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Down the Road

Season 1 Episode 6 | 53m 11s

Amid the final performances, we hear about everyone's plans for the future. Many will be leaving Big Apple Circus. Some have consciously chosen a different path. Others have no idea what they're going to do next. As the trailers pull out of the lot, and the tent comes down for the last time, we join in the time-honored circus farewell: not "goodbye," but "see you down the road."

Aired: 11/15/10
Extras
Performers who grew up in the circus find it difficult to imagine another kind of life.
Three members of the company consider leaving the circus for the "real world."
A major act is cut just before the first show; it's an inauspicious start to the season.
Airs Nov. 3rd 9/8c
The clock is ticking down to the dress rehearsal in Walden, but the show isn't ready.
As the company puts together the new show, we meet the members of the Big Apple family.
The Rodion Trio performs a classic, high-risk circus act.
Big Apple kids tell us what they like about growing up circus.
Historian Dominique Jando explains why the circus is an important part of our culture.
Watch a timelapse video of the Big Apple Circus tent going up.
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Performers who grew up in the circus find it difficult to imagine another kind of life.
Three members of the company consider leaving the circus for the "real world."
A major act is cut just before the first show; it's an inauspicious start to the season.
The clock is ticking down to the dress rehearsal in Walden, but the show isn't ready.
As the company puts together the new show, we meet the members of the Big Apple family.