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  • ...rée, in the European TV show ''La Piste des Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm, Sweden (1977)
    311 B (42 words) - 06:04, 5 July 2013
  • ...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
    14 KB (2,251 words) - 01:01, 10 May 2019
  • [[File:Circus_Gymnasticus_1815.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Circus Gymnasticus on the Prater (1815)]] ...ristoph de Bach]] (1768-1834), who had settled in Austria around 1805. The Circus Gymnasticus’s elegant building was erected in 1808 on the Prater—th
    5 KB (764 words) - 00:55, 21 January 2023
  • * Robert Aylwin, ''The Bertram Mills Book Of The Circus'' (London, Naldrett, 1954) * Cyril Bertram Mills, ''Bertram Mills Circus — Its Story'' (London, Hutchinson, 1967; paperback reprint published
    5 KB (737 words) - 23:38, 2 April 2024
  • ...immediately signed for a tour in the United Kingdom, whose highlight was a Royal Command Performance for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. ...pe, where he played the Moulin Rouge and [[Cirque Medrano]] in Paris and [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland, among many other venues, and toured with the ice sho
    3 KB (475 words) - 02:06, 8 October 2014
  • ...Japanese descent, she was born in New York City in 1929, into a family of circus performers. Her parents, Eizo and Rui Yokoi, were acrobats on unicycle and ..., [[Cirkus Berny]] in Norway, [[Cirkus Schumann]] in Denmark and Sweden, [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland (in 1959 and 1975), among others. In variety, she was
    7 KB (1,186 words) - 23:09, 21 July 2022
  • ...and when he was about thirteen years old, Miguel "ran away and joined the circus," as they say. ...eras, with Miguel as their main flyer, participated in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 1977.
    5 KB (774 words) - 03:35, 2 October 2023
  • ==Acrobat, Circus Owner== ...pted England. Yet, this highly respected artist and impresario came to the circus quite by accident, and in very unusual circumstances.
    10 KB (1,670 words) - 23:15, 20 October 2017
  • ...-minute show that included comedy, mime, and juggling, called ''Duo Ramsch Royal''. But he knew he still had a lot to learn: He had read books by the worldâ ...and the troupe would have a significant aesthetical influence on the "New Circus" movement.
    9 KB (1,438 words) - 23:18, 1 November 2015
  • ...ow ''La Pista dei Clowns'', filmed at the [[Royal Circus (Stockholm)|Royal Circus]] in Stockholm (1977)
    280 B (38 words) - 03:39, 14 February 2016
  • ...e (excerpts), in the TV show ''La Pista dei Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
    328 B (47 words) - 02:33, 24 August 2013
  • ...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
    18 KB (2,886 words) - 23:16, 12 February 2024
  • ...by Faye Moses (who was to marry [[Hugo Zacchini]]). Faye had trained in a circus program that existed then at Florida State University in Tallahassee, and s ...for Terry, the diminutive of her second name, Teresa.) She worked in every circus discipline, on the ground and in the air, including tumbling and high wire.
    16 KB (2,634 words) - 02:46, 22 July 2022
  • ...a Schumann]]), in the TV show ''La Piste des Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
    270 B (36 words) - 01:41, 3 August 2013
  • ...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
    7 KB (1,075 words) - 20:03, 7 May 2018
  • ...Gerry Troupe was one of the most successful high wire acts on the European circus scene in the late forties, fifties, and early sixties. Starting in 1945, th ...ertram Mills Circus]] at Olympia and the [[Harringay Circus]] in London; [[Circus Strassburger]] in Holland. They also appeared outdoors in several amusement
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  • ...and during the Soviet regime, originated one of Russia’s most important circus dynasties. Their name still resonates today in Russian lore and culture, an To the circus historian, however, finding one’s way into the intricacy of their expande
    16 KB (2,414 words) - 01:09, 3 March 2021
  • ...hey were invited to participate in the 32nd edition of the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they had the rare privilege of a standing ...other venues. In the United States, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'', in 2011-2012. Just before that engagement, t
    5 KB (747 words) - 18:25, 15 October 2013
  • ...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===
    32 KB (4,908 words) - 23:56, 14 October 2023
  • ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
    11 KB (1,726 words) - 20:55, 1 February 2020

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