So, You Want to Start a Circus?
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2017 July 03
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0703_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0005
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Dominique Jando (presenter); Dominique Jando; Timothy Mack; Rodney Huey; Hovey Burgess The idea of running away with the circus, a place that praises human oddities and extreme talents, has drawn people looking to escape social conformity. To this day, the circus presents itself as a place of acceptance, building a strong community for social outsiders or anyone looking for a fresh start.