Chinese acrobats on bicycles perform with the UniverSoul Circus (Atlanta Ga.) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 3, 2017. UniverSoul Circus is a combination of circus arts, theater, music, and audience interaction that embraces and celebrates urban pop culture from around the world. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Acrobatic roller skating at the Sailor Circus (The Greatest Little Show on Earth) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 6, 2017. Sailor Circus Academy is America's oldest youth circus, teaching the circus arts to students in the fourth through twelfth grades. Located in Sarasota, Florida (known as the circus capital of the world), students gain distinctive knowledge of the performing arts through their interactions with travelling circuses from all over the globe. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Clown Keith Nelson of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (New York Ciry) performs his sword swallowing act at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 8, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
