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One Ring Family

Season 1 Episode 2 | 53m 41s

The clock is ticking down to the first full dress rehearsal in Walden, but the show is nowhere near ready. As the pressure ratchets up, and the fate of the performers and the show hangs in the balance, we get inside the dynamics of the Big Apple family, watching relationships begin to gel, and tracking developing rivalries and romances.

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
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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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.
As the company puts together the new show, we meet the members of the Big Apple family.