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  • ...and when he was about thirteen years old, Miguel "ran away and joined the circus," as they say. ...eras, with Miguel as their main flyer, participated in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 1977.
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  • ==Acrobat, Circus Owner== ...pted England. Yet, this highly respected artist and impresario came to the circus quite by accident, and in very unusual circumstances.
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  • ...and evidently made her a threat to the political status quo in the eyes of the East-German regime. Oliver’s father, Gert, developed radically opposite v ...forced her to leave the GDR. She, Oliver, and his sister Josefine crossed the Berlin Wall and moved to West Berlin; Oliver was ten. It was an entirely ne
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  • ...ow ''La Pista dei Clowns'', filmed at the [[Royal Circus (Stockholm)|Royal Circus]] in Stockholm (1977)
    280 B (38 words) - 03:39, 14 February 2016
  • ...e (excerpts), in the TV show ''La Pista dei Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
    328 B (47 words) - 02:33, 24 August 2013
  • ...nd Gaby, Fofó y Miliki, from the fourth generation, and their children of the fifth generation, who became major stars on Spanish television. ...ildren—and four sons among them. Little has been recorded of Arturo, the elder, who was probably significantly older than his more famous brothers:
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  • [[File:Flying_Cavarettas_Portrait.jpg|The Flying Cavarettas|right|400px]] ...s Vegas, the star of a flying act in which she performed the repertoire of the best male flyers of her generation, including a consistent triple somersaul
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  • ...a Schumann]]), in the TV show ''La Piste des Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
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  • ...ws. To the public at large, his name is certainly not as famous as that of the elephants he presented, ''Bertha'', and then a string of ''Tanyas''. ===The Vinicky-Smahas===
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  • ...ven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit, Ohio. Later, the Bob Gerry Troupe performed a six-person pyramid. ...ertram Mills Circus]] at Olympia and the [[Harringay Circus]] in London; [[Circus Strassburger]] in Holland. They also appeared outdoors in several amusement
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  • ...and during the Soviet regime, originated one of Russia’s most important circus dynasties. Their name still resonates today in Russian lore and culture, an ...ommon-law husbands—and therefore many Durovs were given, or adopted, the famous moniker even though it was not their birth name.
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  • ...ssistant. A friend introduced him to Muriel Brugman, a native of Weesp, in the Netherlands, who had a keen interest in physical comedy. Although he didn't ...ttended eighteen months after Muriel, when he finally overcame his fear of the legendary teacher. Scott and Muriel shared common interests (one was unicyc
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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===
    32 KB (4,908 words) - 23:56, 14 October 2023
  • ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
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  • ==Carola Williams And Her Circus== ...reeding ground for three of the best animal trainers of the second half of the twentieth century: [[Charly Baumann]], [[Gunther Gebel-Williams]], and [[Ge
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  • ...have made his one of the great names of the twentieth century’s European circus. ...trian who had settled in Sweden, where he originated his circus dynasty in the 19th century.
    47 KB (7,749 words) - 22:22, 27 October 2023
  • ...o learned a wide range of instruments—including flute, clarinet, and the full saxophone family—and not unexpectedly, he chose to embrace a mus ...musician, notably with Harry Roy, a well known clarinettist who led one of the most popular dance bands in Great Britain.
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  • ...s [[State College of Circus and Variety Arts]]. There, he was trained by the legendary acrobat and hand-balancer, [[Valery Raschivkin]]. ...ow based in the United States. In 2013, Angelo returned to Peru to produce circus shows in Lima.
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  • ...iste des Clowns'', filmed at the [[Cirkus at Djurgården (Stockholm)|Royal Circus]] in Stockholm (1977)
    296 B (41 words) - 19:41, 1 July 2013
  • ...d he was indeed one of the greatest clowns/comedians of the second half of the twentieth century. ...e [[Tom Mix Circus]]), and even joined for a time the equestrian troupe of the legendary [[Poodles Hanneford]].
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