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First of May

Season 1 Episode 1 | 53m 41s

Walden, New York is home base of the Big Apple Circus. Here, the 150 members of the company gather from all over the country and the world to put together a new show for their year-long, town-to-town tour. As the sets are built, costumes designed and fitted, acts rehearsed and refined, we get acquainted with the members of the Big Apple family.

Aired: 11/01/10
Extras
As the tent comes down for the last time, we say one final "see you down the road."
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.
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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As the tent comes down for the last time, we say one final "see you down the road."
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.