When Kenyan acrobat Abraham Adoka stepped off the plane in St. Louis on Christmas Day, he knew anything was possible. He was living his life’s goal of connecting people and helping the youth ...

A Kenyan acrobat is on a mission to transform the acrobatic scene in the country by blending Chinese and African elements in his performances. Mathias Kavita says he has trained over 1,000 acrobats ...

As a teenager, Jacobus Claassen hit rock bottom. He was homeless and addicted to drugs. With the help of an outreach program he joined Zip Zap Circus School in Cape Town. It proved to be a turning ...

ROLL up! Roll up! Meet Pablo Paddington, the 19th-century circus acrobat whose many monikers reveal the most intriguing tale. He was described, by turns, as “a man of colour”, “a Corkonian”, “a ...

Adobe has made its name in superb design software, but it may well be remembered for arguably its most useful gift to the software world: the Portable Document Format (PDF). Saving any document you ...

In Tanzania, it is not unusual to see children and adults performing acrobatic stunts in the streets. But where does the country's reputation as the home of Africa's best acrobats come from? The BBC's ...

There were many electrifying, amazing performances at the just concluded African Drums Festival in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state in Nigeria. Several shows stood out. One of them was by a group from ...