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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.

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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

• Woodcock_Video_(1965), Elephant Act (1965)
• The Stephensons, Dog Act (1965)
• The Tovarich Troupe, Hand-to-Hand Balancing Act (1967)
• Jenda Smaha & Tanya, Elephant Act (1970)
• Charly Baumann, Tiger Act (1964)

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