Ah, the circus. It’s a time-honored tradition, but the practice of training animals to do silly things for the amusement of youngsters is definitely old-fashioned and there are many reasons why ...

Photo: Axel Heimken/AFP) Due to concerns over animal welfare, Germany's Roncalli circus stopped using lions and elephants in its shows in 1991. But it went further in 2018 and completely removed ...

Circus Roncalli in Germany has become the first to use holograms instead of real animals in its acts. It features 11 projectors to create the 3D holograms and other projections. The amazing result ...

A German circus has become the first in the world to use holograms instead of real animals in its acts. The idea came to the founder of Circus Roncalli, Bernhard Paul, when he was watching the NFL ...

“Finding a circus without the din of animals, but the simple noise of people was a surprise” he said. The holographic figures are custom-built for the circus using 3D animations, photography ...

As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the circus are there -- except one. The live animals have been replaced by holograms. Due to concerns over ...

In 2019, Circus Roncalli out of Germany stopped using wild animals in its shows. They were just the latest of many troupes to make that decision. Even the now-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum ...

Tech & Science German circus replaces live animals with holograms. As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the circus are there — except one.