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There is a big-man-size hole in the heart of St. Louis’ Circus Flora, a vacancy left by the death of Ivor David Balding last month at 75. Balding was the…
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The word circus conjures several interpretations, a different idea according to every one’s experience. Many of those definitions, as Circus Flora teaches…
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The Big Top is back in Grand Center for Circus Flora’s 28th season with “The Pawn,” a show inspired by the venerable game of chess.“Chess is a nice way to…
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The members of the Circus Flora family were stunned and saddened when their beloved patriarch David Balding passed away on Friday, May 9. One of the…
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The modern definition of a circus is based on the ancient word referring to the actual performance area, a circle of sorts, in which gladiatorial events,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 2, 2013 - The theme of this year's Circus Flora is "A Trip to the Moon," an homage to the 1902…
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‘A Trip to the Moon’ is a French black-and-white silent film produced in 1902. The plot is about a group of astronomers who take an expedition to the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 12, 2012 - Some pairings seem odd. Certainly, at first the coupling of the St. Louis Symphony…
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Each Spring, Circus Flora sets up its “big top” in the parking lot of Powell Hall. Over the years, the Flying Wallendas, Nino the Clown, and the St. Louis…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 2, 2012 - Circus Flora launched its 26th season Friday night with a bang, plus a startling flash…