Ringling Bros. circus to return in 2023 without animals

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/05/18/Ringling-Bros-circus-Barnum-Bailey/6381652892023/

May 18 (UPI) -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is set to make a comeback in 2023 with a newly formatted show that will not use animals.

Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, announced on Wednesday that The Greatest Show on Earth will return in September 2023 and hold performances in 50 cities across North America.

Tickets will go on sale in April 2023 with rehearsals starting in June 2023. The company is currently holding auditions for performers from across the globe.

The revamped show will celebrate talent from around the world and make use of new technologies, audiences participation and a 360-degree environment.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus originally shut down in May 2017 after it had held performances for over 140 years.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Absolutely the right decision, but admittedly I am nostagic for childhood experiences with them.

But, the welfare of the elephants, the lions and tigers--and ALL the animals matters more.

[Towlie]

2. Don't worry, when technology progresses a bit more they can have robot animals.

 
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[genxlib]

3. Great!...more clowns

said no one ever.

[alphafemale]

4. There was obvious affection between these nomad performers and the animals.

But while a human can choose this wretched lifestyle of traveling for most of the year an animal cannot.

Shoving an elephant into a crate where it can't turn around in or lay down in was torture.

A trapeze act or high wire act is by talented humans and will never not be thrilling.

Or those motorcycles in a globe metal cage.