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In The Spotlight
THE POMPOFF THEDY FAMILY
The Aragón family is one of Europe’s most prolific clown dynasties. A Spanish family with French circus ancestry, it has produced five generations of funnymen, some of whom have become major circus stars in Spain as well as abroad: Pompoff y Thedy, arguably the greatest Spanish clown duet of their generation, which morphed into The Pompoff Thedy Family with the third and fourth generations and have enjoyed an outstanding international career; and Gaby, Fofó y Miliki, from the fourth generation, who became major stars on Spanish television. The founder of the dynasty, Gabriel Aragón Gomez, was a former seminarian who had “run away and joined the circus,” and eventually became a clown under the name of Pepino. Gabriel married the equestrienneA female equestrian, or horse trainer, horse presenter, or acrobat on horseback. Virginie Foureaux (?-1930), who came from one of France’s oldest circus dynasties. Gabriel and Virginie had fifteen children—and four sons among them. (more...)New Biographies
- Jenda Smaha, Elephant Trainer
- Pompoff Thedy Family, Clowns
- Shandong Acrobatic Troupe, Chinese Acrobatics
- Pinito del Oro, Aerialist
- Terry Cavaretta, Aerialist
New Videos
- Charly Baumann, Tiger Act (1964)
- Les Bario, Clowns (1975)
- Don Saunders, Clown (1965)
- The Schaller Brothers, Comedy Trampoline Act (1950)
- Sergei Druzhina, Hand Balancer (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