Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour — minus animals

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event with highwire tricks, soaring trapeze artists, and bicycles leaping on trampolines, according to an Associated Press report.

Feld Entertainment, which owns the “Greatest Show on Earth,” revealed to The Associated Press what audiences can expect during the show’s upcoming 2023 North American tour kicking off this fall.

The 75 performers from 18 countries will include performers on a triangular high wire 25 feet off the ground, crisscrossing flying trapeze artists, a spinning double wheel powered by acrobats and BMX trail bikes, unicycle riders, and skateboarders doing flips and tricks.

The tour kicks off in Bossier City, Louisiana, from Sept. 29–Oct. 1 and then goes to Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, and ends the year in Oklahoma. It restarts in 2024 in Florida, home to Feld Entertainment.