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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET #4 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: RECORDER NUMBER(MAIN): CFCH 5 FILE NAME: CiSTR 0059.wav RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH 6 FILE NAME: CiSTR0061.wav PRESENTER: [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] JANET DAVIS OSBORNE DATE/TIME: 6/30 1:15 PROGRAM: STAGE: Circus Stories GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: African American Circus [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | VERONICA BLAIR WILLIAMS | aerialists | | JANET DAVIS OSBORNE | Prof. of University of Texas in Austin | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): 00h22m 1. VERONICA BLAIR WILLIAMS -grew up in SAN FRANCISCO - Pickle Circus - MASTER Yu Li from China to teach 2. [MEGA] Circus - grant from NEW for inner city youth - VBW was scouted by Yu Li ANNECDOTE- 3. VERONICA was an acrobat but was offered a trapeze act - convinced with a cheeseburger 4. youngest trapeze artist at 17 years old 5. [CEDRIC] WALKER reached out and hired her - trained with [NORMA] FOX in SARASOTA 6. Swimming trapeze act - in SARASOTA they teach you their act 7. Went to France to teach - European circle style 8. JEAN-CLAUDE M. from Martinque - dual swinging strap "Ribbon in the sky" - Stevie Wonder 9. South Africa - [ZipZap] Circus 10. [IVAC] Brothers - foot catching trapeze