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

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

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

SCOOBY-DOO (2002), directed by RAJA GOSNELL.

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

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

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

G-FORCE (2009), directed by HOYT YEATMAN.

ELLE FANNING in BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (2005), directed by WAYNE WANG.

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

TARON EGERTON in KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2014), directed by MATTHEW VAUGHN.

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

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

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

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

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

JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING (1982) -Original title: THE THING-, directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

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

STEVE MARTIN in CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (2005), directed by ADAM SHANKMAN.

LA MOSQUITERA (2010), directed by AGUSTIN VILA.

SANDRA BULLOCK in THE LAKE HOUSE (2006), directed by ALEJANDRO AGRESTI.

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

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

MARCELLO FONTE in DOGMAN (2018), directed by MATTEO GARRONE.

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

THE SHAGGY DOG (2006), directed by BRIAN ROBBINS.

ZARDOZ (1974), directed by JOHN BOORMAN.

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (2005), directed by NICK PARK and STEVE BOX.

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

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

MARK WAHLBERG in SHOOTER (2007), directed by ANTOINE FUQUA.

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

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

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

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

MARMADUKE (2010), directed by TOM DEY.

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

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

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE and WILL FERRELL in ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004), directed by ADAM MCKAY.

ENTRELOBOS (2010), directed by GERARDO OLIVARES.

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

FAMILY SWAP (2020) -Original title: LE SENS DE LA FAMILLE-, directed by JEAN-PATRICK BENES.

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

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

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

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN in AROUND THE BEND (2004), directed by JORDAN ROBERTS.

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

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

BEN CHAPLIN in THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS (1996), directed by MICHAEL LEHMANN.

JUAN JOSE BALLESTA in ENTRELOBOS (2010), directed by GERARDO OLIVARES.

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

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

JIM GAFFIGAN in TROOP ZERO (2019), directed by BERT & BERTIE.

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

ROBERT DE NIRO in MEET THE PARENTS (2000), directed by JAY ROACH.

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

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

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

FRANCESCA HAYWARD in CATS (2019), directed by TOM HOOPER.

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

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

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

KEVIN JAMES in ZOOKEEPER (2011), directed by FRANK CORACI.

BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

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

DAMIAN LEWIS in DREAMCATCHER (2003), directed by LAWRENCE KASDAN.

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.

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

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

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

BRECKIN MEYER in GARFIELD: THE MOVIE (2004), directed by PETER HEWITT.

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.

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

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

The gloved hands of a magician performing a magic trick with a rabbit in a top hat

ADAM SANDLER in LITTLE NICKY (2000), directed by STEVEN BRILL.

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY in HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003), directed by DONALD PETRIE.

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

ALEX MICHAELETOS in DUMA (2005), directed by CARROLL BALLARD.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ in BOBBY (2006), directed by EMILIO ESTEVEZ. 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.

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

MATTHEW LILLARD in SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED (2004), directed by RAJA GOSNELL.

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

MATT DAMON in WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2011), directed by CAMERON CROWE.

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.

WHATEVER WORKS (2009), directed by WOODY ALLEN.

GRANT GUSTIN in PUPPY LOVE (2023), directed by RICHARD REID and NICK FABIANO.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN (2011) -Original title: ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, THE: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN-, directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

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

LUCY HALE and GRANT GUSTIN in PUPPY LOVE (2023), directed by RICHARD REID and NICK FABIANO.

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