The circus is a unique and special world.  It has a very public face - but there's lots more to know!  

'This is the place...!' Traditional shout from the clowns as they come tumbling in to the circus ring.  And other people in the circus say it, too...

Initiated by the European Circus Association, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in 2005 stating that “it would be desirable for it to be recognized that the classical circus, including the presentation of animals, forms part of Europe’s culture.”