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THE BORZOVI TROUPE
The Borzovi Troupe (named after its leader, Sergei Borzov) is considered one of the greatest flying groups of all times, along with Vil Golovko’s Cranes, and a few anonymous North-Korean acts. The troupe first made its mark by presenting a drastically different and innovative flying act that includes upright, traditional, and Korean cradles, and Russian Barre. The act was created by the legendary Russian act director, Piotr Maistrenko, who also produced The Cranes... (more...)
Cradle: Piece of apparatus (generally aerial) composed of two horizontal parallel bars in which a catcher locks his legs to be in position of catching a flyer.Flyer: An acrobat that is propelled in the air, either in a flying act, or in an acrobatic act (i.e. teeterboard).Flying Act: Any aerial act in which an acrobat is propelled in the air from one point to another.Russian Barre: Flexible pole, held horizontally by two catchers, or under-standers, with which they propelled a flyer in acrobatic figures from and to the Barre.Teeterboard: A seesaw made of wood, or fiberglass poles tied together, which is used to propel acrobats in the air.Under-Stander: In an acrobatic act, the person who is at the base, supporting other acrobats (for example, the base of a human pyramid). Also known as the "bottom Man" (or "Bottom Woman").
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