Circus Transitions: Life Before, In and After the 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 June 29
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0629_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0007
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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); Jennifer Lemmer-Posey; Pedro Reis; Paul Binder; Dominique Jando Starting with equestrian acts in a ring that was designed for horses, circuses have long used animals as part of their performances. However, a majority of circuses today no longer use animals in their acts. Instead, the modern circus has transitioned into focusing strictly on the performers' talents.