Circus Dreams: Running Away With 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
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0629_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0002
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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: Steve Smith (presenter); Elena Panova; Paul Binder; Michael Christensen As a source of entertainment, circuses today have a lot more competition than they once did. The structure of the circus has shifted with the changing times. However, the art form itself is currently flourishing. New circus arts schools have popped up across America and Europe, along with social circus programs focused on personal growth and social change.