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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET #7 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Linn Bunch RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH5 FILE NAME: CIRSTR-0079.wav RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH6 FILE NAME: CIRCL2-0084.wav PRESENTER: Dominique Juande DATE/TIME: 7/7/17 - 3:30-4:15 pm PROGRAM: Circus Stories STAGE: Circus Stories GROUP NAME: Panel SESSIONS TITLE: Immigration & the American Circus [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | |[[strikethrough]] Tino Wallenda Pedro Reis [/strikethrough]] Rodleigh Stevens [[/strikethrough]] Amanda Lynch [[/strikethrough]] } oops - perhaps these people are napping at their hotel [[image]] | Elena Panova | Aerialist, swinging trapeze (Russia) | | Dominique Juande | historian, clown, author | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): [[strikethrough]] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. [[/strikethrough]] Elena Panova History of how performers join the circus in Russia. In most towns, young children could draw, paint, play music & go to circus school. If children showed an aptitude or talent they could go on to more professional schools. Elena joined a small circus/school & had 2 instructors - one for talent & one for production She & her teachers read books from the library considered the equipment available, in this case a trapeze, & developed a routine. She was the 1st