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• Cyril Mills
  ==Circus Owner and Director== ...break for National Service in the Royal Air Force. After the Bertram Mills Circus closed down in 1967, he and Cyril Mills remained close friends.''
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• Zhang Fan
  ...of Wuhan, in China, in 2000, and another Gold award at the [[International Circus Festival of Budapest]], Hungary, in 2001. He then improved on his already e ...turned to Circus Knie in 2011. In 2012, he was featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Legendarium'' in the United States. He has also appeared
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• Liazeed Trio
  ...he worked on a hand-balancing act, which he eventually debuted at [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland in 1973. Later, Omar partnered with his sisters, Aïsha an ...] 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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• Liazeed Trio Video 2006
  The Liazeed Trio, hand-balancing act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Step Right Up!'' (2006) ...o: [[Omar_Liazeed_Video_1973|Omar Liazeed, Hand Balancing Act]], at Circus Knie (1973)
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• Norman Barrett
  Over many years, Norman Barrett has become the most loved and best known circus personality in Great Britain—regarded as "The World’s Greatest Ring ===Barrett’s Canadian Circus===
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• Rogana
  ...ters had revived a specialty that had not been seen for a long time in the circus—and their act was subsequently widely copied by other artistes. ...England at Blackpool's [[Tower Circus]] in 1952, and at the [[Kelvin Hall Circus]] in Glasgow, Scotlamd, for the 1952-53 winter season.
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• The Rastellis
  ...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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• Omar Liazeed Video 1973
  Omar Liazeed, hand-balancing act, at [[Circus Knie]], Switzerland (1973) ...d_Trio_Video_2006|The Liazeed Trio]], Hand Balancing Act, in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Step Right Up!'' (2006)
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• Michael Korthaus
  ...onebau]] in Munich, and with the [[Österreichischer National-Circus Louis Knie]] in Austria, and in many variety shows, television shows, and special even
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• The Rogge Sisters
  ...ters had revived a specialty that had not been seen for a long time in the circus—and their act was subsequently widely copied by other artistes. ...England at Blackpool's [[Tower Circus]] in 1952, and at the [[Kelvin Hall Circus]] in Glasgow, Scotlamd, for the 1952-53 winter season.
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• Errani Brothers
  ...rrani_Video_(2004)|The Errani Brothers, Risley act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2004) * Video: [[Errani_Brothers_Video_(2004)|The Errani Brothers, Risley act]], at Circus Kronebau, Munich (2004)
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• Angélina
  ...elaxed place to consider her future. Toulouse was the seat of a well-known circus school, the Lido, which had shown over the years a remarkable talent for cr ...approach to circus arts. In time, Marie-Aude became ''Angélina'', a tired circus artist of indefinite age, still performing her worn-out acts—a trapez
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• Stephanie Gasparoli
  ...ipated in the [[Festival Première Rampe]], Monaco’s international youth circus festival, where she obtained a Silver Medal. It was evident that Stephanie ...ediately afterwards, in 1999, she was featured at the prestigious [[Circus Knie]], in her native Switzerland.
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• Hugh Forgie
  ...re he played the Moulin Rouge and [[Cirque Medrano]] in Paris and [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland, among many other venues, and toured with the ice show ''H
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• Lilly Yokoi
  ...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 ...kus Berny]] in Norway, [[Cirkus Schumann]] in Denmark and Sweden, [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland (in 1959 and 1975), among others. In variety, she was feat
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• Emile Carey
  ...iety show, ''Le plus grand cabaret du monde''), in [[The Knie Dynasty|Rolf Knie]]’s ''Salto Natale'' in Switzerland, and has worked with [[Cirque du Sole * Video: [[Emile Carey Video 2001|Emile Carey, juggler]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' (2001)
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• The Casartelli Family
  ...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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• Ali Hassani
  ==Acrobat, Circus Owner== ...pted England. Yet, this highly respected artist and impresario came to the circus quite by accident, and in very unusual circumstances.
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• Nadia Houcke
  ...d circus director, [[Alphonse Rancy]] (1861-1933). She belonged to genuine circus aristocracy and, not surprisingly, she was an equestrienne of great talent. ...e]] eventually turned into a unforgettable tiger trainer—and a major circus star when he became the first "Tarzan" of the big cage in the 1940s, wearin
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• The Andreu-Rivels
  ...Pedro and Juan began performing a trapeze act. Pedro later joined another circus, Circo Alegría, where he met—and later married—a French acroba ...name Boby) and Polo performed their first clown entrée in the new family circus.
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• The Charlivels
  ...(Oftentimes, what seems spectacular on the stage loses its efficiency in a circus ring, which is a far more challenging performing space.) ...[[The Andreu-Rivels]], Charlie Rivel’s family act, with [[Bertram Mills Circus]]; and Valentino in Brussels. They all began performing at a tender age, wo
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• Rob Torres
  ...rres_Cole_Bros.jpeg|thumb|left|400px|Rob Torres at Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus (c.1993)]]While in high school, he was a member of the cross-country track ...Upon graduation, he toured for three years with [[Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus]], where he honed his comedic skills in front of large audiences and develo
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• Fredy Knie, Jr.
  #REDIRECT: [[The Knie Dynasty]] ...]][[Category:Cage Acts|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Fredy]]
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• Fredy Knie, Sr.
  #REDIRECT: [[The Knie Dynasty]] ...[[Category:Equestrians|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Fredy]]
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• Rolf Knie, Sr.
  #REDIRECT: [[The Knie Dynasty]] ...[Category:Elephant Acts|Knie, Rolf]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Rolf]]
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• Isabella Nock
  ...70-80s, and was a featured act with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] Circus in the United States, where she and her father, the clown [[Pio Nock]], per ...y, whose heritage could be traced back to the 18th century; like the [[The Knie Dynasty|Knies]], the Nocks (and the Bühlmanns) were originally itinerant r
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• Circus Knie Setup Video (2012)
  ...poles, so that one can be erected ahead of time in the next town while the circus is playing in the last town. The zoo is set up at the rear of the big top; ...ideo, click here:''' [http://player.vimeo.com/video/46251105 '''✪ Circus Knie Setup''']
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• Circus Williams
  ==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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• Gilbert Houcke Video (1966)
  ...irque d'Hiver]] in Paris. The tigers, trained by him, belonged to [[Circus Knie]]. The only prop used in this act, a rotating hoop that came down from the
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• Gilbert Houcke
  ...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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• Walter Galetti
  ...the circus”—in his case, Switzerland’s premier circus, [[Circus Knie]], where he found a job as an animal keeper. ...the face of Galetti, the clown, would eventually grace anonymously many a circus poster!
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• George Carl
  ...r, an acrobat on trampoline, and a teeterboard acrobat (with the [[Tom Mix Circus]]), and even joined for a time the equestrian troupe of the legendary [[Poo ...ing in variety shows, which were more comfortable (and lucrative) than the circus.
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• Coco
  ...n iconic figure of Britain’s premier circus at the time, [[Bertram Mills Circus]]. In addition to his professional work, he was also noted for his charitab ...taly Lazarenko]] (1890-1939), a clown and acrobat who would become a major circus star in the Soviet Union after the Communist revolution.
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• Desire Of Flight
  ...and a member of the Russian National Gymnastics Team. Valeriy converted to circus arts when his competitive career came to an end—as many former Russia ...17), and in the United States, where they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] 35th anniversary production of ''Legendarium'' in 2012, and again in 2018
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• Werner Stiebner Video (1973)
  Werner Stiebner with [[Dick Chipperfield]]'s black leopards at [[Circus Knie]]. The off-screen commentary is said by [[Jean Richard]] (1973)
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• Werner Stiebner
  ...: [[Werner_Stiebner_Video_(1973)|Werner Stiebner, leopard act]], at Circus Knie (1973)
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• Tini Berman
  ...South Holland, in the Netherlands, to a family that was not related to the circus. As a young woman, Tini went on to work as a stenographer at the Dutch Defe ...the traditional winter season of [[Circus Strassburger]] in the legendary "circus-theater." The polar bears belonged to the Klant Zoo, created by [[Willy Hag
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• Unus
  ...s business, thanks notably to [[John Ringling North]], who made him a true circus star in the United States and, consequently, all over Europe. Unus was know ...aben, a small town in the northeast of Austria. Franz didn’t belong to a circus family: He began his professional life as a carpenter. Yet over the years,
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• Circus Sarrasani
  ...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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• Maria Wolf
  ...(b.1947) and Venus (b.1950), worked with their free-ladder act after their circus had been taken away from their family by the State. ...us Arnardo]] in Norway, and even a tour of Michael Edgley's ''Great Moscow Circus'' in Australia.
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• Dmitry Sokolov
  ...idered the world's best teeterboard act, the [[Kovgar Troupe]], based at [[Circus Nikulin]] in Moscow. Andrey Kovgar disbanded his troupe around 2010, and Dm ...d at [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam in the winter of 2014, and at [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland for its 2015 season.
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• Circopedia Award
  ...ircus arts, in terms of either performance, education, or promotion of the circus arts. ''Circopedia.org'' is solely responsible for the choice of its award' ...— Presented the 18th of August 2015 at the International Festival of Circus Arts of Israel, in Ashdod, Israel.
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• Cirque Medrano (Paris)
  ...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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• Edoardo Raspini
  ...28 to Oreste and Tamara Raspini. The Raspinis were one of many old Italian circus families established in the Russian Empire prior to the Bolshevik Revolutio ...was already an accomplished juggler; he made his solo debut in 1942, at [[Circus Mikkenie-Strassburger]] in Holland, with his beautiful sister, Elvira, as h
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• Les Bario/fr
  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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• Flying Tabares Video (2016)
  ...of Monte Carlo]]. The commentaries are made by [[The Knie Dynasty|Gregory Knie]] — ''Document: Schweiser Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)''
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• Louis Knie Video (1977)
  Louis Knie, elephant and tiger act (excerpts), at the 4th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] (1985) * Biographies: [[Louis Knie]], [[The Knie Dynasty]]
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• Louis Knie
  ==Circus Owner, Animal Trainer== ...Knie's_Elephant_Act_Video_1973|Louis & Franco Knie, elephant act]], Circus Knie (1973)
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• Freres Knie Video (1962)
  ...cumentary on the brothers Frédy (Senior) and Rolf Knie — and Circus Knie — for the Radio-Télévision Suisse (RTS), the French-language Swiss * Biography: [[The Knie Dynasty]]
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• Circus Krone
  =="Größter Circus Europas"== ...t circus building in Munich, the Kronebau, has been home to regular winter circus productions since 1919.
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