Before Patrick Dempsey made it big, he almost ran away and joined the circus—all thanks to his unique unicycling and juggling ...

Dempsey's fascination with unicycling began with a dream of competing in the Olympics. Although unicycling is not an Olympic sport, Dempsey was inspired by Swedish alpine ski racer Ingemar Stenmark.

How does it feel to break a record day after day? Wesley Williams, a performer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, knows a thing or two. The "One Wheel Wonder" takes a spin on the tallest rideable ...

You get a few different reactions when you’re seen riding a unicycle in the mountains. “Most of the time, you get the disbelief and the person that’s totally psyched for you,” Josh Torrans says.

For NBA superstar LeBron James, shoving a basketball through an iron hoop is just another day at the office — catch, jump, soar and jam. Maybe LeBron ought to try Kip Jones’ routine for quick points — ...

You get a few different reactions when you’re seen riding a unicycle in the mountains. “Most of the time, you get the disbelief and the person that’s totally psyched for you,” Josh Torrans says.

GREENWICH — From unicycling to juggling, campers at Camp Gan Israel of Greenwich performed as circus performers on Friday. Chimal Circus Arts professionals taught the campers "authentic circus ...

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Most students either walk or use a bicycle to go to class. Others, like Tim Allen '04, prefer a one-wheeled mode of transportation. You might see him ride past you on campus and think the circus was ...

You throw enough people into a double backflip off a 20-foot-high pedestal — to someone else on another pedestal who catches the flyer by the arms — and it just starts to feel normal. Then you take a ...

Contemporary circus programs run the gamut from the classic stunts of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to the quirky storylines of Cirque du Soleil, Europe’s water-based Sea Clown Sailing Circus, ...