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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9,2017
LOG SHEET# 0003

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET 

LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: RICKY GOMEZ
RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH 9
FILE NAME: 0054
RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH2
FILE NAME: 0069
PRESENTER: Jeffery Raz
DATE/TIME: 7/4 12:30 
PROGRAM: CIRCUS ARTS
STAGE: CLOWN ALLEY 
GROUP NAME: 
SESSION TITLE: [[STRIKETHROUGH]] open class: clowning and cartooning [[/strikethrough]] Discussion of Giovanni Zope's show 

[[2 columned table]]
| PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT\OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
|Giovanni Zope | Clown |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Giovanni is clown and runs own circus 
2. -6th generation in circus
3. -family started circus in Budapest and moved to Italy 175 yrs ago 
4. - pulled pews from churches to use for somersaults and other tricks
5. 
6. What are some of your acts?
-clown of the evening who guides show and does lots of tricks 
7.
-Arial act as clown
8. 
Giovanni's father developed cuola tent now used [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] by circus now (1948)
-father did film Greatest show on Earth  in return for an elephant for circus