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.

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 ...

Which brings us to the clowns. They are still there, but don’t expect any of the Pennywise, Bozo or face paint-plus-red-nose variety. These acts, after all, are designed to provide wholesome ...