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Ariane Oechsneer on the step of a trailer in the Romancs family's circus caravan in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017. The family, part of the Roma community, spend...

Spectators watch a performance by the Romancs family circus in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017. The Romancs family, part of the Roma community, spends most of the...

Alexandra Romancs performs aerial acrobatics with a cat calmly perched on her thigh, during a Romancs family circus show in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017.The fa...

Alexandre Romancs, right, patriarch of his family's circus, before a show in Paris, Oct. 12, 2017.The family, part of the Roma community, spends most...

Spectators begin to arrive for a performance by the Romancs family circus in Paris, Oct. 12, 2017.The family, part of the Roma community, spends most...

Performers in the Romancs family's circus warm up before a show in Paris, Oct. 14, 2017. The Romancs, who have performed as a family for 23 years, hav...

Performers with the Romancs family circus backstage before a show in Paris, Oct. 14, 2017. The Romancs, who have performed as a family for 23 years, h...

Members of the Romancs family's circus chat by one of their distinctive green caravan trailers before a show in Paris, Oct. 14, 2017. After hundreds o...

Alexandra Romancs, left, and her sister Rosa rehearse for a show in Paris, Oct. 13, 2017. The Romancs circus family, originally from Romania, are part...

Alexandre Romancs, the circus family's patriarch, and his wife Delia, on a trapeze bar, rehearse for a show in Paris, Oct. 12, 2017. This summer, the...

Meat is grilled prior to the start of a Romancs family circus show in Paris, Sept. 30, 2017. The family, originally from Romania, are part of a Roma c...

The tent is prepared for a show by the Romancs family's circus in Paris, Sept. 30, 2017. The family, part of the Roma community, spends most of the ye...

A woman on the steps of a trailer in the Romancs family's circus caravan in Paris, Sept. 30, 2017. The family, part of the Roma community, spends most...