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Circis [[Circus]] - visual art *Cranes - Russian Flying Act music, told a story - popular Russian legend - crane represent fallen soldiers that fly & protect the people. A Pavlenko 17 tigers - classical music - ballet of man (tuxedo) with 17 tigers Dissertation mid-80s - sacred text stories emerge analogy circus acts there's a statement - flying acts & challenge of gravity Wallendas - any day could be injured or die. compared mil. chaplains (fighter pilots) to circus chaplains (ariel [[aerial]] acts) close to death (pilots & circus flyers) Tiger Acts - Clyde Beatty - recalled "brutal" adversarial Gunther Gable Williams - 11 tigers - no force or dominance "mind meld" relationship with animal "Relationship with animals is a joyous thing" "circus is life celebrating" "art - not stunts" Circus: artistic - beautiful, body expression compound - Russian & China circus relative to artistic expression Religion of circus folk - c = circus ∙c international community ∙c diverse religions Analogy - ritual of circus} Tent = cathedral, Ring = altar Q - celebratin moment a life in circus - [[strikethrough]] bless [[/strikethrough]] Ritual - blessing of the tent - broad appeal not limited to a sect nothing is denominational. "speak at the level of the souls' journey." Sharing food - Thanksgiving - celebrate being together *Mědrăno: circus is a religion" religion, spirituality, circus - soaring. Q - superstition? - in/out same door, peacock feather/bad luck, personal pre-perf. rituals;
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