Circus (disambiguation)

A circus is a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts.

Circus or The Circus may also refer to:

Art and architecture

 * Roman circus, an open-air public space in the Roman Empire
 * The Circus, Bath, a structure in Bath, Somerset, England
 * The Circus (Seurat), an 1891 painting by Georges Seurat

Literature

 * Circus (magazine), an American rock music magazine 1966–2006
 * Circus (novel), a 1975 novel by Alistair MacLean

Film

 * The Circus (1928 film), an American film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin
 * Circus (1936 film), a Soviet comedy musical directed by Grigori Aleksandrov
 * Circus (1939 film), a Swedish-Danish drama film directed by George Schnéevoigt
 * The Circus (1943 film), a Mexican comedy starring Cantinflas
 * Circus (2000 film), a British/American neo-noir crime film directed by Rob Walker
 * Circus (2009 film), an Indian Kannada-language film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan

Television

 * Circus (Canadian TV series), a 1978–1985 Canadian television variety show
 * Circus (Indian TV series), a 1989–1990 Indian drama series
 * Circus, a 2010 PBS documentary series on the Big Apple Circus
 * "Circus" (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), a 2002 episode
 * "Circus" (Glenn Martin, DDS), a 2009 episode
 * "The Circus", the debut episode of the second season of Helluva Boss
 * The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, a 2016 documentary series

Performers

 * Circus (American band), a 1970–1975 power pop band
 * Circus (French band), a pop group formed in 2012
 * Circus (rapper) (21st century), American rapper
 * Circus, a 1967–1969 British jazz group that included Mel Collins
 * Circus, a 1972–1990 Swiss progressive rock band

Albums

 * Circus (Argent album) or the title song, 1975
 * Circus (Britney Spears album) or the title song (see below), 2008
 * The Circus Starring Britney Spears, a 2009 concert tour
 * Circus (Chiaki Kuriyama album), 2011
 * Circus (Eraserheads album), 1994
 * Circus (FictionJunction Yuuka album), 2007
 * Circus (Lenny Kravitz album) or the title song (see below), 1995
 * Circus (EP), by Stray Kids, or the title song (see below), 2022
 * Circus, by Flairck, 1981
 * Circus, by Mary Black, 1995
 * Circus, by Teflon Brothers, 2017
 * The Circus (Erasure album) or the title song (see below), 1987
 * The Circus (Take That album) or the title song, 2008
 * The Circus (EP), by Mick Jenkins, 2020
 * The Circus, by the Venetia Fair, 2009

Songs

 * "Circus" (Britney Spears song), 2008
 * "Circus" (Lenny Kravitz song), 1995
 * "Circus" (Stray Kids song), 2022
 * "Circus", by Brotherhood of Man later reissued on Images, 1977
 * "Circus", by Circle from Kollekt, 1998
 * "Circus", by Friend & Lover, 1969
 * "Circus", by John Cale from Walking on Locusts, 1996
 * "Circus", by Kim Taeyeon from Something New, 2018
 * "Circus", by John Denver from Rhymes & Reasons, 1969
 * "Circus", by MC Mong from Show's Just Begun, 2008
 * "Circus", by Sonny & Cher, 1969
 * "Circus", by String Driven Thing, 1972
 * "Circus", by Summer Walker from Still Over It, 2021
 * "Circus", by Tomoyasu Hotei, 1996
 * "Circus", by Uriah Heep from Sweet Freedom, 1973
 * "Circus", written by Louis Alter, 1949
 * "Circus (What I Am)", by Michael Quatro, 1972
 * "The Circus" (song), by Erasure, 1987
 * "The Circus", by the Clentele from Music for the Age of Miracles, 2017
 * "The Circus", by Toby Fox from Deltarune Chapter 1 OST, 2018

Other uses

 * Circus (bird), the largest genus of harriers
 * Circus (company), a Japanese visual novel studio
 * Circus (video game), a Breakout clone released by Exidy in 1977
 * Circus offensive, British Royal Air Force bombing operations during World War II
 * Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), nicknamed "The Circus", the UK foreign intelligence service
 * Circus, a United Kingdom term for a circular road junction