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* [[Pipo,_Dario_et_Mimile_Video_(1964)|Pipo, Dario et Mimile]], Clowns (1964) | * [[Pipo,_Dario_et_Mimile_Video_(1964)|Pipo, Dario et Mimile]], Clowns (1964) | ||
* [[Ekk_Cossack_Video_(2015)|Yakov Ekk Troupe]], Cossack Riding (2015) | * [[Ekk_Cossack_Video_(2015)|Yakov Ekk Troupe]], Cossack Riding (2015) | ||
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In The Spotlight
MOIRA ORFEI
Moira Orfei (born Miranda Orfei, 1931-2015) was an Italian pop-culture icon. A member of Italy's most famous circus family, she could compete in fame with any Italian music or movie legend. She was undoubtedly the only circus owner in the world who could get away (for forty years, no less!) with advertising her circus using posters that prominently displayed only her head shot and her first name. Much of her reputation was due to her long movie career, which coincided with the golden age of Italian cinema. But it was also due to the quality of her circus.
The daughter of Riccardo Orfei and Violetta Arata, she was born in the family's living trailer on December 21, 1931 in Codriopo, Italy. As a child, Moira was trained in all the basic circus disciplines. In 1960—without ever leaving the circus—she began a movie career. Ultimately, she appeared in nearly forty films, including popular Italian comedies and a host of internationally successful Italian productions based on mythological themes, such as the Hercules, Ursus, and Samson series.... (more...)
New Biographies
- Italo Medini, Juggler
- Isabella Nock, Aerialist
- The Faltyny Family, Acrobats, Unicyclists
- The Aratas, Tight Wire Artists
- Foottit et Chocolat, Clowns
New Videos
- Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan, Liberty Act (2015)
- Anton & Vadim Meleshin, Rola-Bola (2015)
- Aleksei Pronin Troupe, Russian Swing (2015)
- Pipo, Dario et Mimile, Clowns (1964)
- Yakov Ekk Troupe, Cossack Riding (2015)
Featured Oral Histories
- Moira Orfei, Circus Owner - Davide Maggio Interview (2012)
- Oleg Popov, clown - Russian Television Feature (2014)
- Albert Fratellini, clown - French Television Interview (1957)
- Nikolai Pavlenko, tiger trainer - Interview (RIA Novosti, 2012)
- Alberto Zoppé, Equestrian - Interview (McCutcheon & Distasio, 2003)
A Message from the Editor
CIRCOPEDIA is a constantly evolving and expanding encyclopedia of the international circus. New videos, biographies, essays, and documents are added to the site on a weekly—and sometimes daily—basis. So keep visiting us: even if today you don't find what you're looking for, it may well be here tomorrow! And if you are a serious circus scholar and spot a factual or historical inaccuracy, do not hesitate to contact us: we will definitely consider your remarks and suggestions.
- Dominique Jando
- Editor/Curator
