1.   And that was where the idea of having a circus festival came in.

2.   Russia may be the only country where a circus festival could spark a national debate.

3.   When the Yeltsin government sponsored a lavish circus festival on Red Square, Nikulin was quick to criticize it as a triumph of hype over art.

4.   Performers from dozens of countries are taking part in the six-day circus festival.

5.   Lyon, France -- International circus festival opens.

6.   Luzhkov also sent a letter to Yeltsin asking him to order the circus festival to move.