Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. News that the circus is in town means parents can expect to be besieged by children pleading for an outing. What is the Canadian circus started by Guy Laliberte and Daniel Gauthier that brings this phenomenon to cities around the world?"
...1. Cirque du Soleil 2. Circus Oz 3. Ringling Brothers 4. Silvers Circus "Cirque du Soleil" translates into English as "Circus of the Sun". Founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberte and Daniel Gauthier, the company combines circus styles from around the world and develops programs that are dramatic and eclectic (and animal-free). Ringling Brothers is American, and Circus Oz and Silvers Circus are both Australian circuses.