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−	[[Image:Picaso–Jr(2004).jpg|thumb|right|100px]]Born Francisco Tebar Honrubia in Valencia, Spain, Picaso, Jr. is the son of the legendary juggler El Gran Picaso, who, as a genuine circus star in Europe in the 1960s and '70s, popularized "mouth juggling" with ping-pong balls. Although his father taught him to juggle at an early age, Francisco thought he was too shy to be a performer. Therefore, he chose to attend college, which he did, earning a degree in economics. He later spent some time in the military, which is when, as a hobby, he began honing his juggling skills.... ([[Picaso Jr|more...]])	+	[[Image:Picaso–Jr(2004).jpg|thumb|right|100px]]A former rhythmic gymnast of the Soviet Gymnastics Team and a Silver Medalist at the 1985 USSR championships, Yelena (or Elena) Larkina joined Moscow’s State College of Circus and Variety Arts (a.k.a. the Moscow Circus School) in 1987, where the famous Russian act director Valentin Gneushev noticed her. Gneushev made Yelena the dancer-assistant to the famous juggler-on-rolling-globe, Yury Borzykin, with whom she performed, in 1991, at the Gershwin Theater on Broadway, in Steve Leber’s production of Cirk Valentin. In that show, Yelena also performed an early version of her hula-hoop act... ([[Yelena Larkina|more...]])

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An index of Arists and Acts featured on Circopedia.

Featured Act

YELENA LARKINA

A former rhythmic gymnast of the Soviet Gymnastics Team and a Silver Medalist at the 1985 USSR championships, Yelena (or Elena) Larkina joined Moscow’s State College of Circus and Variety Arts (a.k.a. the Moscow Circus School) in 1987, where the famous Russian act director Valentin Gneushev noticed her. Gneushev made Yelena the dancer-assistant to the famous juggler-on-rolling-globe, Yury Borzykin, with whom she performed, in 1991, at the Gershwin Theater on Broadway, in Steve Leber’s production of Cirk Valentin. In that show, Yelena also performed an early version of her hula-hoop act... (more...)