There was a time when the San Francisco Circus Center would have been called a "clown college" and would have devoted itself to turning out white-faced jesters bound for three-ring extravaganzas. But that was before the Great Circus Renaissance set into motion by Cirque du Soleil. These days the SFCC offers adult and children's classes in such big-top diversions as stilt-walking, trampoline, tumbling, and aerial arts. The school also runs the intensive yearlong Clown Conservatory, whose Web... More »
