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Life's a circus for this Cirque du Soleil wardrobe head

Dec 19, 2024
Alexandra Mancini works as head of wardrobe for Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA, where she maintains and constructs roughly 1,200 costume pieces.
The cast of Cirque du Soleil KOOZA in August 2016 in Sydney, Australia.
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PETA takes its fight to other animal entertainment

May 19, 2017
The campaign against Ringling Bros. is over. Now activists have more energy to take on Hollywood.
PETA spends millions of dollars each year organizing grassroots campaigns against animal abuse. Above, activists protest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Circuses battle changing tastes

Jul 4, 2016
Circus attendance has plummeted since the entertainment was in its heyday
The Big Apple Circus on December 17, 2011 in New York City.
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