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  • ...ent that had settled in Italy, and was related to two other famous Italian circus families, [[The Canastrelli Family|Canestrelli]] and Larible. Gianni's uncl ...on. (Bernhard Paul, a great "discoverer" of clown talent, also launched at Circus Roncalli the careers of [[Pic]], [[Jean-Paul]], [[David Shiner]] and [[Pete
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  • ...(today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There ...rica, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior J
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  • ...exis Gruss]]Marie-Pierre Bénac was not born into the circus. Yet during a circus career that spanned twelve years and two continents, she proved herself a v ...xis Gruss]]. Founded in 1974, the Conservatoire was the first professional circus school in Western Europe.
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  • ==Circus Owners, Equestrians, Animal Trainers, Acrobats, Aerialists== ...toured in about thirty countries. The Tognis have also always excelled in circus engineering: they are credited with several technical innovations, includin
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  • ...oned a promising career—in his case as an engineer—to join the circus. ...ould remain until 1990, performing their cradle act and, as members of the circus's resident company, a short-distance flying trapeze act.
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  • ...s champion who, like many of his Russian counterparts, transitioned to the circus when his competition days were over. He learned his trade with the famous R ...'Freilix'' (Free). It immediately won a Golden Lion at the [[International Circus Festival of Wuqiao]], China, in 2001.
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  • ==Knie: The Swiss National Circus== ...d be at the origin of one of the world's most prestigious and long-lasting circus dynasties. Born in Erfurt and nineteen years old, the young Friedrich left
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  • == THE CIRCUS OF COPENHAGEN == ''By Johan Vinberg, Swedish Circus Academy''
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  • ...Russia and Eastern Europe. His is by far the most famous (and most copied) circus clown in the world. David is the first traditional circus auguste to have brilliantly synthesized the virtuosity of old musical augus
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  • ...omedy on horseback, which was present in the very first days of the modern circus, is a very difficult genre—as is, actually, any act performed on hors ...e Fratellini’s school had acquired at various times the services of such circus equestrian luminaries as [[Chotachen Courtault]] and [[Francesco Caroli]].
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  • ...o encompass Alexis Gruss's circus as well as the first French professional circus school. ...ue de Demain]] in Paris (which were for a long time hosted by his family's circus), each time with a different act. Among other awards, he won a Silver Medal
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  • ...Banola Troupe. Andrée adopted his name (as was the tradition then, in the circus, when a young performer had apprenticed to a famous master) when she starte ...ame for herself: Her handstand on her trapeze bar didn’t fail to impress circus professionals and aficionados, and her act continued to improve over the ye
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  • ...mnastics and ballet. But when her father heard of her intention to go to a circus school, he stopped talking to Cryzta for two years! To him, she had chosen ...irque et du Mime, France’s—and Western Europe’s—very first circus school, created in 1974.)
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  • ==Circus Owner and Director== ...unced the "Death of Britain’s Nº 1 Showman" and the "King of the Modern Circus," indicating the unrivalled position in which the showman was revered.
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  • ==Circus Director and Impresario== ...evements were the introduction of theatrical aesthetics into the traveling circus performance, a modern approach to public relations and marketing, his fores
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  • ...rres_Cole_Bros.jpeg|thumb|left|400px|Rob Torres at Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus (c.1993)]]While in high school, he was a member of the cross-country track ...Upon graduation, he toured for three years with [[Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus]], where he honed his comedic skills in front of large audiences and develo
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  • ...hey were invited to participate in the 32nd edition of the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they had the rare privilege of a standing ...other venues. In the United States, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'', in 2011-2012. Just before that engagement, t
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  • ...common denominator between Roman and modern circuses is the word itself, ''circus'', which means in Latin as in English, "circle". ===Philip Astley: The Father Of The Modern Circus===
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  • ...atic Festival]] in China (1999), and the Gold Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] (2000). ...stival in China. In 2004, the troupe won again Gold at the [[International Circus Festival of Budapest]] in Hungary.
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  • ...have made his one of the great names of the twentieth century’s European circus. ...]], a French equestrian who had settled in Sweden, where he originated his circus dynasty in the 19th century.
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