According to aerialist Dolly Jacobs, creating a circus act is “like making a cake.” A single performance’s many ingredients—the acrobatics skills, the entrance, the costume, the music, the drama—all ...

When they launched Circus Sarasota 25 years ago, former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performers Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs wanted to preserve the spirit of live circus in a town that had ...

As it prepares for the 75th-anniversary celebration of the Sailor Circus and its own 27th season of Circus Sarasota, the Circus Arts Conservatory is making a long-planned change in leadership.

"I feel blessed to have had two amazing parents who planted the seeds of possibility in me, who exposed me to an environment that inspired, encouraged, protected, challenged and drove me to succeed. I ...