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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 |

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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