# 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 and television
### 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
* Circus (Bluey), an episode of the animated television series Bluey

## 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) 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 Moloko from Do You Like My Tight Sweater?, 1995
* "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