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• Festival International du Cirque de Massy
  ...[[Achille Zavatta]] to celebrate his seventy-five birthday under Zavatta's circus big top in Massy—a small town in the southern outer boroughs of Paris ...ation was to celebrate traditional circus, and notably to highlight animal acts.
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• Vladimir Tsarkov
  ...scow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]]—the famous "Moscow Circus School"—where he was accepted in 1978, at age fifteen. After the usual basic training in all classic circus disciplines, Vladimir went on to specialize in juggling under Firs Petrovic
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• The Rios Brothers
  ...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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• Svetlana Shamsheeva
  ...ustrial city south of Moscow. She was not at first destined to work in the circus: She trained in ballet as a young girl and, after finishing high school, sh ...doves working together. She was soon noticed by the director of the Stage Circus of Rostov-on-Don, who signed Svetlana for his company, with which she worke
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• Harold Alzana
  ...he Wallendas]], that had preceded him—inspired many of the high wire acts that are seen today. ...6, when impresario [[Clem Butson]], then producer of Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]], gave "The Sensational Alzanas" (as Harold and his siblings had named the
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• Gunther Gebel-Williams
  ...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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• Circus Oz
  ...al base upon which Circus Oz was founded. Many of the original members of Circus Oz were active in the new wave of Australian performance and brought to the === From "New Circus" To "Circus Oz" ===
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• Elena Borodina
  === 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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• Charly Baumann
  ...928, in a family connected to show business and animals, albeit not to the circus: Heinz’s father was a movie stuntman who worked with horses for UFA in Be ...of the monumental [[Circus Busch]] in Berlin, and had reigned over a vast circus empire that included circuses in Altona, Hamburg, Breslau, and Vienna, and
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• Elena Serafimovich
  ...the USSR) on February 18, 1972 in a family that was not connected with the circus: Both her parents worked for import-export companies. As a child, the mixtu ...ymnasts there did: she enrolled in Kiev’s State Institute of Variety and Circus Arts in Ukraine (still part of the Soviet Union at the time). The year was
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• Raúl Jimenez
  ...lvia Jimenez.) He started performing in the ring in his family's acrobatic acts at the tender age of three, in Circo Dumbars, in Mexico. ...; Blackpool [[Tower Circus]] in England; [[Circus Scott]] in Sweden; and [[Circus Krone]] in Germany among others.
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• Kuznetsov Troupe
  One of the most spectacular Russian Barre acts of the last decade of the twentieth century, the Kuznetsov Troupe’s act w ...oscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]]—the famous Moscow Circus School.
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• Nathalie Enterline
  ...estival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris, to represent the Big Apple Circus. To Brunn’s surprise and delight (and Nathalie’s), she won a Gold Medal ...'' in Monte-Carlo, where she performed for Prince Rainier III of Monaco; [[Circus Scott]] in Sweden; [[Circo Tihany]] in Mexico; [[Salto Natale]] in Switzerl
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• César Aedo
  ...nie Dynasty|Louis Knie]]—which led to a contract for a season with [[Circus Knie]] in 1985. ...h Street Seaport. Then, in 1989, he landed a contract with the [[Big Apple Circus]], where he was featured in its production of ''Grandma Goes West''.
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• Alexis Brothers
  ...Video_1990|The Alexis Brothers, hand-to-hand balancing]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Ballerinas, Horses and Clowns...'' (1990) ...(2006)|The Alexis Brothers, hand-to-hand balancing]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2006)
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• Tom Dougherty
  When his circus contract was over, he returned to the stage, but didn’t abandon clowning: ...he was awarded the Silver Medal. That same year, he joined the [[Big Apple Circus]]’s celebrated Clown Care Unit®, bringing much needed comic relief to ho
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• Boichanovi Troupe
  ...novi_BAC_Video_1999|The Boichanovi Troupe, Teeterboard]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Bello & Friends'' (1999) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Boichanovi Troupe]][[Category:Teeterboard|Boichanovi Troupe]]
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• Simon Chaban
  ...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 ...isco's [[Pickle Family Circus|New Pickle Circus]] and with Switzerland's [[Circus Monti]], among many other venues, before creating his acrobatic staff manip
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• The Codonas
  ...Rabenalt’s ''Die drei Codonas'' (1940)—a very rare occurrence for circus artists—and two romanticized biographies. Alfredo (1893-1937) and Abelardo ("Lalo," 1895-1951) Codona were born into a circus family. Their grandfather, Henry, came from a long line of Scottish showmen
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• Eskin Troupe
  ...AC_1996_Video|The Eskin Troupe, Aerial Bars Flying Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Medicine Show'' (1996) ..._Troupe_BAC_1996_Video|The Eskin Troupe, Jump Rope Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Medicine Show'' (1996)
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• Flying Vazquez
  ...deo: [[Flying_Vazquez_BAC_1991_Video|The Flying Vazquez]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Greetings From Coney Island'' (1991) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Vazquez, Flying]][[Category:Flying Acts|Vazquez, Flying]]
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• Violetta Ignatova
  ...tta_Ignatova_BAC_Video_1999|Violetta Ignatova, Dog Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Bello & Friends'' (1999) ...a, Violetta]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Ignatova, Violetta]][[Category:Dog Acts|Ignatova, Violetta]]
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• Kristalleon
  ...[[Kristalleon_BAC_Video_1992|Kristalleon, Musical Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Goin' Places'' (1992) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kristalleon]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Kristalleon]]
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• Andrey Markov
  ...[[Andrey_Markov_BAC_2003_Video|Andrey Markov, Dog Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Carnevale!'' (2003) ...|Markov, Andrey]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Markov, Andrey]][[Category:Dog Acts|Markov, Andrey]]
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• Chy Mei Ling
  ..., was born in Switzerland to a circus family. Her father, Fredy Chy, now a circus agent, came from a famous troupe of German acrobats of Chinese descent, the ...ed an audience's favorite; she was featured a second time at the Big Apple Circus in 2011, in ''Dream Big''. Mei Ling has also appeared in major circuses and
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• The Mongolian Angels
  ...AC_2004_Video|The Mongolian Angels, Double Trapeze Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Picturesque'' (2004). [[Category:Artists and Acts|Mongolian Angels, The]][[Category:Aerialists|Mongolian Angels, The]][[Categ
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• Bello Nock
  ..._Inflatable_Man_(1997)|Bello Nock's ''Inflatable Man'']], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Twenty Years!'' (1997) ..._Video_1998|Bello Nock and William Woodcock'e elephants]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Happy On!'' (1998)
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• David Casey
  ...hip_Act_BAC_Video_1989|Oaf & Fish, ''Bullwhip Dancers'']] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989) * Video: [[Oaf_BAC_Video_1990|Oaf, Box Reprise]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Ballerina, Horses and Clowns...'' (1990)
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• Mike Sanger
  ...rone, Mike Sanger, Alexander Bohnstedt, and Adi Enders, haute-école]], at Circus Krone (1969) ...BAC_Video_2000|Mike and Pascale Sanger, Comedy Dog Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Clown Around Town'' (2000)
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• Slipchenko Trio
  ...deo_2000|The Slipchenko Trio, Comedy Russian Barre Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Clown Around Town'' (2000) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Slipchenko Trio]][[Category:Russian Barre|Slipchenko Trio]]
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• The Sudarchikovi
  ...95)|Anatoly & Liubov Sudarchikov, quick-change act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1995) ...6_Video|Anatoly & Liubov Surdachikov, quick-change act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Medicine Show'' (1996)
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• Hans-Ludwig Suppmeier
  ...us Company, with Hans Suppmeier, pyramids on horseback]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dreams of a City'' (2002) ...pmeier_BAC_2003_Video|Hans-Ludwig Suppmeier, Camel Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Carnevale!'' (2003)
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• Cong Tian
  * Video: [[Cong_Tian_BAC_2002_Video|Cong Tian, Slack Wire]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dreams Of A City'' (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Cong Tian]][[Category:Slack Wire|Cong Tian]]
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• Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe
  ...nd association with a Western circus was in 1988-1989 with the [[Big Apple Circus]], which also marked its first appearance in the United States. ...had begun to use Chinese acrobats in its shows. Although Chinese specialty acts remained basically the same—albeit with an ever-increasing degree of
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• The Chinese Acrobatic Theater
  ...embers of the former Soviet Union have been the most inventive and skilled circus artists of the twentieth century, the Chinese, who come from a different, a ...lthough its artists perform acts of a similar genre and share with Western circus artists a similar background—that of the traveling fairground enterta
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• Walter Milde
  ...of Wroclaw). He made his professional circus debut as a property man at [[Circus Roland]], in Germany, in 1950. There, he developed a passion for big cats, ...l-fledged wild animal trainer, presenting himself lions and polar bears at Circus [[Adolf Fisher]] in Germany. From 1962 to 1965, he worked in Italy at [[The
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• Carlos Guity
  ...[[Big Apple Circus]]. For over ten years he trained there in a variety of circus disciplines, including tumbling, foot juggling and risley, partnered acroba ...ngside some exceptional circus artists who were working with the Big Apple Circus: [[Francis Brunn]], [[Lottie Brunn]], [[Marie Pierre Benac]], [[David Dimit
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• Alfred Court
  ==Acrobat, Circus Owner, Animal Trainer== ...the greatest wild animal trainers of all times—and as such, a major circus star in Europe and America.
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• Nikolai Chelnokov
  ...Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow in 1982, where he trained in all major circus disciplines, and specialized as an aerialist under the legendary team of [[ ...int between classical and "new" circus, and was instrumental in redefining circus arts for generations to come. Chelnokov was awarded a Silver Medal in this
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• Pieric
  ...omedy on horseback, which was present in the very first days of the modern circus, is a very difficult genre—as is, actually, any act performed on hors ...e Fratellini’s school had acquired at various times the services of such circus equestrian luminaries as [[Chotachen Courtault]] and [[Francesco Caroli]].
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• Pytlak Troupe
  This act was created at the Polish State Circus School in Warsaw. Active in the 1980s. [[Category:Artists and Acts|Pytlak Troupe]][[Category:Risley Acts (Icarists)|Pytlak Troupe]]
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• Armand Gruss
  ...o encompass Alexis Gruss's circus as well as the first French professional circus school. ...ue de Demain]] in Paris (which were for a long time hosted by his family's circus), each time with a different act. Among other awards, he won a Silver Medal
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• Daniel Suskov
  Daniel grew up in the circus. He was still a teenager when he was hired by [[Jo Clavel]] to work in [[Je ...as lions were still bred. The following year (1971) Daniel Suskov made his circus debut with that group at [[Cirque Amar]], and then spent the 1972 and 1973
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• Simeon Krachinov
  ..._(2007)|Simeon Krachinov, juggler]], at Moscow's International Festival of Circus Arts (2007) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Krachinov, Simeon]][[Category:Jugglers|Krachinov, Simeon]]
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• Zhang Ting
  The following year, in 1997, she won a Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]] (amazingly, the Gold Clown went instead to the bi [[Category:Artists and Acts|Zhang Ting]][[Category:Chinese Acrobatics|Zhang Ting]][[Category:Hand Balan
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• Laci Endresz Jr
  ...t by the late great auguste [[Charlie Cairoli]] (1910-1980) at the [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, and he has become a household name in the famous Lancashire ...ndresz Sr|Laci Endresz, Sr.]] is sixth generation of a Hungarian family of circus performers, and his mother, Maureen, was born [[The Roberts Family|Roberts]
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• Fritz Schulz
  ...trainer Fritz W. Schulz (1910-2010) was one of Australia's most celebrated circus personalities. He had a long and brilliant career that spanned six decades ===Circus Debut===
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• Ursula Böttcher
  ...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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• The Indian Circus
  ...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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• Collins Brothers
  ...led in Berlin's State Circus School. There, they were trained in all basic circus disciplines, including acrobatics, juggling, ballet, and trapeze. ...s. Back in their homeland, the Collins Brothers appeared with their comedy acts in various varieté theaters and television shows. Then, in 1990, they sudd
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• Giuseppe Chiarini
  [[File:Chiarini_Utagawa_Masanobu.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chiarini's Circus in Japan (1886)]] ==Equestrian, Circus Entrepreneur==
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• Hernán
  ...age seven, in a performance given for inmates in a jail, with the Mexican circus for which his parents worked at the time. ...rida in the United States. He also won a Bronze Medal at the International Circus Festival of Mexico City in 1993.
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• Angel Cristo
  ==Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...s born Angel Cristo Dordi in Huelva, Spain, on October 17, 1944, to an old circus family.
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• Reggie Armor
  ...board act and a risley act, and then participated in a few other acrobatic acts. ...f equestrians, whom he had met on Muscle Beach in the early 1950s. Between circus contracts, Bob and Reggie performed movie stunts in Hollywood; Reggie appea
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• Les Castors
  The Castors may well be one of the longest running acrobatic acts in show business, with a uninterrupted career that spans more than a half-c ...Nona, their mother, was born [[The Bedinis|Bedini]], a celebrated Russian circus family of Italian origins.
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• Franco Knie
  ...|Knie, Franco]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Knie, Franco]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Knie, Franco]]
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• Johnny Hutch
  ...ish acrobats of the twentieth century, and one of Britain’s most beloved circus and TV personalities. His career spanned seventy years, from his debut in 1 ...s. It gave Johnny the possibility to study from the wings the best variety acts in the business, thus completing his artistic education.
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• Bob Roy
  ...ob Roy Video (1976)|Bob Roy, Hand Balancing act]], at Billy Smart's Easter Circus (1976) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Roy, Bob]][[Category:Hand Balancers|Roy, Bob]]
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• Maryse Begary
  ...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 starte ...ame for herself: Her handstand on her trapeze bar didn’t fail to impress circus professionals and aficionados, and her act continued to improve over the ye
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• The Ashtons
  ...o: [[The_Ashtons_Video_(c.1975)|The Ashtons, Risley Act]] at Billy Smart's Circus (c.1975) ...[Ashtons_Video_Billy_Smart_1980|The Ashtons, Risley Act]] at Billy Smart's Circus (1980)
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• Gerd Siemoneit
  ==Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...eit_Lion_Act_Video_(1975)|Gerd Siemoneit, lion act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975)
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• Les Bario
  ...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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• Perezvony
  ...tzerland. In 1993, it was awarded the Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]. Pavel Brun created new versions of the act for [ * Video: [[Perezvony_Video_(c_2005)|''Perezvony'']] at Circus Kronebau in Munich (c.2005)
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• Los Quiros
  ...Quiros Video (2002)|Los Quiros, high wire act]] at the 26th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2002) ...o_(2005)|Los Quiros, high wire act]], at the 2nd International Festival of Circus Arts in Moscow (2005)
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• Borzovi Troupe
  ...th Vil Golovko’s [[The Cranes|Cranes]], and a few anonymous North-Korean acts. The troupe first made its mark by presenting a drastically different and i ...in gymnastics before joining a group of acrobats training at Moscow’s [[Circus Studio]] in 1987. The group was working on a new aerial act under the direc
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• Curatola Brothers
  ...when they entered the school; of course, they had already received a basic circus training within their family. ...ere they have been featured in the 2009-2010 production of the [[Big Apple Circus]], ''Bello Is Back!''
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• Sarah Schwarz
  ...vacations training in circus arts, and performing on tour with the circus. Circus quickly became Sarah’s true passion. ...avant-garde [[Cirque de Barbarie]], at [[Circo da Madrugada]] in Brazil, [[Circus Roncalli]] in Germany, and Berlin’s WinterGarten varieté, among other ve
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• LaSalle Brothers
  ...ociation Team Championships, and they won a Bronze Medal and the Big Apple Circus Award at the 2003 [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris. After ...se to stay in show business, taking a managerial position at the Big Apple Circus. They have not turned their back to their performing career, however, and h
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• Flying Cortes
  ...their high wire and flying trapeze acts. Young Robinson performed in both acts; brother Alex was only six months old then. ...pyramid with the [[The Wallenda Family|Wallendas]] at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2004, along with his wife, Alida. (That year,
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• Flying Zuniga
  ...iga_Video_(2012)|The Flying Zuniga, flying trapeze]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2012) ...s|Zuniga, Flying]][[Category:Aerialists||Zuniga, Flying]][[Category:Flying Acts|Zuniga, Trapeze]]
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• Christine Zerbini
  ...gree of fame as an excellent jockey. Christine grandfather, Charles, ran a circus in France, which was also very popular in North Africa—in what were t ...ith the [[Mills Bros. Circus]]. He never left: In time, he created his own circus, which still tours successfully in the United States and Canada. Christineâ
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• The Samwell Family
  ...er luminaries of the British circus, they still hold an important place in circus history.'' ...rcus performers and entrepreneurs, thus establishing one of the very first circus dynasties.''
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• Glen Heroy
  ...A year later, the Isaac Van Amburgh Circus (a small local show with a big circus name) came to perform in New Paltz, and Glen watched all the performances f ...show, he went to speak with Glen. Glen stated his desire to be part of the circus one day. Asked if he had any performing experience, Glen mentioned his stin
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• Mark Gindick
  ...d has shared the role of "Grandma" with [[Barry Lubin]] at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in ''Big Top Doo Wop'' (2001-2002) and ''Dreams Of A City'' (2002-2003). ...h Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey, and has been featured in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Play On!'' in 2008-2009. He has written, performed and appe
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• Rodion Troupe
  ...ticipated in international gymnastics competitions before switching to the circus&madash;as many Russian gymnasts do when their competitive career comes to a ...r Nikolai Zemskov’s untimely and sudden death during the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 1995, his act was taken over for some time by
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• Eileen Verdieck
  ...Acts|Verdieck, Eileen]][[Category:Equestrians|Verdieck, Eileen]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Verdieck, Eileen]]
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• Crystalle
  ...mnastics and ballet. But when her father heard of her intention to go to a circus school, he stopped talking to Cryzta for two years! To him, she had chosen ...irque et du Mime, France’s—and Western Europe’s—very first circus school, created in 1974.)
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• Pedro Reis
  ==Aerialist, Circus Director== ..._Video_(1985)|The Survivors, aerial casting cradle]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1985)
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• Les Frères Taquin
  ...988 edition of the Festival, and won a Gold Medal. The numerous agents and circus directors present at the Festival came immediately knocking at their door, ...Varieté in Germany; the Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris; and the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the U.S. (where he performed twice: in 1991-1992 with Olivier Deschave
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• David Martins
  ...us" held in his native country. This radically changed David’s life: The circus was [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]], and David was hired to perform ...vid Martins made his debut with his spectacular new act in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Bello Is Back!''
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• David Rosaire
  ...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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• Vince Bruce
  ...'La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges''. Then, at nineteen, Vince ran away from the circus and hit the international nightclub and variety circuit. ...ast in the United States. In 1989-1990, he was featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Grandma Goes West''. Then, in 1991, he made his Broadway
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• Loyal-Suarez Troupe
  ...(1879-1956), who had married Giuseppina Travaglia, scion of an old Italian circus family. ...her training children at [[Sailor Circus]], the famous high-school amateur circus of Sarasota, of which Giustino was one of the principal teachers. Then and
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• Camilla Mayer
  Although the name of Camilla Mayer is part of circus lore and legend, there have been actually several high wire artists by that ...] in Berlin. Already famous by then, the name of Camilla Mayer entered the circus pantheon through Lotte—a honor often bestowed upon celebrated artists
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• Russia's First National Circus
  ...n [[Alessandro Guerra]] and his troupe gave their first performance in the circus they had just built on the old Place des Manèges—the "merry-go-round ...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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• John Lepiarz
  ...hip_Act_BAC_Video_1989|Oaf & Fish, ''Bullwhip Dancers'']] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989) ..._Video_1989|Oaf, Fish & Grandma, ''The Knife Thrower'']], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989)
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• Maria Andreeva
  ...o: [[Maria_Andreeva_Video_(2002)|Maria Andreeva, cloud swing Act]], at the Circus Prinsessan Festival, Stockolm (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Andreeva, Maria]][[Category:Aerialists|Andreeva, Maria]][[Category:Spanish
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• Ganna Maksimova
  * Video: [[Ganna_Maksimova_Video_2002|Ganna Maksimova, Juggling Act]], at Circus Prinsessan Festival in Stockholm (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Maksimova, Ganna]][[Category:Jugglers|Maksimova, Ganna]]
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• The Buffalos
  ...ll in 1989, and the end of the Communist regime in East Germany, the State Circus organization privatized their circuses and sold their assets, which include * Video: [[The_Buffalos_Video_c1973|The Buffalos]] at Circus Busch (c.1973)
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• To Ri Me Trio
  * Video: [[To_Ri_Me_Trio_Video_(2002)|To Ri Me Trio, Hand-to-Hand]], at Circus Prinsessan Festival, Stockholm (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|To Ri Me]][[Category:Acrobats|To Ri Me]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand Balancing|T
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• Anhui Acrobatic Troupe
  ...2005)|Anhui Acrobatic Troupe, Risley & Teeterboard Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes To Hollywood'' (2005) ...e]][[Category:Chinese Acrobatics|Anhui Acrobatic Troupe]][[Category:Risley Acts (Icarists)|Anhui Acrobatic Troupe]]
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• Christian Stoinev
  ...Atayde]] family, owners of Mexico’s oldest, largest, and most celebrated circus, Circo Atayde Hermanos. ...d hand balancer. He spent a large part of his childhood at the [[Big Apple Circus]], where his father was Performance Director, and his mother worked in an a
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• Masha Garamova
  ...ha_Garamova_BAC_Video|Masha Garamova, Swinging Trapeze]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes To Hollywood'' (2005) ...v Troupe BAC 2005 Video|The Garamov Troupe, Flying Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes To Hollywood'' (2005)
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• Olate Family
  ...on of circus impresarios. Thus Richard and José Olate became professional circus performers. ...over the United States; when the Olate Family performed at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2001 (''Big Top Doo-Wop'') and 2006 (''Grandma Goes To Hollywood''), t
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• Willer Nicolodi
  ...Nicolodi BAC Video 2005|Willer Nicolodi, ventriloquist]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes To Hollywood'' (2005) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Nicolodi, Willer]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Nicolodi, Willer]][[Category:Ventriloquists|Nicolodi, Willer]]
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• Bertram Mills
  ==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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• Greg and Karen DeSanto
  ...Santo, with Barry Lubin and Todd Robbins, Soap Entrée]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Medicine Show'' (1996) ...anto_Soap_BAC_Video|Greg & Karen DeSanto, Soap Entrée]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes To Hollywood'' (2005)
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• Garamov Troupe
  ...and upright catcher, a presentation that later inspired the Korean flying acts. ...by Valentin Gneushev. The troupe also participated in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]] in 1998.
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• Sergey Akimov
  ...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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• Elena Drogaleva
  ...s (Moscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] (the famous "Moscow Circus School") in 1980. There she specialized as a juggler, and graduated in 1987 ...medal at the All-Union Circus Competition—the old USSR’s ultimate circus competition. But in the turmoil of the post-Soviet era, it was not easy to
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