Brazilian performers Rafael Ferreria and Alan Pagnota worked together for three years to lift Rafael far above his wheelchair to create an awe-inspiring act for the Big Apple Circus. Saved: Big ...

A circus doesn't typically hire the same act two seasons in a row, because the show needs to be fresh for returning audiences. Still, having made it to The Big Apple Circus is an accomplishment ...

His act has been seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, Circus of the Stars, Disneyland, Busch Gardens and the Big Apple ...

From the top, the show needed to be themed for New York-New York, to keep with the resort’s immutable Big Apple theme ... always said I’d end up in the circus, and they were right!” ...

Photo: Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia features a running woman at the top of the show, welcoming audiences to a celebration ...