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Wire Dancer, Acrobat

By Dominique Jando


Born David Müller in Switzerland on March 7, 1963, David Dimitri is the son of the legendary Swiss clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team., Dimitri. He was only seven when he made his debut in the ring of Circus Knie, along with his siblings, all dressed and made-up as miniature versions of his father, who was starring in the show. He worked again with his father at Circus Knie in 1973.

In 1977, David enrolled in the State Circus School of Budapest, Hungary. He graduated in 1981 with a tight wireA tight, light metallic cable, placed between two platforms not very far from the ground, on which a wire dancer perform dance steps, and acrobatic exercises such as somersaults. (Also: Low Wire) act, a version of which he had presented at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris the previous year: This had resulted in a contract with the Big Apple Circus for the following season.

David Dimitri joined the resident company of the Big Apple Circus in 1981, and enrolled at the same time in the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, where he studied ballet and dance until 1983. At the Big Apple Circus, David perfected his tight wireA tight, light metallic cable, placed between two platforms not very far from the ground, on which a wire dancer perform dance steps, and acrobatic exercises such as somersaults. (Also: Low Wire) act, in which he presented now both a backward and, more importantly, forward somersaults. He also participated in a Russian Barre act with Marie-Pierre Bénac and Sacha Pavlata, created a tight wireA tight, light metallic cable, placed between two platforms not very far from the ground, on which a wire dancer perform dance steps, and acrobatic exercises such as somersaults. (Also: Low Wire) duet with Bénac, did some horse vaulting and bareback riding, performed an acrobatic act with elephants, and appeared in a host of production numbers.

David remained in the Big Apple Circus’s company until 1987. During that period, he also performed at Circus World and Busch Gardens in Florida; at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; Caesar’s Palace in Lake Tahoe; helped coaching the Broadway cast of the musical Barnum; appeared in the movie, Annie; and danced on the wire at the Metropolitan Opera in Jean-Pierre Ponelle’s production of Manon—among many other things.

In 1988 and 1989, He was featured with Marie-Pierre Bénac at Circus Knie, where they performed their tight-wire duet and their Russian Barre act with Franco Knie. While Bénac subsequently returned to the Big Apple Circus, David remained in Europe. From 1990-1997, he participated in the artistic organization of the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. He was featured at Cirque du Soleil in 1992, and collaborated with them on the concept of their first Las Vegas show, Mystère.

David returned to the Big Apple Circus in 1997-98 for its 20th anniversary celebration. He was featured with his wire act, and in several company acts. In 1998, he also acted as Artistic Director for the Circus World Museum’s show in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and conceived and staged Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame movie promotional tour.

David created his one-man show, L’Homme-Cirque, in 2000, and he began to produce shows and special events. He also made his mark with spectacular 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. crossings, notably in 2005, for the dedication of the new Frankfurter Waldstadium, in Frankfurt, Germany. He has performed at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina; the Lincoln Center Festival in New York; the festival Juste pour Rire in Montréal, Québec; Jeux de Piste in Strasbourg, France; and the Avignon Festival. Most recently, he has been touring internationally with La Famiglia Dimitri, a show featuring his father, Dimitri, his sisters, Masha and Nina, and his brother in law, Kai Leclerc.

External Links

http://www.daviddimitri.com

http://www.lafamigliadimitri.com