Opening night for The Greatest Show On Earth is just around the corner! We’re excited to share details on two more acts joining Ringling when it makes its triumphant return this fall.

ACRO SPORT
FEATURING BLACK DIAMOND TRIO

The Black Diamond Trio is an all-female acrobatic hand-to-hand balance trio hailing from Ethiopia. The award-winning trio has performed across the world at the International Circus Festival of Nikulin in Moscow; Afrika! Afrika!, The André Heller circus show in Germany; the International Circus Festival of Italy; the Circus Harlekin in Uetendorf, Switzerland; and more. Most recently performing in Circus Flora in St. Louis for the 2022 season, the trio will bring a trifecta of choreography, skill and spectacle to the cast of The Greatest Show On Earth. Check out their Paris audition below, from Episode 1 of our Becoming Ringling YouTube series.

ICARIAN GAMES
FEATURING YAB BROTHERS

Sisay Abebe and Yabu, better known as Yab Brothers, are a two-man Ethiopian Risley performance act. After first meeting at Circus Ethiopia where Abebe had been training, they discovered their destiny and formed a partnership, performing spectacular single, double, and twisting flips. Check out their Ethiopia audition below, from Episode 4 of our Becoming Ringling YouTube series.