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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017
LOG SHEET #3
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET
LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Linn Bunch
RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH5
FILE NAME: CIRSTR_0077
RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH6
FILE NAME: CIRCL2_0083
PRESENTER: Amy Cohen
DATE/TIME: 7/7/17 12:34 p.m.
PROGRAM: Circus Arts
STAGE: Circus Stories
GROUP NAME:
SESSION TITLE: Social Circus - (Circus as Educators & Teachers)
[[2 columned table]]
| PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Stephanie Monseu | Bindlestaff Family Circus |
| Amy Christian | Puppet Maker Wise Fool, New Mexico |
CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. What is social circus? Using circus as a method
2. Of bringing a community together and/or as
3. a method of bringing out the best in each individual 
4. Focus of these circuses is to give voices to the 
5. unheard individual and/or community
6. 
wise fools 7. Originally made giant puppets as a method of 
8. Raising awareness/creating a dialogue on social issues.
Network of social service organizations - currently 17 circuses involved in working with youth
All agencies are discovering even Reluctant students find their niche somewhere in the circus; improve self-esteem