A Night at the Circus (photos)


We attended the opening of the 145th edition of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus aka the “Greatest Show on Earth,” on Thursday March 31 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. This years show, produced by Feld Entertainment, is titled Circus Xtreme featuring “artists who redefine the word extreme in everything they do” – extreme performers like human canonball Gemma Kirby, and wild animal trainer Tabayara Maluenda, aka “Taba”, and his 16 tigers. This years edition also marked the last time elephants will be in the District. The elephants will retire to the company’s conservation center in central Florida.

The circus finished its run at the Verizon Center on Sunday April 3. But you can still catch it on April 6-10 and April 14-17 for 16 shows at the EagleBank Arena (formerly Patriot Center) in Fairfax Va.

View our photos of some of the performers, and the opening ceremonies by clicking on the photo icons below. (All photos by Jeff Malet).

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