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	*[[Italo_Medini_Video_1973|Italo Medini]], Juggler (1973)		*[[Italo_Medini_Video_1973|Italo Medini]], Juggler (1973)
	*[[Vorobiev Troupe Video 2007]], Russian Swing (2007)		*[[Vorobiev Troupe Video 2007]], Russian Swing (2007)
	*[[Tokar_and_Hyobagy_Video_1996|Magdalena Tokar & Zoltan Hyobagy]], Aerial Cradle (1996)		*[[Tokar_and_Hyobagy_Video_1996|Magdalena Tokar & Zoltan Hyobagy]], Aerial Cradle (1996)
−	*[[Wolfgang_Trunk_Video_1973|Wolfgang Trunk]], Riding Tiger Act (1973)
	==Featured Oral Histories==		==Featured Oral Histories==

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Revision as of 19:59, 4 December 2011

Welcome to Circopedia, the free encyclopedia of the international circus. A project of the Big Apple Circus, inspired and funded by the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.

Artists and Acts Circus Specialties Circuses Circus History

Oral History Photo Archive Video Archive Links

In the Spotlight

ANTOSCHKA

Born December 5, 1954 in South Western Siberia, Russia, Ekaterina Mikhailovna Mozhaeva dreamed as a child of becoming a ballet dancer. Unfortunately, a long childhood illness thwarted her aspirations—since ballet, if one wants to succeed in Russia, is a discipline for which training starts at an early age. Still, she wanted to perform, and when she recovered, friends suggested that she try the circus. So, Ekaterina went on to train at the Circus’s Studio at Kemerovo, a Siberian city in the region of Novosibirsk. There, she learned a variety of circus disciplines, and partnered with another student, Anatoly Evgenevich Lotishev (b. March 10, 1949), to create an acrobatic clown duet under the name of Anton & Antoshka (spelled "Antoschka" in German). They began performing together in 1973 in Novosibirsk. They soon became very successful; Ekaterina’s character, Antoschka, which comes out as a whimsical, mischievous, marionette-like tomboy, was immediately very popular with their audiences.... (more...)

New Biographies

• Paul Jung, Clown
• The Kurziamovi, Arialists
• Nadia Houcke, Equestrienne
• Cirque Léonce, Circus
• Cirque Cassuli, Circus

New Videos

• The Del Moral Trio, Perch Pole Act (1969)
• The Saddri Dancers, Comedy Acrobatics (1969)
• Italo Medini, Juggler (1973)
• Vorobiev Troupe Video 2007, Russian Swing (2007)
• Magdalena Tokar & Zoltan Hyobagy, Aerial Cradle (1996)

Featured Oral Histories

• Alberto Zoppé, Equestrian - Interview (McCutcheon & Distasio, 2003)
• Olivier Taquin, Mime - Interview (Jando, 2008)
• Barry Lubin, Clown (Grandma) - Interview (Jando, 2008)
• Fumagalli, Clown - Interview (Jando, 2008)
• Kris Kremo, Juggler - Interview (Jando, 2007)

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. Keep visiting us: even if today you don't find what you're looking for, it may well be here tomorrow!

Dominique Jando

Editor/Curator