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JUNE 29-JULY 4;JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET# 3a SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Corr Breckenridge RECORDER NUMBER(MAIN):CFCH9 FILE NAME: CLown1_0050.wav RECORDER NUMBER(BACKUP):CFCH16 FILE NAME:Clown2-0359.wav PRESENTER: JEFF RAZ DATE/TIME: 7/3/2017 1pm PROGRAM: Circus Arts - SFL 50 STAGE: Clown Alley GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: 1 pm Panel: Is there still a Place for Clowns in the Big Top PARTICIPANTS. INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Jeff Raz Robin Urich Joel Baker Circus Bella Karen Bell Natasha Circus Bella CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): 1 pm 1. Jeff Raz introducing next session; doing bit w/ 2 associates from audience 2. Introduces Robin Yurik. Jeff describes his own career- started 3. as street juggler in teens. In SF Bay area - groups doing street clowning/ 4. theater/politics. Nothing odd about being street juggler in that time and place 5. Place for clowns in circuses? There are other places for clowns today - 6. Medical clowning. Also technical parts of crews much smoother and faster - 7. Not leaving transitions that clowns can work in - shorter spots 8. to interact with audience. Circus Schools - Kids learning aerials, aerobatics, but not too many learning clowning. Jeff introduces Joel Baker? - of Circus Bella, formerly Cirque mic to Robin.