Russia is one of the few remaining countries where a bear can still make a decent living. Government regulations concerning these performing animals are full of loopholes and a determined bear can support himself and his family in a style that most bears don't mind at all. | A bear's day at the circus is long, and his mastery of performing skills is constantly being put to the test. | By the end of the work day, the bears are exhausted and they return through the forest to a clearing in the woods where they live with their families. Odd as it may seem, bears in general, but particularly performing bears, take great pleasure in dancing, especially after a long day at work and to a musical selection of their own choice and not that of the circus masters'. |
As the evening wears on, the bears play a scratchy old recording of a song called "Divertissements for Performing Bears" on an old hand-cranked victrola and dance away the cares and worries of the day. We were lucky enough to get hold of a recording of this song and made this arrangement of the piece.
You can listen to our version of Divertissements for Performing Bears. |
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