Danger is part of the show. One minute Esmeralda is risking her life under an elephant, the next she is in the caravan cooking dinner for the family. Esmeralda comes from a long tradition of circus artists. When asked if she is afraid under the elephant, she answers "No, Mara and i go back a long way, if she wanted to squash me she would have done it a long time ago".

Hannelore aged 16 was born into the circus. Together with her mother she rides circus elephants and camels in some of the main acts. Out of the arena she is just another teenage girl. Here her brother and cousin can be seen in the background practicing the on the tight rope.

Frank is the main man. A clumsy clown one minute and a brave tiger tamer the next. But whether he is making people laugh or scream, it's the circus administration that occupies his mind. The economic crisis, new laws, internet, tv and inflexible local politicians. Frank believes all this is causing his five generation old spectacle to suffer a severe downfall, one from which they may not be able to recover.