Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
- Date
- 2018 July 08
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0708_Circus_Arts_Circus_Science_0005
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- Listening copies available
- Scope and Contents
- Alessandro Wallenda; Tino Wallenda; Alida Wallenda; Amelia Wallenda; Ysabella Wallende Cortes; Robinson Cortes The Wallenda Family Troupe has been part of circus heritage since the 1830s, when they traveled through villages in the Austro-Hungarian Empire performing as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, and jugglers. In the late nineteenth century, they specialized in flying trapeze, but made wire-walking their enduring family tradition under the guidance of Karl Wallenda (1905 "1978). Dubbed The Flying Wallendas, the family is known for performing daring high-wire acts, including a gigantic seven-person-pyramid, without a safety net. Participating family members include sixth-generation Tino Wallenda; seventh-generation Olinka, Alida, Aurelia, and Alessandro Wallenda; eighth-generation Ysabella Wallenda Cortes, Lucas Cortes, Tomas Cortes, and Marcus Kolacsar; and Robinson Cortes and Claire Kuciejczyk-Kernan Wallenda-Zoppé.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
- Record ID
- ebl-1539633609681-1539633609823-2
