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"What we're doing is magic," says Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® stage manager Zajda Kazik. His team brings America's Living National Treasure® from city to city 11 months out of the year. One moment, there's an empty arena; before long, there's The Greatest Show On Earth®—a complete setup of the show takes 14 hours.

And if a sporting or concert events takes place in the same arena, The Greatest Show On Earth is set up more than once. That means dismantling the show (a process that takes about six hours), and then reassembling it in time for the next Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performance.

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