Ringling Bros. Circus Is Back without Animals
2023-03-25
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1A famous American circus has been reimagined and reborn without the use of animals in the show.
2The family event now centers on humans performing tricks, including walking on a wire and flying through the air on a trapeze high above the ground.
3Feld Entertainment owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
4The company talked to the Associated Press about what people can expect to see at the traveling show in 2023.
5It opens in September.
6A group of 75 performers from 18 countries will carry out the acts, which combine artistry, skill and strength.
7Some will perform jumps, runs and other tricks on a wire high above the ground.
8The wire is stretched into a triangular path more than seven and a half meters up in the air.
9Flying trapeze artists will also cut through the air way up high, flipping as they move.
10Others perform acts on self-turning wheels, bicycles, unicycles and skateboards.
11The "Greatest Show on Earth" as the company calls it, opens its 2023 season in Bossier City, Louisiana.
12It will hold shows in nine other states through the end of the year, including Ohio, Missouri, Maryland and Oklahoma.
13It restarts in 2024 in Florida, home to Feld Entertainment.
14Feld Entertainment says it aimed to create a completely new kind of circus.
15"We knew we were going to come back. We didn't know exactly how," says Kenneth Feld, chair and chief of Feld Entertainment.
16"It took us a long time to really delve in and take a look at Ringling in different ways.
17It became a re-imagination, a rethinking of how we were going to do it."
18The circus closed in 2017 after years of decreasing sales and protests over the use of animals in the circus.
19People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals praised the "animal-free" reform.
20The new production design includes moveable stairs and two main stages.
21Crowds watching will have a 360-degree view with live camera feeds and virtual reality.
22Juliette Feld Grossman is chief operating officer of Feld Entertainment.
23She said, "We have so much activity and action so we want to make sure that we never miss the big moments in the show."
24The reimagined show extends the circus's long history.
25The Ringling circus was around before automobiles, airplanes or movies. It first opened in 1871.
26The Feld family bought the circus in 1967. Kenneth Feld said that there is something about the circus that people hold dear.
27"When you're on a high wire and you're doing a backward somersault on the wire or you're doing something really extraordinary, I don't care where you are. You appreciate that. You understand the danger of it, the thrill of it."
28I'm Caty Weaver.
1A famous American circus has been reimagined and reborn without the use of animals in the show. The family event now centers on humans performing tricks, including walking on a wire and flying through the air on a trapeze high above the ground. 2Feld Entertainment owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. The company talked to the Associated Press about what people can expect to see at the traveling show in 2023. It opens in September. 3A group of 75 performers from 18 countries will carry out the acts, which combine artistry, skill and strength. Some will perform jumps, runs and other tricks on a wire high above the ground. The wire is stretched into a triangular path more than seven and a half meters up in the air. 4Flying trapeze artists will also cut through the air way up high, flipping as they move. Others perform acts on self-turning wheels, bicycles, unicycles and skateboards. 5The "Greatest Show on Earth" as the company calls it, opens its 2023 season in Bossier City, Louisiana. It will hold shows in nine other states through the end of the year, including Ohio, Missouri, Maryland and Oklahoma. 6It restarts in 2024 in Florida, home to Feld Entertainment. 7Feld Entertainment says it aimed to create a completely new kind of circus. 8"We knew we were going to come back. We didn't know exactly how," says Kenneth Feld, chair and chief of Feld Entertainment. "It took us a long time to really delve in and take a look at Ringling in different ways. It became a re-imagination, a rethinking of how we were going to do it." 9The circus closed in 2017 after years of decreasing sales and protests over the use of animals in the circus. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals praised the "animal-free" reform. 10The new production design includes moveable stairs and two main stages. Crowds watching will have a 360-degree view with live camera feeds and virtual reality. 11Juliette Feld Grossman is chief operating officer of Feld Entertainment. She said, "We have so much activity and action so we want to make sure that we never miss the big moments in the show." 12The reimagined show extends the circus's long history. The Ringling circus was around before automobiles, airplanes or movies. It first opened in 1871. 13The Feld family bought the circus in 1967. Kenneth Feld said that there is something about the circus that people hold dear. 14"When you're on a high wire and you're doing a backward somersault on the wire or you're doing something really extraordinary, I don't care where you are. You appreciate that. You understand the danger of it, the thrill of it." 15I'm Caty Weaver. 16The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. 17___________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19circus - n. a show that usually travels from place to place and that has a variety of exhibitions including acrobatic feats, wild animal displays, and performances by clowns 20trapeze - n. a gymnastic or acrobatic device consisting of a short horizontal bar hung from two parallel ropes 21flip - v. to turn in a circle fast through the air 22unicycle - n. a vehicle having a single wheel and usually moved forward by pedals 23delve - v. to examine a subject in detail 24virtual reality - n. an artificial environment which is experienced through sights and sounds provided by a computer and in which one's actions partly decide what happens in the environment 25somersault - n. a roll in which a person turns heels over head 26thrill - n. a feeling of great excitement or happiness