
Thrills
abound as a motorcycle makes its way
across the highwire in the 138th edition of
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus.
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One
of the Flying Dynamo Dogs leaps over
a Ringling Brothers clown to catch a Frisbee
in the 138th edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus. |

A showman in the tradition of P.T.
Barnum himself, Chuck Wagner introduces
Motorcycle Mayhem
in his second tour as Ringmaster with The Greatest
Show On Earth.
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Father
and son team Duo Kurinskyy (left) and
father
and son contortionists The Sankars (right)
lift and
bend their bodies into improbable positions in the
138th edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus.
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Never before seen in America, the Bombastic
Bouncers put a whole new twist on acrobatics
with their bouncing intertubes in
the 138th edition
of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus. |

The Torres Family defies
death at every performance, fitting seven rocketing-riders
moving 65mph in a globe
of steel, often less than 4 inches apart in
the 138th
edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and
Bailey circus.
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Performing complex acrobatic
feats suspended in
midair,
the aerialists of Ringling Brothers 138th
Edition prove that humans can take flight.
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Jaqueline Lopez balances
the weight of her body
on one hand in a fantastic equilibrium act that has
to be seen to be believed.
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Animal trainer Jenny
Vidbel explains the many
talents and tricks of Percey, the performing
porcupine to clown eccentric Tom Dougherty
in the 138th
edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus.
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Acrobats wrapped in silk twist, turn and unravel in
a beautiful aerial display of grace and strength
in
the 138th
edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus
.
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Aerialists use the silk
that suspends them in midair
to create stunning and graceful shapes in
the 138th edition
of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and
Bailey circus. |

It’s a Spectacle
of colors, movement, and outrageous performers as ticket
holders with Circus Celebrity
seats get a special view of the show at
Ringling
Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s Over
the Top.
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