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From YouTube: Councilman Jones Honors UniverSoul Circus 11- 2-2017

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday. November 2, 2017:

Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District) led a presentation recognizing and honoring the UniverSoul Circus for 24 years of outstanding productions on a local and national level.

Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2gHJC9I

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Ladies and gentlemen, coming to the City Council Chambers, once again, please join me in welcoming you, Universal circus, give them a round of applause.

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Trying out for a ringmaster see if I could do it, not not as good as lucky, not as good as lucky.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the fourth district is the home of many things and many tourist attractions, ranging from Benedict Arnold's mansion to the first computer ever created in the world. In the fourth District. We have things like the police touch, museum, the man and the Dell, but included in those great things.

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Is the universal soul circus founded 24 years ago in Atlanta, this circus resumes again tonight at 52nd and Parkside, and it will be there almost all month and I have no tickets telling you that now come to my office, I have no tickets, many kids seriously in our community don't get to go to Disney World.

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They will never ever see some of those exploits down there, but all kids in our region can make it to the circus tonight and it's a safe fun, family-oriented education and I've, never laughed so much in one hour in my life and I want to welcome them to the city of Philadelphia again by recognizing them recognizing and honoring the universal soul circus for 24 years of outstanding productions on the local and national levels, whereas the universal soul circus was founded.

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24 years ago, in Atlanta Georgia by a concert and theater promoter, Cedric Walker Walker had a vision of creating a circus with a large percentage of people of color performing.

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Announcement, thank you and and I as a young man always wanted to had a dream of running away for the circus. I think I, just joined the circus, I was and I think that's fantastic where, as the universal soul circus is a highly interactive combination of circus arts, theatre and music that spans genres, including pop classic R&B, Latin, hip-hop, jazz and gospel. The show embraces and celebrates the unique in familiar aspects of global cultures and ethnicities in one stellar production and.

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Whereas, since its debut the universal soul, circus has successfully turned the traditional circus world upside down by 1997, the production had grown from a single show in Atlanta to a ten-city tour which further expanded in 19 cities by 1999 and 25 cities by 2012, the universal soul circus even presented an international engagement in South, Africa tour in 2001, and whereas the universal soul circus has presented more than 11,000 performances to live audiences, exceeding 20 million patrons and has been seen in more than 60 million households, both local and national television networks.

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The televised production was a Emmy nominated HBO special, which remained and rotation for more than six years and.

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Recently, the universe Seoul Circus was the most prominently featured attraction at the global winter. Wonderland. An international pop-up theme park in Atlanta, owned by one of the largest entertainment companies in the world and.

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Whereas alongside well, no I'm gonna start with, whereas Universal has been rated one of the top three circuses in America alongside Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey, and Cirque du Soleil, Universe, Souls, fresh cool and hip approach to live, family entertainment has earned it a coveted spot as one of the top ten most requested family attractions across the country. Now, therefore, be it.

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Resolved by the City Council Philadelphia that hereby recognizes and honors the universe, Seoul Circus for 24 years of outstanding production on local and national level, a copy of the FURTHER RESOLVED, a gross copy of this resolution be presented to the universe, seoul circus, further evidence of the sincere admiration and gratitude of this legislative body. Congratulations.

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Chair recognizes lucky Mela millat, see sorry for that for remarks. Thank you, sir.

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There we go all right now. My name is lucky Malati, I'm, the ringmaster, the universe old circus. Once again, we want to thank you guys for honoring us. You know it's always a pleasure to come to Philadelphia and this time around we're gonna, give you guys a great show so make sure you come out and check out the universal circus and I'm gonna. Show you how there's no, when I say big top, you say: circus, big top.

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There you go there, you go there, you go.

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Thank you, Celso biddies,.