-to-a-remote-Arctic-village "Bringing circus – and new hope – to a remote Arctic village".] The Christian Science Monitor. December 22, 2009.(Canada)
Batty's Hippodrome (U.S.)
Bertram Mills Circus (UK)
Big Apple Circus (U.S.)
Big Bang Cirkus (U.S.)
Big Ben Circus (UK)
Billy Smart^[5] (UK)
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (U.S.)
Blackpool Tower Circus (UK)
Carson & Barnes Circus (U.S.)
Chinese State Circus (UK)
Chipperfield's Circus (UK)
Circa^[6]^[7] (Australia)
Circo Atayde Hermanos^[8] (Mexico)
Circo de Teresa Rabal (Spain)
Circo Mutante (U.S.)
Circo Osorio^[9] (U.S.)
Circo Romani (U.S.)
Circuba (Cuba)
Circus Amok (U.S.)
Circus Bassie & Adriaan (Netherlands)
Circus Carl Busch^[10] (Germany)
Circus Contraption (U.S.)
Circus Flora (Missouri)
Circus Gatti^[11]^[12] (U.S.)
Circus Herman Renz (Netherlands)
Circus Joseph Ashton (Australia)

Circus Knie (Switzerland)
Circus Krone (Germany)
Circus Mondao^[13]^[14] (UK)
Circus Mundus Absurdus (Finland)
Circus of Tiny Invisibility (U.S.)
Circus Olympia^[15]^[16](Australia)
Circus Oz (Australia)
Circus of Pepin and Breschard (U.S.)
Circus Renz (Germany)
Circus Roncalli (Germany)
Circus Royale (Australia)
Circus Smirkus (U.S.)
Circus Sarasota (U.S.)
Circus Staniewski (Poland)
Circus Tyanna^[17] (UK)
Circus Vargas (U.S.)
Circus Vegas^[18] (Ireland)
Cirkus Agora (Norway)
Cirkus Cirkör (Sweden)
Cirque Berzerk (U.S.)
Cirque de Flambe (U.S.)
Cirque du Soleil (Canada)
Cirque Éloize (Canada)
Cirque Fernando (France)
Cirque Medrano (France)
Cirque Plume (France)
Circus Redickuless (U.S.)
Clown Snot Bombs Secret Circus (U.S.)
Clyde Beatty Circus^[19]
Cole Bros Circus^[20]^[21]^[22] (U.S.)
Continental Circus Berlin (UK)
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus^[23] (U.S.)
Dan Rice (U.S.)
Darix Togni^[24]^[25] (Italy)
De La Guarda (Argentina)
Dream Science Circus (U.S.)

El Circo (U.S.)
Electric Dollhouse (Australia)
End of the World Cirkus (U.S.)
Eroni's Circus (Australia)
Fossett's Circus^[26]^[27] (Ireland)
Foolhardy Circus Arts^[28] (UK)
Franco Dragone (U.S.)
FSU Flying High Circus (U.S.)
Gemini Circus^[29]^[30] (India)
Gerry Cottle^[31]^[32]^[33] (UK)
Great American Royal Circus^[34] (U.S.)
Great British Circus (UK)
Great Bombay Circus^[35]^[36] (India)
Great Royal Circus"Great Royal Circus begins soon". The Times of India. March 24, 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2010.</ref> (India)
Great Australian Bite-sized Circus^[37]
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (U.S.)
Hellzapoppin (U.S.)
Hippodrome Circus^[38] (UK)
Humboldt Circus (U.S.)
ISU Gamma Phi Circus^[39]
Janbaz Circus^[40] (Pakistan)
Jordan World Circus^[41]^[42] (U.S.)
Jumbo Circus^[43]^[44] (India)
Jim Rose Circus (U.S.)
Kelly Miller Circus^[45] (U.S.)
Lennon Bros Circus (Australia)
Long Shadow Stilt Theatre - Circus of stilt walkers^[46](AU)
Lucent Dossier Experience (U.S.)
Lucky Irani Circus^[47] (Pakistan)
Martin Lacey (UK)
Malabar Cannanore Circus(Kannur) India
Moscow Cat Circus (Russia)
Moscow State Circus (Russia)
New Old Time Chautauqua (U.S.)
New Pickle Circus (U.S.)
999 Eyes Freakshow (U.S.)
Nofit State Circus (Wales)

P. T. Barnum (U.S.)
Pablo Fanque (UK)
Paul Binder (U.S.)
Perry Bros Circus^[48]^[49] (Australia)
Pickle Family Circus (U.S.)
PURE Cirkus (U.S.)
Ringling Brothers Circus (U.S.)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (U.S.)
The John Robinson Circus^[50]^[51]
Royal Hanneford Circus (U.S.)
The Royal London Circus (Malaysia)
Sarrasani (Germany)
The 7 Fingers (Canada)^[52]^[53]
Show Devils (U.S.A.)
Shrine Circus (U.S.)
Silvers Circus (Australia)
Societas Insomnia (U.S.)
Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow (U.S.)
Stardust Circus (Australia)
Stilt Circus (U.S.)
Teatro ZinZanni (U.S.)
Tirana Circus (Albania)
Tom Arnold (UK)
Tom Duffy's Circus^[54] (Ireland)
Travelling Light Circus^[55] (UK)
UniverSoul Circus (U.S.)
Vau De Vire Society
Wanderlust Circus (U.S.)
Webers Circus (Australia)
William Batty (UK)
Will-o'-the-Wisp Fire Circus^[56] (AU)
Zippos Circus^[57] (UK)
Zirca Circus (N.Z.)

References

^ Aerialize - Sydney Aerial Theatre
^ Albert & Friends Instant Circus
^ Barbara Rosen. "A Short Course in the Circus". New York Times. March 6, 1998.
^ [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2009/12
^ Billy Smart - Circopedia
^ Circa
^ Sarah Frater. "Circa shows more wizards from Oz". London Evening Standard.
^ Circo Atayde Hermanos
^ Jeff Pope. "Circus a way of life for family: American Crown Circus and Circo Osorio perform in Summerlin". Las Vegas Sun. March 7, 2009.
^ Circus Carl Busch
^ Circus Gatti
^ Carl Kieke. "Circus Gatti Performance Entertains, Enthralls Youngsters of All Ages". Abilene Reporter-News Mobile. February 29, 2008.
^ Circus Mondao
^ Douglas McPherson. "Reviews: Circus Mondao". The Stage. 23 March 2009.
^ Circus Olympia
^ "Circus back in town". The Advocate. 5 May 2009.
^ Circus Tyanna
^ Yvonne Gordon. "Behind the scenes at the big top". The Irish Times. 12 February 2003.
^ Clyde Beatty Circus
^ Cole Bros. Circus
^ Jen Horton. "Circus Brings Back Tigers". The DeLand-Deltona Beacon. Mar 19, 2010.
^ Audrey Parente. "Circus owner gets industry recognition". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. March 9, 2010.
^ Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
^ Raffaele De Ritis. "Darix Togni". Circopedia. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
^ Circo Darix Togni
^ Fossett's Circus
^ Anthony Garvey. "Fossett’s Circus show honours Irish arts minister O’Donoghue". The Stage. 23 May 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
^ Foolhardy Circus
^ Gemini Circus
^ The Indian Circus - Circopedia
^ Stroud, Clover. "Big top, bigger life". Telegraph. September 17, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
^ "Cottle leaves big top behind". BBC. October 4, 2003. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
^ "Gerry Cottle and Gerry Cottle Jr". Interview in The Sunday Times. May 1, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
^ The Great American Royal Circus
^ Great Bombay Circus
^ Kannadasan, Akila. "The circus comes to town". The Hindu. July 18, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
^ [1]
^ Hippodrome Circus
^ http://gammaphicircus.illinoisstate.edu/
^ Fawad Ali Shah. "Female artists perform at Janbaz Circus in Peshawar after 5 years". Daily Times. June 04, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ LeRae Haynes. "Elephant protest grows in Williams Lake". Welcome to Williams Lake. 4 August 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ Jordan World Circus
^ "Jumbo Circus hits Bangalore after six years". Thaindian News. January 10, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ Bindu Shajan Perappadan. "Good old Jumbo Circus is back to enthral Delhiites". The Hindu. September 30, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "Kelly Miller Circus is coming to town today". South Coast Today. June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
^ [2]
^ Lucky Irani Circus
^ Claudette Vaughan. Robert Perry Interviewed: “Perry's Circus Is In Town”.
^ Perry Bros Circus
^ "A Circus Train Wrecked". The New York Times. September 10, 1888. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "An Elephant Kills His Keeper". Calhoun Times. November 11, 1880. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ The 7 Fingers
^ The 7 Fingers: The Troupe. Circus Center website. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ Tom Duffy's Circus
^ Travelling Light Circus
^ [3]
^ Zippos Circus