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Sidedoor: Episode 7 in the Collections

In the late 1800s, Paul Cinquevalli was one of the most famous and thrilling entertainers in the world. Tales of his juggling and balancing exploits spanned continents. But by the mid 20th century, his name was all but forgotten. In this episode, Sidedoor explores Cinquevalli’s epic rise and fall, and brings you inside the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s circus tents for a one-of-a-kind Cinquevalli-inspired juggling revival.

Sidedoor: Ep. 7 | The Man Who Defied Gravity


Five of Spades

Juggler (Jongleur)

Circus Scene

Descente d'Absalon

Trained Dogs

Circus Juggler

John Le Clair

John Sloan and Frank Walter Taylor in the parody Twillbe

Patrick Francis Glassey

Loie Fuller

Album of Gems, Introduced by Williams and Walker and Their Own Big Company

P.T. Barnum

Palinello II

Mary Hardin

Cartoon for "Palinello"

Back of the Gaiety Theatre

When It's Buzz, Buzzin' Time in Bee, Bee, Bee Town

Circus Performer

Circus Girl

Capriccio Musicale (Circus)

Circus

Acrobat Rider on Four Horses

P.T. Barnum

Hammerstein's Roof Garden, (painting)

(Quelques Aspects de la Vie de Paris, Portfolio) Au Theatre

Old Clown Making Up, (painting)

The Hippodrome, London, (painting)

Babe La Tour

Punch

Judy

Flip-Flap

The Tragic Comedians

“Row-Row-Row”

The Circus (design for tapestry, New York)

Acrobat Falling


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