ABSTRACT
Two research projects dedicated to the history of circus people in the wake of WWII both explored the interplays between scholarship and the arts within the framework of dramatic performances. The first part of this chapter presents each research project and focuses particularly on the security strategies among circus people, examining the manner of protection circuses could offer to those persecuted by the Nazi regime and their allies. The second part portrays the performed acts within the two research projects. Moreover, the article includes comments by the viewers and remarks made by those who were involved in the making of the performances. As a first priority, the chapter aims to create considerable space for general feedback and reactions, before asking the spectators of the performances about the risks and rewards they identify in the interaction of historical perspectives, dramatic performances, and the development of new pedagogical paths.
