Pedro and Tatiana Carrillo

Trapeze

By Dominique Jando

Born in Cali, Columbia, and raised in Joliet, Illinois, Pedro Carillo, Jr. is the son of the legendary high wireA tight, heavy metallic cable placed high above the ground, on which wire walkers do crossings and various acrobatic exercises. Not to be confused with a tight wire. artist, Pedro Carillo. Pedro, Jr. began his professional circus career as a catcherIn an acrobatic or a flying act, the person whose role is to catch acrobats that have been propelled in the air. for the Flying Españas when he was eighteen. Two years later, he joined his father’s high wireA tight, heavy metallic cable placed high above the ground, on which wire walkers do crossings and various acrobatic exercises. Not to be confused with a tight wire. act, and continued his training under him, gradually acquiring his father’s outstanding skills as a wirewalker.

Tatiana Scetkovska was born in Dagupils, Latvia. She began training in circus acrobatics when she was thirteen-years old, and became a proficient hand-balancer, contortionist, and aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc.. She and Pedro met while performing in Berlin; they decided to get together, and Tatiana began training on the high wireA tight, heavy metallic cable placed high above the ground, on which wire walkers do crossings and various acrobatic exercises. Not to be confused with a tight wire.. At the same time, she and Pedro worked on their trapeze act, taking advantage of both Pedro’s experience as a catcherIn an acrobatic or a flying act, the person whose role is to catch acrobats that have been propelled in the air. and Tatiana’s as an aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc..

In 1995, Pedro and Tatiana married and went on their own with their trapeze act and a new high wireA tight, heavy metallic cable placed high above the ground, on which wire walkers do crossings and various acrobatic exercises. Not to be confused with a tight wire. act. They have performed their acts all over the world, including a two-year engagement with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, a season with Circo Mundial in Spain, and another with the Big Apple Circus in New York and the U.S.

See also

• Video: Pedro & Tatiana Carillo, Trapeze Act, in the Big Apple Circus production of Carnevale! (2002)