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	*[[Camilla_Mayer_Video_1948|Camilla Mayer]], High Wire (1948)		*[[Camilla_Mayer_Video_1948|Camilla Mayer]], High Wire (1948)
	*[[Ben_Williams_and_Anna_May_BAC_Video_1989|Ben Williams & Anna May]], Elephant Act (1989)		*[[Ben_Williams_and_Anna_May_BAC_Video_1989|Ben Williams & Anna May]], Elephant Act (1989)
	*[[Big_Apple_Circus_Comedy_Flying_Act_(1989)|Big Apple Circus Company]], Comedy Flying Act (1989)		*[[Big_Apple_Circus_Comedy_Flying_Act_(1989)|Big Apple Circus Company]], Comedy Flying Act (1989)
−	*[[Rios_Brothers_BAC_1989_Video|The Rios Brothers]], Risley Act (1989)
	==Featured Oral Histories==		==Featured Oral Histories==

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Revision as of 20:01, 26 September 2010

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

MARYSE BEGARY

Born on February 20, 1926 in Paris, France, the daughter of a baker, Andrée "Maryse" Begary (1926-2007) was one of the most accomplished and celebrated aerialists of her day, famous for her exceptional handstand on the trapeze bar—which she could hold for more than one minute—and her spectacular series of rotating one-arm planges (also known as "dislocations"), with which she emulated her idol, Lillian Leitzel (1892-1921). Young Andrée started training on the trapeze on her doctor’s recommendation, to improve a poor health condition. She became apprentice to a celebrated gymnast on horizontal bars, Nicolas Marcoud, who had a successful career with the Marcoud-Banola Troupe. Andrée adopted his name (as was the tradition then, in the circus, when a young performer had apprenticed to a famous master) when she started her performing career. Thus, under the name of Andrée Marcoud, she made her professional debut at Paris’s Cirque Medrano on April 14, 1939; she was thirteen years old.... (more...)

New Biographies

• Russia's First National Circus, History
• The Loyal-Suarez Troupe, Equestrians
• César Aedo, Clown
• Vince Bruce, Trick Roper
• David Rosaire, Dog Trainer

New Videos

• Oaf & Fish, Clowns (1989)
• Uwe Schwichtenberg, Trained Pigs (c.1973)
• Camilla Mayer, High Wire (1948)
• Ben Williams & Anna May, Elephant Act (1989)
• Big Apple Circus Company, Comedy Flying Act (1989)

Featured Oral Histories

• 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