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  • ...recognized as one of the greatest horse trainers of his time, both in the circus world and in equestrian circles. ...own as Dédé (1919-2003), a talented bareback rider who became not only a circus director, but also a popular auguste. Alexis’s mother, Hélène Maud (191
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  • ...ands, and two hundred wagons traveling by train were used to transport the circus equipment and house the personnel. ...I by Karel Kludský (Carl Kludsky, as he became known in the West-European circus business). From humble beginnings, Karel Kludský had managed to build one
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  • ==Circus Websites== '''Eden Brothers''' Circus [http://www.edencircus.com/ www.edencircus.com]
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  • ...ent that had settled in Italy, and was related to two other famous Italian circus families, [[The Canastrelli Family|Canestrelli]] and Larible. Gianni's uncl ...on. (Bernhard Paul, a great "discoverer" of clown talent, also launched at Circus Roncalli the careers of [[Pic]], [[Jean-Paul]], [[David Shiner]] and [[Pete
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  • == Moscow's "New Circus" == ...ого'' in Russian), better known as Moscow's ''Bolshoi Circus'' ("Grand Circus") was built under the tenure of Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary of the C
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  • ==Actor, Comedian, Circus Owner== His early encounters with circus performers (particularly [[Martha-la-Corse]], a cat trainer) triggered his
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  • ...e end of the eighteenth century (see ''[[Short History of the Circus]]''), circus performances were originally presented in buildings, either permanent struc ...ofitable, and they quickly prevailed: From roughly 1870 to 1930, they made circus the most popular performing art in America.
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  • ...cus Arts. Its enormous success soon put the school in the shadows, and the circus took over as the principal activity of the organization. It became one of t ...’s prestigious Lincoln Center for The Performing Arts. The new Big Apple Circus quickly abandoned its spring-summer tours of the northeast United States an
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  • ...a clown—an auguste to be specific—even before he saw his first circus. This dream was ingrained in him as a child; as he would say later, reflect ...e Southern tip of Spain—a city famous worldwide for its sherry wine. Circus in Spain, during Fernando’s childhood, was at a peak, and it produced an
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  • ==Clown, Juggler, Circus Director== ...he San Francisco Mime Troupe, a political street-theater company that used circus techniques to create visual metaphors. As a member of the Mime Troupe, Mich
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  • ==Wire Dancer, Acrobat, Circus Director and Producer== ...ather, who was starring in the show. David worked again with his father at Circus Knie in 1973.
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  • ...oned a promising career—in his case as an engineer—to join the circus. ...ould remain until 1990, performing their cradle act and, as members of the circus's resident company, a short-distance flying trapeze act.
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  • ...echnique, which she developed quite by accident at the [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow along with her teachers, [[The Durov Dynasty|T ...his wife, Klavdia, née Kazanskaya. Her parents had nothing to do with the circus: they came from peasant stock and both worked in a local factory.
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  • ...e world’s oldest extant circus building. It is also the world’s oldest circus still in activity: It opened its doors in 1852. Its address, at 110 rue Ame ...e (Paris)|Cirque Olympique]], located some five hundred yards from his new circus, on the portion of the Boulevard du Temple that disappeared in 1862, during
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  • ...Russia and Eastern Europe. His is by far the most famous (and most copied) circus clown in the world. David is the first traditional circus auguste to have brilliantly synthesized the virtuosity of old musical augus
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  • ...fter World War II, and the Rios Brothers are generally perceived as French circus artists. ...decided to combine their talents into a risley act, a particularly arduous circus discipline.
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  • ...alented and charismatic performer, he was also, for circus enthusiasts and circus professionals around the world, one of the greatest animal trainers of the [[File:Williamsbau_Koln.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Circus Williams in Cologne (1947)]]Max Gebel was drafted into the Wehrmacht and se
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  • === From Ballet Dreams To Circus Challenges === ...other, Martha Avdeeva, was a scion of the old [[The Avdeev Family|Avdeev]] circus family. Martha and her sister, Svetlana, had inherited the legendary "giant
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  • ...ault at age six. He learned a full range of circus skills at San Francisco Circus Center, under the dual tutelage of a Chinese instructor, Lu Yi, and a Russi ...and has been featured in the French hit television variety show, ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde'' in 2009.
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  • ...the huge polar bears she eventually chose to present, and which made her a circus star all over Europe and in the United States. ...p novels: She took a job as an usher and cleaning woman with [[Jakob Busch|Circus Busch]], which was visiting Dresden in 1952. She was twenty-five, living ri
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  • ...y where the level of extreme poverty is still fairly high, a few traveling circus entrepreneurs may have resorted to methods that have fortunately vanished m [[File:Rambo_Circus_(2011).jpeg|thumb|right|375px|Rambo Circus (2011)]]
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  • [[File:Chiarini_Utagawa_Masanobu.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chiarini's Circus in Japan (1886)]] ==Equestrian, Circus Entrepreneur==
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  • ...no (Freddy, 1922-1988) was born in Brussels on December 18, 1922. Like all circus children, the two sons of Manrico Meschi, known as Bario (1888-1974), and L In 1938, the Dario-Barios were in England, at Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]]. Nello took advantage of the occasion to learn tap-dancing, of which Engl
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  • ...ey have been featured on the French television hit variety show, ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde'', and in the U.S., on ''The Late Show with David Letterma ...award by ''Gaming Today''. In 2009, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] of ''Bello Is Back!''
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  • ...side, and his father had worked on the fairgrounds. Freddy Ross created [[Circus Rosaire]] in England in 1904. David began working in the ring at age five, and received a complete circus education within his family, from horsemanship and tumbling to juggling and
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  • ..."stone theatre"). The Kamennyi was also known as the Bolshoi Theatre (the "grand" theatre), and like its homonym in Moscow, it housed the Imperial Ballet an ...in Rimini, Italy, Guerra (1782-1862) had started his career at Vienna's [[Circus Gymnasticus]], under the management of the Latvian equestrian [[Christoph d
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  • ==Circus Owner and Director== ...unced the "Death of Britain’s Nº 1 Showman" and the "King of the Modern Circus," indicating the unrivalled position in which the showman was revered.
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  • ...a hand-to-hand balancing act with his father. Later, while rehearsing at [[Circus Nikulin]]’s training studio, Yury discovered that Sergey had a natural ab ...ls, culminating with a Silver Elephant at [[Moscow’s International Youth Circus Festival]] in 2004.
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  • ...time, he worked on a hand-balancing act, which he eventually debuted at [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland in 1973. Later, Omar partnered with his sisters, Aïs ...] in Milano, Italy, and the Golden Artist Award the Enschede International Circus Festival in the Netherlands in 2001. Zaida was also proud to be the first f
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  • ==Singer, Actress, Clown, Circus Director, Circus Teacher== ...s school in 1975, which has become one of France’s major state-sponsored circus schools, the [[Académie Fratellini]].
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  • [[File:Circus_Nikitin_in_Moscow.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Circus Nikitin in Moscow (c.1915)]] ==Circus Entrepreneurs==
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  • ...continents, performing in the most prestigious venues of the international circus and variety scene. ...ry thorough and complete training within his family—like all Italian circus kids—became a solo contortionist, and occasionally appeared as a bare
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  • ...including three ''Prix du Président de la République''), [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo|Monte Carlo]] (two Gold Clowns), Italy and Sweden, ...c adagio for ''Swan Lake'' won them a Gold Clown at the 26th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in 2002.
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  • ...International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] and the First Prize and the Grand Prize at the [[Circuba Festival]] in Cuba (as of 2011). It also won a host ..._Dance"_Video_(2016)|''Fan dance'', head-balancing]], at the International Circus Festival of Figueres (2016)
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  • ...a and in Europe (including the French top-rated TV variety show, ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde''), in [[The Knie Dynasty|Rolf Knie]]’s ''Salto Natale'' * Video: [[Emile Carey Video 2001|Emile Carey, juggler]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' (2001)
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  • ...e of its famous name) with the legendary [[Cirque Medrano (Paris)|Parisian circus]]. ...sartelli family managed to become in just a few decades one of the largest circus families in Europe; it counts today about one hundred members.
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  • ...hich Delaume, who served as a Major in the French Cavalry, was killed. The circus had to cease its activities for the duration. ...862-1937), the son of Joseph II, succeeded his father in 1891, and ran the circus in association with the equestrian [[Eugène Vasserot]], who became his son
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  • ...ave also appeared in the popular French television variety show, ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde''. ...dikovi_Sisters_Video_2007|Marina & Svetlana Tsodikovi, foot juggling]], at Circus Roncalli (2007)
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  • ..._Animals_BAC_Video_2010|Jenny Vidbel, mixed animals act]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010) ...e_Horses_BAC_Video_2010|Jenny Vidbel, miniature horses]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010)
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  • ...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 Sp ...05, and her family had been playing the fairgrounds long before the modern circus was created by [[Philip Astley]] in 1770. Gabriel and Virginie had fifteen
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  • ...d been a center-ring headliner with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] Circus in the United States for seven consecutive seasons. She was also courageous ...troubles, and in an area also totally devoid of competition. (The Spanish circus scene at the time was particularly active.)
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  • ...iners of his generation. Although he came from a well-established European circus family, he spent most of his career on stage in the United States, working ...enda, was the son of Antonin and Ingebord Vinicky. His father was a famous circus equestrian known in the business as [[Toni Smaha]] (1908-1986), and his mo
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  • ==Circus Owner== Circus Gleich had a relatively short existence (1928-1937), but it was, in the ear
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  • ...to work together in a magic show they had created, and which they titled ''Grand Dellusions''. ...e month later in Portugal, they won the magic world’s highest award, the Grand Prix of the ''Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques'' (Intern
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  • ...common denominator between Roman and modern circuses is the word itself, ''circus'', which means in Latin as in English, "circle". ===Philip Astley: The Father Of The Modern Circus===
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  • ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
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  • ...atic Festival]] in China (1999), and the Gold Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] (2000). ...stival in China. In 2004, the troupe won again Gold at the [[International Circus Festival of Budapest]] in Hungary.
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  • ==Carola Williams And Her Circus== ...he Althoff Dynasty|Althoffs]], she ran from 1945 to 1968 a very successful circus, which presented elegant shows with excellent artists and outstanding eques
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  • ...have made his one of the great names of the twentieth century’s European circus. ...]], a French equestrian who had settled in Sweden, where he originated his circus dynasty in the 19th century.
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  • ...cats made their professional debuts in 2001 in an edition of the [[Moscow Circus]] On Ice. ...with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]]. She has also appeared at the Grand Country Music-Hall in Branson, Missouri, among many other venues, and on te
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  • ...: [[Koblikov_Video_(2009)|Aleksandr Koblikov, juggling act]], on ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde'' (2009) ...ikov_BAC_Video_(2016)|Aleksandr Koblikov, juggling act]], at the Big Apple Circus (2016)
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  • ...Enders on April 16, 1935 in Köln (Cologne), Germany, to an old family of circus equestrians. His parents were Hugo Enders (1899-1952), a jockey and horse t ...von der Gathen (1908-1999), who was Alma’s sister and was married to the circus director and animal trainer [[Adolf Althoff]] (1913-1998). Adi was trained
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  • ...ses in Moscow, [[Circus Nikulin]] on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, and the [[Bolshoi Circus]] (''bolshoi'' means ''big'', in Russian) on Vernadsky Avenue—and the ...Ciniselli (St. Petersburg)|Circus Ciniselli]] stands today. Tourniaire’s circus had only a short existence: it was bought back by the government of St. Pet
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  • ...and the sheer artistry of his presentations make him indeed an outstanding circus artist. ...o, many great Russian animal trainers made their apprenticeship in the Zoo-Circus organization.
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  • ...Switzerland, where he worked at various jobs, none of them related to the circus. ...se of humor, they enrolled together in the École sans Filet, a well-known circus school in Brussels, Belgium, and eventually created their comedy trapeze ac
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  • ..., where they performed extensively on international tours of the "[[Moscow Circus]]." Kio’s illusions had a unique particularity: they were created to be p ...more than their illustrious father, who was a bona fide star of the Soviet circus, Emil, Jr. and Igor became celebrities in their own right; they appeared on
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  • * Video: [[Sulc_Video_(2004)|Alan Sulc, juggler]], at the 28th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2004) ...an_Sulc_Video_(2013)|Alan Sulc, juggler]], in the French TV show ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde'' (2013)
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  • ==Equestrians, Animal Trainers, Circus Owners== ..._Liberty_Act_(1975)|Alexis Gruss, Sr., Liberty Act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975)
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  • ...ntury, under a succession of owners of more or less legitimate lineage. In circus lore, Sarrasani is still a fabled name that evokes a history of epic propor ==HANS STOSCH’S CIRCUS SARRASANI==
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  • ==Circus Owners, Animal Trainers== ...[[Roby_Gasser_BAC_Video_1984|Roby Gasser, sea lion act]], at the Big Apple Circus (1984)
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  • ==Animal Trainer, Circus Producer== ...ome and abroad, and eventually propelled him to new heights in the Russian circus artistic hierarchy.
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  • ...under the spotlight when Roland Prin married into France’s most powerful circus dynasty, the [[The Bouglione Family|Bouglione]] family. Josette Bouglione ( ...he smallest of the big circuses"). At the time of Roland’s marriage, the circus was managed by Gabriel Prin, along with his brothers Claude (known as Arsè
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  • ...uguste association which became the norm in twentieth century’s European circus, although this can be argued: This entitlement could also be attributed (an ...1) was born on April 24, 1864 in Manchester, England, where his father’s circus was showing. His father’s real name has been said to be Tudor Hall (or Th
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  • ...d on the French television hit variety show, Patrick Sebastien's ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde''. In the United States, he has appeared at Beau Rivage Re
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  • ...from South Moravia. Its story began in the familiar fashion common to many circus families: In the late nineteenth century, in the small village of Kladky, s ...mber 15, 1931-November 7, 2003), originated the present Faltynek (Faltyny) circus line.
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  • ...entreprise, et reprit la route seul sous l’enseigne ''Foottit’s Allied Circus''. (Powell et Clarke continuèrent leur fructueuse association en Irlande, ...d » George Sanger]], dont le cirque était de loin le meilleur et le plus grand établissement du Royaume-Uni. Les écuries de Sanger étaient particulièr
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  • ...of China), hand-balancers, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016) * History: [[Flag Circus of China]]
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  • ...rque Medrano holds a singular place in the Parisian cultural fabric and in circus history. From its beginnings as Cirque Fernando, in 1873, until the end of ...into genuine circus stars; appearing in its ring was a recognition for any circus artist. Its last performance under Jérôme Medrano’s reign in January 19
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  • Em 1938, les Dario-Bario étaient en Angleterre, au [[Tower Circus]] de Blackpool. Nello profita de son séjour pour apprendre à danser les c ...armistice du 22 juin 1940, la France était occupée par l’Allemagne. [[Circus Busch|Paula Busch]], qui était à la tête de l’empire du cirque alleman
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  • ...n St. Jules was born July 6, 1959 in Montreal, Canada, a second-generation circus performer. His Father, Maurice St. Jules, was a hand-balancer, and his moth ...g by his father, but in 1967, during an engagement with the [[Garden Bros. Circus]] in Canada, he met the talented and highly skilled French juggler [[Sampio
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  • ...ill, his name holds a major place in Indian circus lore and legend, and in circus history in general: Not only was Kannan Bombayo incontestably the best in h ...rayi Korumban, struggled as a small farmer, and was not connected with the circus. In India, children’s names are different from their father’s; Kannan B
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  • ==Circus Owner, Equestrian== ...recognized as one of the greatest horse trainers of his time, both in the circus world and in equestrian circles.
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  • ...Etaix & Annie Fratellini, clown entrée (excerpts)]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975) File:Le_Grand_Amour_Poster.jpeg|Poster for ''Le Grand Amour'' (1969)
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  • ...Anastasini, hula-hoop act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...dr Koblikov, juggling act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...Emily McGuire, horse act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • Jenny Vidbel, dog act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...nguez, "Wheel of Destiny," in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...tanbul or Constantinople," in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • Zuma Zuma Troupe, acrobats, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • Sergey Akimov, strap act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...v Troupe, teeterboard act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...clowns, "Musical Chairs," in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...ent McBeth, water entrée, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Grand Tour'' (2016)
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  • ...mers of the Soviet era (and even after), he started training in an amateur circus troupe at age eleven in Shymkent, South Kazakhstan. These troupes were the ...me, after the fall of the Soviet Union, [[RosGosTsirk]], the Russian State Circus Company.
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  • ...(Known as the "Venice of the Orient", Suzhou is renowned for its beautiful Grand Canal, pagodas, and classical gardens. It is located close to Hangzhou, whi ...Cirque de Massy]] in 2009, the first prize at the 4th Russia International Circus Festival in 2009, and has obtained two Guinness World Records Certificates.
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  • =="Größter Circus Europas"== ...t circus building in Munich, the Kronebau, has been home to regular winter circus productions since 1919.
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  • ==Acrobat, Animal Trainer, Circus Director== ...built true circus empires in their own countries equating in strength the circus empires of yore.
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  • ...ock & Max Van Embden, Clown Entrée]], from the movie ''Grock (La vie d'un grand artiste)'' (1931) ...eo: [[Pio_Nock_Video_(1954)|Pio Nock & Max Van Embden, clown reprise]], at Circus Pilatus (1954)
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  • ...a career in the circus and, therefore, he is indeed an important figure of circus history. ...major influence in reshaping the western clown image. Merging traditional circus clown techniques and classic theatrical pantomime, while escaping the clich
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  • ...d, for that matter, of Europe. For many years, it was the High Society’s circus of choice. Its relatively small size gave it warmth and intimacy (it was so ...irque d’Hiver]], completely refurbished, returned to the presentation of circus shows after a rather futile hiatus as a movie-house and theater; the [[Cirq
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  • ==Equestrians, Circus Owners== ...own circus and settled in (and then purchased) [[Ernst Renz]]’s flagship circus in Berlin in 1899—which remained active under Schumann’s ownership
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  • ...was immediately hooked and, then and there, decided that he would become a circus performer. It was a time when the American circus industry was still flourishing, and circus was still the country's most popular form of entertainment; hundreds of cir
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  • ==Circus Chronicler, Graphic Artist== ...as also an exuberant circus enthusiast, and most of his work concerned the circus and its close cousin, the music-hall (vaudeville or variety).
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  • Alona Zhuravel was born in Russia on May 30, 1991, in a family of circus performers: Her father, [[Vitaly Zhuravel|Vitaly]], had won a Gold Medal at ...n award by Princess Stephanie of Monaco at the Youth Circus Festival, at [[Circus Nikulin]] in Moscow. Then, she toured Germany with the show ''Feuerwerk der
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