Acrobats perform under the big top set up on the Malmo Opera stage for "Circus Days and Nights." (Mats Backer) A drum beats. An accordion joins in, like the music of a clown. A trombone further adds a ...

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The Arts Council has decided on next year's funding for circus, opera and the traditional arts in advance of its main revenue funding decisions in mid-January. The council has just announced almost ...

A drum beats. An accordion joins in, like the music of a clown. A trombone further adds a circusy effect. A bearded lady, aerial acrobat, juggler, lion tamer and trapeze artist all materialize under ...

Hand balancer GretcheninMotion, right, soprano Christina Vial and pianist Michael Borowitz rehearse to Puccini's "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" for tomorrow night's Opus Opera, pairing circus ...