Lewis and Clark Circus was founded in 2006 by Bob Childress. In 2013, Childress sold the Lewis and Clark to circus performers, Olena and Vandeir Reis, who continue to operate it today.

Met in 2003 and falling in love on the Clyde Beatty- Cole Bros, Circus, Lena, originally from Ukraine, worked as an aerialist and Vandeir, originally from Brazil, and worked as a professional acrobat, found themselfs with the opportunity to buy a circus.

And now, after one circus purchase, 10 years on a road and thousands of shows later, they sharing a circus life, full of adventures with their two beautiful children. The Lewis and Clark has carved itself into one of America’s Great Family Circuses.