Elephants in Performance

Images of elephants in various contexts, including circus acts and film, showcasing human-animal interaction and performance settings.

1960s HAND OF MAGICIAN PULLING WHITE RABBIT OUT OF BLACK TOP HAT

Businessman juggling with balls. Young businessman in cap standing on elephant and juggling with balls

THE MAGIC FLUTE (1975) -Original title: TROLLFLÖJTEN-, directed by INGMAR BERGMAN.

Businessman juggling with balls. Young businessman standing on zebra and juggling with balls

ZARDOZ (1974), directed by JOHN BOORMAN.

WILLIAM MOSELEY, GEORGIE HENLEY and ANNA POPPLEWELL in CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE (2005), directed by ANDREW ADAMSON.

JACKIE CHAN in SHANGHAI NOON (2000), directed by TOM DEY.

EDDIE MURPHY in DR. DOLITTLE 2 (2001), directed by STEVE CARR.

MAX RECORDS in WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (2009), directed by SPIKE JONZE.

1960s HAND OF MAGICIAN PULLING WHITE RABBIT OUT OF BLACK TOP HAT

CATHERINE DENEUVE in LE TOUT TESTAMENT (2015) -Original title: LE TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT-, directed by JACO VAN DORMAEL.

PETER DINKLAGE in LASSIE (2005), directed by CHARLES STURRIDGE.

STEVE CARELL in EVAN ALMIGHTY (2007), directed by TOM SHADYAC.

HOTEL FOR DOGS (2009), directed by THOR FREUDENTHAL.

1960s HAND OF MAGICIAN PULLING WHITE RABBIT OUT OF BLACK TOP HAT TRICK

MAX RECORDS in WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (2009), directed by SPIKE JONZE.

Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

JIMMY BENNETT, STEVE CARELL, JOHNNY SIMMONS and GRAHAM PHILLIPS in EVAN ALMIGHTY (2007), directed by TOM SHADYAC.

A person in bear costume stands with a drink on his right hand in the kitchen.

BENOIT POELVOORDE in ENTRE SES MAINS (2005), directed by ANNE FONTAINE.

RENE RUSSO in BUDDY (1997), directed by CAROLINE THOMPSON.

LIAM AIKEN in GOOD BOY! (2003), directed by JOHN ROBERT HOFFMAN.

ROSARIO DAWSON in BRIARPATCH (2020), directed by COLIN BUCKSEY, ANA LILY AMIRPOUR and DESIREE AKHAVAN.

HENRY THOMAS in E. T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

KRISTIN DAVIS in CHRISTMAS IN THE WILD (2019), directed by ERNIE BARBARASH.

BLAKE WOODRUFF in HELLION (2006) -Original title: WHISPER-, directed by STEWART HENDLER.

Participants in a Cajun styled Mardi Gras in Church Point, Louisiana

ANNASOPHIA ROBB in BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (2005), directed by WAYNE WANG.

DOMADOR DE CIRCO.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY (2020), directed by JOSH THOMAS.

Baby Elephant Act, Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus

JASON CLARKE in DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014), directed by MATT REEVES.

DISASTER MOVIE (2008), directed by AARON SELTZER and JASON FRIEDBERG.

ENTRELOBOS (2010), directed by GERARDO OLIVARES.

TIM DRAXL in A FEW BEST MEN (2011), directed by STEPHAN ELLIOTT.

LINDA HAMILTON in THE TERMINATOR (1984), directed by JAMES CAMERON.

Female Trainer and Bear, Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus

Horse as a unicorn, Magnifico, show by Andre Heller, world premiere on 08.02.2011, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE (2005), directed by ANDREW ADAMSON.

STEVE ZAHN in DADDY DAY CARE (2003), directed by STEVE CARR. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

WOODY ALLEN in EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX (1972) -Original title: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX * BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK-, directed by WOODY ALLEN.

LOU LAMBRECHT in KING (2022), directed by DAVID MOREAU.

MIA WASIKOWSKA and ADAM DRIVER in TRACKS (2013), directed by JOHN CURRAN.

HAI-QING and RENLIN WU in RETURN TO DUST (2022) -Original title: YIN RU CHEN YAN-, directed by LI RUIJUN.

At the circus

ALAIN CHABAT in DIDIER (1997), directed by ALAIN CHABAT.

ATIENZAR , MARIBEL MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOLA. ALBACETE1959;.

THE LEGEND OF SARILA (2013), directed by NANCY FLORENCE SAVARD.

JOHN MALKOVICH in DISGRACE (2008), directed by STEVE JACOBS.

THOMAS JANE in DEEP BLUE SEA (1999), directed by RENNY HARLIN.

Original Film Title: MEET THE PARENTS. English Title: MEET THE PARENTS. Film Director: M. JAY ROACH. Year: 2000. Stars: ROBERT DE NIRO.

The legend of the knights. The medieval festival of Provins. Provins. France.

MEN IN BLACK II (2002), directed by BARRY SONNENFELD.

UMA THURMAN and CHIA HUI LIU in KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004), directed by QUENTIN TARANTINO.

STEVE CARELL in EVAN ALMIGHTY (2007), directed by TOM SHADYAC.

OWEN WILSON and JENNIFER ANISTON in MARLEY & ME (2008), directed by DAVID FRANKEL.

SON OF THE MASK (2005), directed by LAWRENCE GUTERMAN.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus clown Jackie Le Claire presents a gift for Caroline Kennedy (CBK), with David Polland and Hortense Burton (John J. McNally). Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus clown, Jackie LeClaire, presents a toy stuffed giraffe as a gift for Caroline Kennedy. Hortense Burton, Chief of the Correspondence Pool in the Social Entertainments Office, stands at right. East Wing Lobby, White House, Washington, D.C.

1970s WOMAN CIRCUS PERFORMER HOLDING ELEPHANT TRUNK

MATTHEW PERRY in SERVING SARA (2002), directed by REGINALD HUDLIN.

PAUL MICHAEL LEVESQUE in BLADE TRINITY (2004) -Original title: BLADE: TRINITY-, directed by DAVID S. GOYER.

EWAN MCGREGOR in BIG FISH (2003), directed by TIM BURTON.

BILL MURRAY in LARGER THAN LIFE (1996), directed by HOWARD FRANKLIN.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937), directed by WALT DISNEY.

IÑIGO MARTINEZ in ARMUGAN (2020) -Original title: ARMUGAN, EL ULTIMO ACABADOR-, directed by JO SOL.

MACKENZIE ASTIN in IRON WILL (1994), directed by CHARLES HAID.

LINDA CARDELLINI, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, MATTHEW LILLARD and FREDDIE PRINZE JR. in SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED (2004), directed by RAJA GOSNELL.

TONI COLLETTE in IN HER SHOES (2005), directed by CURTIS HANSON.

THE MISSING PICTURE (2013) -Original title: L' IMAGE MANQUANTE-, directed by RITHY PANH.

LITTLE MONSTERS (2019), directed by ABE FORSYTHE.

THE FALL (2006), directed by TARSEM SINGH.

3/4 MCU of a young man grabbing a large teddy bear from the trunk of his car, throwing it over his shoulder and walking off camera.

ANNA KENDRICK in NOELLE (2019), directed by MARC LAWRENCE.

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (2016), directed by WILL SPECK and JOSH GORDON.

EARLY MAN (2018), directed by NICK PARK. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

PETER FEENEY in BLACK SHEEP (2006), directed by JONATHAN KING.

ANNASOPHIA ROBB in SLEEPWALKING (2008), directed by BILL MAHER.

THE NUMBER 23 (2007), directed by JOEL SCHUMACHER.

JASON JAMES RICHTER in FREE WILLY (1993), directed by SIMON WINCER.

DENNIS QUAID in YOURS, MINE AND OURS (2005), directed by RAJA GOSNELL.

Po, Mei Mei, Tigress and Bao at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Kung Fu Panda 3' held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, USA on January 16, 2016

LAURA DERN and SAM NEILL in JURASSIC PARK (1993), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993), directed by BARRY SONNENFELD.

REESE WITHERSPOON and ROBERT PATTINSON in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (2011), directed by FRANCIS LAWRENCE.

JIMMY BENNETT, JOHNNY SIMMONS and GRAHAM PHILLIPS in EVAN ALMIGHTY (2007), directed by TOM SHADYAC.

VANESSA PARISE in JACK AND JILL VS. THE WORLD (2008), directed by VANESSA PARISE.

CARMEN MACHI in QUE SE MUERAN LOS FEOS (2010), directed by NACHO G. VELILLA.

MELANIE LAURENT in RIDE ABOVE (2022) -Original title: TEMPETE-, directed by CHRISTIAN DUGUAY.

ARTHUR THE KING (2024), directed by SIMON CELLAN JONES.

Artist Otmar Alt, Otmar-Alt-Stiftung foundation, Hamm, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

ANG LEE and SURAJ SHARMA in LIFE OF PI (2012), directed by ANG LEE.

WES ANDERSON in ISLE OF DOGS (2018), directed by WES ANDERSON.

GENE HACKMAN in WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT (2004), directed by DONALD PETRIE.

Benjamin Tomkins in

MURRAY ABRAHAM in LADY AND THE TRAMP (2019), directed by CHARLIE BEAN.

of 2