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	*[[Willer_Nicolodi_BAC_Video_2005|Willer Nicolodi]], Ventriloquist (2005)		*[[Willer_Nicolodi_BAC_Video_2005|Willer Nicolodi]], Ventriloquist (2005)
	*[[Olate_Family_Dog_Act_BAC_2005|The Olate Family]], Dog Act (2005)		*[[Olate_Family_Dog_Act_BAC_2005|The Olate Family]], Dog Act (2005)
	*[[Masha_Garamova_BAC_Video|Masha Garamova]], Swinging Trapeze (2005)		*[[Masha_Garamova_BAC_Video|Masha Garamova]], Swinging Trapeze (2005)
	*[[Yasmine_Smart_BAC_2005_Video|Yasmine Smart]], High School Act (2005)		*[[Yasmine_Smart_BAC_2005_Video|Yasmine Smart]], High School Act (2005)
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Revision as of 02:05, 9 October 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.

Artists and Acts Circus Specialties Circuses Circus History

Oral History Photo Archive Video Archive Links

In the Spotlight

CIRCUS OZ

Founded in December 1977, with its first performance season in March 1978, Circus Oz was the amalgamation of two already well known groups—Soapbox Circus, a roadshow set up by the Australian Performing Group (APG) in 1976, and the New Ensemble Circus, a continuation of the New Circus, established in Adelaide in 1974. Between them, these two groups had performed over seven hundred times to an audience of more than 300,000. None of the original twenty five members had a traditional circus background, although some had worked in circuses in order to learn particular skills firsthand. Rather, the group chose circus as its medium through an intellectual (and somewhat romantic) process. The circus form, at least theoretically, provided the perfect context in which to develop the sort of performance and, as important at the time, the sort of life, that the group wanted... (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

• Andrey Mantchev & Virgile Peyramaure, Hand-to-Hand Balancing (2005)
• Willer Nicolodi, Ventriloquist (2005)
• The Olate Family, Dog Act (2005)
• Masha Garamova, Swinging Trapeze (2005)
• Yasmine Smart, High School Act (2005)

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