Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on a large ...

Its circus workers also frequently travel to other areas for temporary shows. Dongchoon officials said their business is doing relatively well, drawing several hundred spectators on weekdays and ...

Acrobats from Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea's last-remaining circus, perform in Ansan, South Korea, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ANSAN – No more elephant and monkey acts.

Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on a ...

The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea. Such entertainments peaked before most South Korean homes had televisions. They had animal acts, magic shows, acrobatic ...

Founded in 1925, Dongchoon is Korea’s oldest circus. In the golden ages of South Korean circuses in the 1960s when most households still had no TVs, Dongchoon travelled across the country, wowing ...

Its circus workers also frequently travel to other areas for temporary shows. Dongchoon officials said their business is doing relatively well, drawing several hundred spectators on weekdays and ...

After several near-closures, the Dongchoon Circus Troupe continues to draw audiences who call it 'a very impressive and ...

South Korean circuses also dropped animal shows that faced protests by animal rights campaigners. Now, Dongchoon is the only circus in South Korea after all its rivals went out of business.