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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:

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==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)|''The Circus'' (Seurat)]], an 1891 painting by Georges Seurat

==Literature==
* [[Circus (magazine)|''Circus'' (magazine)]], an American rock music magazine 1966–2006
* [[Circus (novel)|''Circus'' (novel)]], a 1975 novel by Alistair MacLean

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

===Television===
* [[Circus (Canadian TV series)|''Circus'' (Canadian TV series)]], a 1978–1985 Canadian television variety show
* [[Circus (Indian TV series)|''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)|"Circus" (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'')]], a 2002 episode
* [[Circus (Glenn Martin, DDS)|"Circus" (''Glenn Martin, DDS'')]], a 2009 episode
* "[[The Circus (Helluva Boss)|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
* [[Circus (Bluey)|Circus (''Bluey'')]], an episode of the animated television series ''Bluey''
* "Circus", an episode of the TV series ''[[Pocoyo]]''

==Music==
===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)|''Circus'' (Argent album)]] or the title song, 1975
* [[Circus (Britney Spears album)|''Circus'' (Britney Spears album)]] or the title song (see below), 2008
** [[The Circus Starring Britney Spears]], a 2009 concert tour
* [[Circus (Chiaki Kuriyama album)|''Circus'' (Chiaki Kuriyama album)]], 2011
* [[Circus (Eraserheads album)|''Circus'' (Eraserheads album)]], 1994
* [[Circus (FictionJunction Yuuka album)|''Circus'' (FictionJunction Yuuka album)]], 2007
* [[Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)|''Circus'' (Lenny Kravitz album)]] or the title song (see below), 1995
* [[Circus (EP)|''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)|''The Circus'' (Erasure album)]] or the title song (see below), 1987
* [[The Circus (Take That album)|''The Circus'' (Take That album)]] or the title song, 2008
* [[The Circus (EP)|''The Circus'' (EP)]], by Mick Jenkins, 2020
* ''The Circus'', by [[the Venetia Fair]], 2009

===Songs===
* [[Circus (Britney Spears song)|"Circus" (Britney Spears song)]], 2008
* [[Circus (Lenny Kravitz song)|"Circus" (Lenny Kravitz song)]], 1995
* [[Circus (Stray Kids song)|"Circus" (Stray Kids song)]], 2022
* "Circus", by Brotherhood of Man later reissued on ''[[Images (Brotherhood of Man album)|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 (EP)|Something New]]'', 2018
* "Circus", by John Denver from ''[[Rhymes & Reasons (John Denver album)|Rhymes & Reasons]]'', 1969
* "Circus", by MC Mong from ''[[Show's Just Begun]]'', 2008
* "Circus", by Moloko from ''[[Do You Like My Tight Sweater?]]'', 1995
* "Circus", by [[Sonny & Cher discography#B-sides and other releases|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 (Uriah Heep album)|Sweet Freedom]]'', 1973
* "Circus", written by [[Louis Alter]], 1949
* "Circus (What I Am)", by [[Michael Quatro]], 1972
* [[The Circus (song)|"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)|''Circus'' (bird)]], the largest genus of harriers
* [[Circus (company)]], a Japanese visual novel studio
* [[Circus (video game)|''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]]

== See also ==
* [[Cirkus (disambiguation)]]
* [[Three Ring Circus (disambiguation)]]
* [[Two Ring Circus (disambiguation)]]
* [[Circus Circus (disambiguation)]]
* [[Circus Maximus (disambiguation)]]
* [[Flying circus (disambiguation)]]
* {{Look from|Circus}}
* {{Look from|The Circus}}
* {{In title|Circus}}

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