“It has always been exciting when the circus comes to town and for the last four decades, “circus” has been defined by the Canadian company Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun). I’m excited that one of the company’s classic shows, Corteo, is on its way to Palm Desert.
When traditional circuses such as Ringling Brothers Barnum & Baily were crisscrossing the country, the 2002 edition was essentially the 2001 edition in different costumes. It always opened with a lion act, then acrobats, a parade of 20 elephants, etc.”
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