Circus Identities: Life in Circus Families
name: label: Collection Creator
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 04
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0704_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0004
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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: Jennifer Lemmer-Posey (presenter); Jennifer Lemmer-Posey; Rafael Palacios; Dolly Jacobs; Luis Garcia The Big Apple Circus opened in 1977 in New York City, bringing a focus on community engagement and programs like Clown Care to the circus world. In June 2016, they had to file for bankruptcy. But the Big Apple Circus was revived once more in 2017, just in time for its fortieth anniversary season.