For centuries, clowns have mostly been men. A new group of talent is changing that. By Michael Snyder AS A YOUNG woman in Mexico City, Gaby Muñoz, a 43-year-old performer known onstage as Chula ...

The Gemini Twins, Olha and Yuliia Mosiienko, warm up before a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus's revamped national tour in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 2, 2024.

BEING a clown is no laughing matter — as well as make-up, big shoes and red noses, they have to wear a lot of hats. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards. Subscribe for $4. Sign In.

WHO are the people behind the faces of the clowns? We visit Stardust Circus, an Australian institution that traces its history back to the 1890s, to find out. At first light they are driving ...

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits the road for the first time in seven years, gone are the tigers, elephants and Pennywise-esque clowns. By Jonathan Abrams Jonathan Abrams saw ...