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+ | Founded in Germany at the end of WWII, The Bob Gerry Troupe was one of the most successful high wire troupes on the European circus scene in the fifties and early sixties. Starting in 1950, they included the six-person, three-tier pyramid to their repertoire—a feat originated (as the seven-person pyramid) by the [[Triska Troupe]], probably in 1943, and made infamous worldwide later in 1962 by [[The Wallendas]], when their own seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit, Ohio. | ||
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+ | The Bob Gerry Troupe was featured in some of Europe’s most prestigious circuses of their times, including [[Fritz Mey]]’s [[Circus Sarrasani]], [[Circus Krone]], [[Circus Williams]], and [[Circus Busch-Berlin]] in Germany; [[Cirque Medrano (Paris)|Cirque Medrano]] in Paris; [[Circo Heros]] (Togni) in Italy; [[Circo Price]] in Madrid, [[Cirque Royal (Brussels)|Cirque Royal]] in Brussels; [[Bertram Mills Circus]] at Olympia and the [[Harringay Circus]] in London; [[Circus Strassburger]] in Holland. They also appeared outdoors in several amusement parks in Scandinavia. | ||
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+ | The Bob Gerry Troupe made a cameo in Viktor Tourjansky’s film, Salto Mortale (1953), starring Margot Heil and Karl Heinz Böhm. In 1956, the troupe was awarded [[Arturo Castilla]]’s Oscar Mundial del Circo in Barcelona, Spain. Bob Gerry finally dismantled his troupe on November 11, 1963, after a last performance with the Italian Circo Heros in Pforzheim, Germany. | ||
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* Video: [[Bob_Gerry_Troupe_Video_(1963)|The Bob Gerry Troupe, high wire act]], at Circo Heros (1963) | * Video: [[Bob_Gerry_Troupe_Video_(1963)|The Bob Gerry Troupe, high wire act]], at Circo Heros (1963) | ||
[[Category:Artists and Acts|Bob Gerry Troupe]][[Category:High Wire|Bob Gerry Troupe]] | [[Category:Artists and Acts|Bob Gerry Troupe]][[Category:High Wire|Bob Gerry Troupe]] |
Revision as of 00:59, 17 July 2012
High Wire Act
Founded in Germany at the end of WWII, The Bob Gerry Troupe was one of the most successful high wireA tight, heavy metallic cable placed high above the ground, on which wire walkers do crossings and various acrobatic exercises. Not to be confused with a tight wire. troupes on the European circus scene in the fifties and early sixties. Starting in 1950, they included the six-person, three-tier pyramid to their repertoire—a feat originated (as the seven-person pyramid) by the Triska Troupe, probably in 1943, and made infamous worldwide later in 1962 by The Wallendas, when their own seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit, Ohio.
The Bob Gerry Troupe was featured in some of Europe’s most prestigious circuses of their times, including Fritz Mey’s Circus Sarrasani, Circus Krone, Circus Williams, and Circus Busch-Berlin in Germany; Cirque Medrano in Paris; Circo Heros (Togni) in Italy; Circo Price in Madrid, Cirque Royal in Brussels; Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia and the Harringay Circus in London; Circus Strassburger in Holland. They also appeared outdoors in several amusement parks in Scandinavia.
The Bob Gerry Troupe made a cameo in Viktor Tourjansky’s film, Salto Mortale (1953), starring Margot Heil and Karl Heinz Böhm. In 1956, the troupe was awarded Arturo Castilla’s Oscar Mundial del Circo in Barcelona, Spain. Bob Gerry finally dismantled his troupe on November 11, 1963, after a last performance with the Italian Circo Heros in Pforzheim, Germany.
See Also
- Video: The Bob Gerry Troupe, high wire act, at Circo Heros (1963)