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Getti Kehayova was a star performer with the Greatest Show on Earth. Now, she is teaching fitness in Las Vegas. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/from-circus-to-circles-hula-hoops-a-training-tool-for-ex-performer/

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is highlighting the circus this summer. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/step-right-big-top-circus-tent-50th-annual-folklife-festival-180963890/

Cirque du Soleil has bought Blue Man Group, the performance art troupe that has been perplexing audiences for 25 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/theater/cirque-du-soleil-buys-blue-man-group.html

Former trapeze star Sarah Chapman is running the cookhouse at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/07/06/meet-a-woman-who-flew-high-in-the-circus-and-cooked-for-it-too/?utm_term=.5f84e243a5c2

20th Century Fox has released the trailer for “The Greatest Showman”, their musical tribute to P.T. Barnum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=143&v=AXCTMGYUg9A

One of the goals of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is to examine all aspects of American circus including how black performers and employees were integrated into the art form. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/two-circus-pros-juggle-history-race-springboard-black-entertainers-180963733/

Circus producer Wayne McCary talks to MASS magazine about the recent closing of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey plus the state of circus in America. http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2017/06/ringling_brothers_may_be_gone_but_future_of_circuses_is_alive_and_well_viewpoint.html

The Smithsonian Folklife festival will feature hundreds of kids from circus schools across the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/coming-soon-to-the-mall-a-circus-and-a-chance-to-learn-how-its-done/2017/06/23/a725fb50-54fe-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html

Governor Scott Walker paid a visit to Circus World in Baraboo. http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_cbfa9cea-9774-5bfa-b069-0e11c3d48202.html

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will salute the changing American circus. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/22/ringling-bros-closure-has-opened-the-door-for-smal/