The Circus Bee while touring with five different big top shows. The Circus Bee "The Circus Bee" is a circus march composed by Henry Fillmore in February 1908. It is a technically advanced composition and is used as openers and encores in concerts. "The Circus Bee" was a celebration of sorts for the fact that Henry Fillmore and his father, who managed their publishing business, finally agreed that the young composer could publish his music "at home" even though it did not meet the elder Fillmore's standard of being religious music. The march is named after an imaginary circus newspaper and reflects Fillmore's
Big Apple Circus circus arts schools had been opened with money raised from the circus shows. The Big Apple Circus began the 1980s with a special holiday celebration in honor of the circus and its staff. In 1981, the circus began performing at Damrosch Park of Lincoln Center for the first time, continuing until 2015. In 1982, the circus won a silver medal at a circus performing competition held in Paris. The circus began to arrange tours across New England in 1983. They also received an Obie award that year. By 1984, the New York School for Circus Arts/Big Apple Circus relocated to