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| + | Giacomo Cireni (1884-1956), better known as Giacomino, was one of the most celebrated clowns in Europe at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Milan, Italy, in March 1884, to a poor family. His father was perhaps a cobbler, who is said to have died at the age of 90. Other sources say that Giacomo was the son of a jockey from the Bocconi stables who had suffered from a bad fall in England during a race in 1890 and had died soon after. What is certain is that Giacomo's mother let him join, at a very young age, the troupe of Circo Pulaiot. [[Giacomino|more...]] | ||
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Featured Performer
Giacomino
Giacomo Cireni (1884-1956), better known as Giacomino, was one of the most celebrated clowns in Europe at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Milan, Italy, in March 1884, to a poor family. His father was perhaps a cobbler, who is said to have died at the age of 90. Other sources say that Giacomo was the son of a jockeyClassic equestrian act in which the participants ride standing in various attitudes on a galoping horse, perform various jumps while on the horse, and from the ground to the horse, and perform classic horse-vaulting exercises. from the Bocconi stables who had suffered from a bad fall in England during a race in 1890 and had died soon after. What is certain is that Giacomo's mother let him join, at a very young age, the troupe of Circo Pulaiot. more...
Recent Biographies
Featured Oral Histories
- Barry Lubin (Grandma) Interview (Jando 2008)
- Fumagalli Interview (Jando 2008)
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- A Short History of the Circus
- Regina Dobrovitskaya & Valdis Yanovskis, Aerial Perch, Big Apple Circus, Picturesque, 2004-2005.
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