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• Cirkus Kludsky
  ...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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• Yasmine Smart
  ...e and animal training by [[John Gindl]], who was at the time Billy Smart's Circus's head trainer. ...a BBC Holiday special that aired for several years after the Billy Smart's Circus had ceased touring.
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• Billy Smart
  ==Circus Owner and Impresario== [[File:Billy_Smart's_Circus_(1946).jpeg|thumb|left|400px|Billy Smart's Circus and Fun Fair (1946)]]This was apparently his debut as a showman, although h
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• Kris Kremo
  ...he learned various circus disciplines, which he then performed with other circus kids in amateur shows. His father soon began to train him as a juggler, dis ...career in 1975. He signed his first circus season with Blackpool's [[Tower Circus]] in England. His success was immediate, and he embarked upon a brilliant i
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• Kremo Family
  ...Kremo]], and his son, [[Kris Kremo|Kris]]. All of them have been important circus and variety stars in Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ...ose name's correct spelling was Schäffer, but was spelled Scheffer in the circus and variety business), an Austrian family of talented acrobats who performe
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• Anthony Gatto
  ...ue de Demain]] in Paris. There Anthony performed in front of all the major circus and variety directors and agents, and won the coveted Gold Medal. ...n Mother and the Prince and Princess of Wales. In addition, he competed in circus festivals in Italy, Belgium, and Mexico, each time earning the top prize.
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• Uzeyir Novruzov
  ...p, quite unnaturally, in a cooking institute. Yet Uzeyir never gave up his circus ambitions and continued his acrobatic training. He showed a natural gift fo ...vel of circus training in Russia—one of the world’s most difficult circus competitions.
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• Aniskin Troupe
  ...ailey]] in 2003-2004. Oleg's wife, Yana, also a graduate of Moscow's State Circus and Variety College, appeared with [[The Firebirds]]. ...d in Ankara, Turkey. In 2002, when they were featured with the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the United States, the troupe included Oleg Aniskin (principal catcher
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• Fumagalli
  ...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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• Luisita Leers
  ...r mother, Gertrude, was a member of the [[Reichenback Family|Reichenbach]] circus family. A physically powerful woman, Gertrude acquired fame with an elegant ...lace, and a four-year contract with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] Circus from 1928 through 1933. There, she occupied a center-ring position in a pro
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• Bolshoi Circus
  == 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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• Francesco
  ...(today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There ...rica, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior J
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• Barry Lubin
  ...ith Lubin's beloved character. However, he would returned to the Big Apple Circus for an ultimate bow for its Lincoln Center revival season in 2017. ...nits. In 1977, he was invited to participate in the Fourth [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], an experience that was not a success, but which
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• The Svensons
  ...seback, which won her the Dame du Cirque award at the 1989 [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]]. ...performed their acts all over Europe, notably at [[Circus Roncalli]] and [[Circus Krone]] in Germany and [[Cirkus Benneweis]] in Denmark, as well as on stage
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• John Bill Ricketts
  == THE FIRST CIRCUS IN AMERICA== ...t performance of Mr. John Bill Ricketts's company at the ''Circus''. The ''Circus'' was a roofless arena that could accommodate some eight-hundred spectators
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• Jean Richard
  ==Actor, Comedian, Circus Owner== His early encounters with circus performers (particularly [[Martha-la-Corse]], a cat trainer) triggered his
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• New York Circuses
  ...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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• Regina Dobrovitskaya
  ...bruary 9, 1968 in St. Petersburg, Russia, to a family not related with the circus, Regina Dobrovitskaya started training in competitive gymnastics at the age ...which were directed by [[Natalia Makovskaya]]. Regina participated in both acts (flying act and Russian barre).
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• Giacomino
  ...athias Ivanovich Beketov, born in Orel (Russia) in 1867, had established a circus company in Italy, and he had noticed the young Giacomo, who trained in the ...ack riding, tumbling, and vaulting on the "batoude," and became a complete circus artist.
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• Valdis Yanovskis
  ...the [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts (Moscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow, where, under the tutelage of [[Tamara Babayan ...] from 1995-97, and appeared for the last time together at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, before parting ways.
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• Irina Markova
  ...ormer and trainer, Irina has since created a string of highly original dog acts—including a parody of the legendary Russian lion trainer, [[Irina Bug ...since settled in the U.S., where she has been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2002-03 and 2007-08. In 2010, she was the subject of a documentary fil
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• Katja Schumann
  ...Denmark, to one of the circus world's oldest and most respected families. Circus lore attaches the Schumanns first to Berlin, then to Denmark. Although the ...horseback. She subsequently worked in her family's outstanding equestrian acts, notably in high school (dressage) presentations, along with her father, he
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• Virgile Peyramaure
  ...teen, entered the [[Centre National des Arts du Cirque]], the French state circus college in Châlons-en-Champagne. There, he developed a hand-to-hand balanc ...n]] in Paris. They first performed their remarkable act at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the U.S. in 1996-97 and returned there in 2000-01 for their farewell s
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• Andrey Mantchev
  ...And so, in 1997, Andrey joined the award-winning troupe and discovered the circus world—and he never looked back. ...and several animal acts with [[Jenny Vidbel]]. After leaving the Big Apple Circus at the end of its 2012-2013 season, Andrey moved to Las Vegas.
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• Big Apple Circus
  ...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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• Billy Smart Jr
  ==Circus Director and Animal Trainer== ...d Rajah, thus beginning a long career as an animal trainer in his family's circus.
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• Philip Astley
  ==Circus Owner, Equestrian== Philip Astley (1742-1814) is considered the creator of the modern circus. He was born January 8, 1742 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the West Midlands,
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• Paul Binder
  ==Juggler, Clown, Ringmaster, Circus Director== ...n after create the grassroots [[Pickle Family Circus]] and trigger the New Circus movement in the United States. Christensen and Pisoni, who had a comedy-jug
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• Huesca Brothers
  ...mother, Angela, was born [[The Fossett Family|Fossett]], a legendary Irish circus dynasty. ...nneweis]] in Denmark, the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the United States, and [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland. Sadly, their act was short-lived: in 2011, Giovanni
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• Duo Adamo
  ...or Circus and Variety Arts]], and Chimgee Haltarhu, of the Mongolian State Circus. He developed skills in aerial straps, Chinese pole, and juggling. ...et over the course of six years, while continuing to work for The Midnight Circus.
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• International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo
  ==Monte Carlo, Circus Capital of the World== ...ival was held from December 26 to 30, 1974 under the big top of the French circus [[The Bouglione Family|Bouglione]], installed on what was then the Esplanad
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• Miss Mara
  ...939, in Cartagena, where she performed a small trapeze act in her father's circus, Circo Florida. A very strong girl, both physically and psychologically, Ma ...Florida was performing. Three years later, when Miro Papadopoulos sold his circus to his brother, Cristóforo Cristo, Mara was free to strike out on her own.
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• Pancracio
  ...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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• Carrillo Brothers
  ...on of a vaquero, Pedro Carrillo was born in 1947 in Colombia. He began his circus career as a roustabout in traveling circuses. In his spare time, he practic ...Show On Earth''. That same year, they participated in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they became a sensation and won a Silver C
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• Michael Christensen
  ==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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• Wozniak Troupe
  ...graduation, they furthered their training at Moscow's [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts]], where Tady created his teeterboard act in 1975. His tr ...rsatile performers, Tady and Teresa Wozniak also appeared at the Big Apple Circus in a bareback riding act in 1984.
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• Dynamotion Jugglers
  ...later, he appeared for the first time in a circus ring, at the [[Big Apple Circus]]. He performed a juggling duet he had created with Jim Strinka, called Dyn ...ing career as a street performer. He honed his performance skills with the Circus Arts Troupe, a group with which he performed in schools and shopping malls
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• Flying Gaonas
  ...some legitimacy, the Flying Gaonas. And indeed, this has happened. To the circus world, however, there has been one and only one Flying Gaonas: the act in w Victor Gaona Murillo (1925-2016) was born to an old, prolific Mexican circus family that traces its roots to the Circo Gaona y León, created in 1891 by
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• Johnny Peers
  ...father who was a concessionaire at [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] Circus. His skills as a natural comedian let him to join Ringling Bros. and Barnum ...rcuses as [[Circus Krone]] in Germany, [[Circus Maximum]] in Sweden, and [[Circus Conelly]] in Switzerland.
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• Lou Jacobs
  ...hipyard. Until the outbreak of WWII, Germany was the epicenter of Europe's circus and variety shows, and Jacobs's parents created a song-and-dance act which ...d Davis, who had signed a contract with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for the 1925 season.
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• Dolly Jacobs
  Dolly Jacobs was born to a circus family: her father, the celebrated clown [[Lou Jacobs]] (1903-1992), was fo ...orate costumes, and participating in ensemble aerial presentations. Jean's circus career was short-lived. On May 5, 1948, a few days after her debut at Madis
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• Ben Williams
  ...arkably gifted Indian Woodlands elephant that Buckles had purchased from a circus in 1951 when she was five years old. By then, Anna May was thirteen, and Be ...arship for the University of South Florida, but he chose to go back to the circus instead, and to continue working with elephants.
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• Moscow Circus
  ...rcus troupes that traveled abroad, in shows produced by the Soviet central circus organization, [[SoyuzGosTsirk]]. ...ow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in 1927, the world's first circus university.
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• Dania Kaseeva
  ...ancing act with Ruben Manasarian has become the stuff of legend in Russian circus lore. ...later, she made her debut as an independent performer with the [[Big Apple Circus]] in its production of ''Greetings From Coney Island''.
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• Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain
  ...nization that had, until then, produced annually an important fund-raising circus gala in Paris. ...la Piste'', a black-tie gala featuring some of the world's greatest circus acts, which was produced by Dominique Mauclair and staged at Paris's [[Cirque d'
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• Liana Orfei
  ==Circus Director, Circus Performer, Singer, Actress== ...ngelo Piccinelli. Five years later, in 1959—without ever leaving the circus—she embarked upon a long movie career. She appeared in thirty-seven f
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• Paulina Schumann
  ...circus, ''Circo Reina Victoria''; Paulina was, therefore, thrown into the circus world from the very moment she first opened her eyes. In the 1930s, the Rivels toured Europe, appearing in virtually every circus and variety house on the Continent. Then Charlie Rivel, who had performed h
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• Moira Orfei
  ==Circus Owner, Animal Trainer, Actress== ...he golden age of Italian cinema. But it was also due to the quality of her circus.
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• Svetlana Gololobova
  ...ool closest to her hometown. Although she received general training in all circus disciplines, Svetlana demonstrated exceptional talent for hand-balancing. ...nd balancing acts in the history of the Soviet circus—indeed, of the circus anywhere.)
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• Glossary
  ...n:(Russian) A circus act that can occupy up to the entire second half of a circus performance. ...h) The line of uniformed artists and assistants who, in the old equestrian circus, stood at attention at the ring entrance to assist their fellow performers
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• Marie-Pierre Bénac
  ...exis Gruss]]Marie-Pierre Bénac was not born into the circus. Yet during a circus career that spanned twelve years and two continents, she proved herself a v ...xis Gruss]]. Founded in 1974, the Conservatoire was the first professional circus school in Western Europe.
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• David Dimitri
  ==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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• Tunga
  ...public of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) to a family that did not belong to the circus. Her father was a construction manager, her mother a housewife who raised t Tunga joined the State Circus School of Ulan-Bator when she was twelve years old. She specialized in the
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• Melinda Merlier
  ...ol, where she received her formal schooling as well as her training in all circus disciplines. ===Big Apple Circus Years===
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• The Togni Family
  ==Circus Owners, Equestrians, Animal Trainers, Acrobats, Aerialists== ...toured in about thirty countries. The Tognis have also always excelled in circus engineering: they are credited with several technical innovations, includin
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• Darix Togni
  ==Circus Owner, Animal Trainer== ...the most famous performer of the Togni dynasty, and the first true popular circus star in Italy. He entered the ring at age seven, as a young equestrian in a
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• Diana and Yury
  ...accepted into the State Circus College of Kiev, the second most important circus school in Soviet Russia (after the one in Moscow). He graduated in 1994 as ...which she joined in 1988. Four years later, she was accepted at the State Circus College of Kiev, where she graduated in 1994 as a hand-balancer and an acro
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• Les Casaly
  ...oned a promising career—in his case as an engineer—to join the circus. ...ts by introducing safety nets, an innovation that allowed the focus of the acts to shift away from the perception of danger to the intricacy and inherent i
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• Charlie Rivel
  ...nal clown character that stands as one of the twentieth century's greatest circus icons. ...s, the brothers began performing a trapeze act. Pedro later joined another circus, Circo Alegría, where he met—and later married—a French acroba
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• Cirkus Benneweis
  Cirkus Benneweis was, until 2015, Denmark's premier circus, and one of Europe's oldest circuses still in the hands of the same family: ...ed a license to perform as "artist and musician" and began to give outdoor circus performances in Denmark. Gottfried was the son of August Wilhelm Binneweitz
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• Aurelia Cats
  ...re Rampe]] in Monte Carlo, the youth circus version of the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]. ...cus—from acrobatics to horse vaulting—by a series of brilliant circus instructors, including [[The Larible Brothers|Enzo Larible]], [[The Boginos
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• Anatoly Durov
  ...lias, and Terezas, all bearing the Durov name, they have given the Russian circus an impressive number of talented clowns, animal trainers, and entertainment In Soviet circus lore, Anatoly and Vladimir Durov are often associated with the Bolshevik re
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• Vladimir Durov
  In the Soviet era, Vladimir Durov was an iconic figure of the Russian circus. A street and a theater (which are still extant) were named after him. He w ...lias, and Terezas, all bearing the Durov name, they have given the Russian circus an impressive number of talented clowns, animal trainers, and entertainment
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• Yelena Larkina
  ...Moscow’s [[State College of Circus and Variety Arts]] (a.k.a. the Moscow Circus School) in 1987, where the famous Russian act director [[Valentin Gneushev] ...batic competition, which tends to overshadow specialties such as hula-hoop acts.
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• The Dancing Gauchos
  Martha Suarez was born into a circus family that had been active in Mexico since 1853 and had produced many rema ...rcussion instrument and a juggling prop, and it has became very popular in circus and variety shows.
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• Egorov Troupe
  ...rcus troupe, where he learned a wide range of circus disciplines. (Amateur Circus troupes are the Russian equivalents of Youth Circuses—albeit at a muc ...he performed for twelve years, both in Russia and abroad with the [[Moscow Circus]].
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• Pedro and Tatiana Carrillo
  ...|Pedro Carrillo]]. When he was eighteen, Pedro, Jr. began his professional circus career as a catcher for the [[Flying Españas]]. Two years later, he joined Tatiana Scetkovska was born in Dagupils, Latvia. She began training in circus acrobatics when she was thirteen, eventually becoming a hugely skilled hand
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• The Carrillos
  ...s|Pedro Carillo]]. When he was eighteen, Pedro, Jr. began his professional circus career as a catcher for the [[Flying Españas]]. Two years later, he joined Tatiana Scetkovska was born in Dagupils, Latvia. She began training in circus acrobatics when she was thirteen, eventually becoming a highly skilled hand
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• Picaso Jr.
  ...dary juggler [[El Gran Picaso]] (Francisco Tébar Picazo), who was a major circus star in Europe in the 1960s and '70s, and popularized "mouth juggling" with ...Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner-Show in Spain on May 5, 19
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• Guiming Meng
  ...Chinese troupes, he later participated in a variety of ensemble acrobatic acts in the shows staged by the the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe. ...[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] Circus, where they performed several acts from their vast repertoire. Guiming Meng was among the performers who made
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• Zamoratte
  ...pple Circus]]. Zamoratte made his American debut in 1987, in the Big Apple Circus production of ''1001 Arabian Nights'', in which he impersonated Aladdin's G ...Hugo_Zamoratte_BAC_Video_1987|Zamoratte, Contortionist]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''1001 Arabian Nights'' (1987)
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• Jeff Gordon
  ...e ring crew. He also appeared as a plant in the audience for the Big Apple Circus’s trio of clowns, [[Carlo Pellegrini]] (Carlo), [[Michael Christensen]] ...d be, for the following five years, the iconic clown trio of the Big Apple Circus.
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• Ricardo Sosa
  ...state circus school. There, he trained for four years to be a professional circus performer. He graduated in 1986 with a remarkable hand-balancing and contor ...ed to perform, appearing at the Tropicana in Havana and touring with Cuban circus companies in South America.
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• Olivier and Melinda
  ...nciennes, France, Olivier Merlier was not, it seemed, destined to become a circus performer. He worked as a welder on nuclear power plant construction sites, ...cepted the invitation. Thus, in 1985, he began training in all the classic circus disciplines. At the same time, he began to study Hungarian—and to pay
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• Circus Flora
  ...[[Sacha Pavlata|Alexandre Sacha Pavlata]], Ivor David Balding established Circus Flora in 1987 as a permanent performing arts organization in St. Louis. ...ica killed her mother. For fifteen years, Flora was a beloved star of the circus that bears her name. In 2000, she retired in the elephant sanctuary in Hohe
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• Cesare Togni
  ==Circus Owner and Performer== ...rcus director who made his mark on the history of the Italian and European circus.
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• David and Dania
  ...United States and appeared in various shows, notably the [[Royal Hanneford Circus]], where she met her future husband and partner, David Maas. ...aster for various shows in England and the United States, including Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada. While working as a ringmaster, David also
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• Sophie and Virgile
  ...om one to five days a week. Eventually she decided to pursue a career as a circus artist. ...e in 1986, at age fifteen. He came from the circus: His father ran a small circus company.
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• Mark David
  ...he was four. By the age of eleven, he was proficient in most of the basic circus disciplines and could hold his own in a flying-trapeze act. Most of Mark's subsequent training took place at the [[Circus World Museum]] in his hometown of Baraboo, studying under the performers wh
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• The Jokers
  In 1996, they met at Moscow's [[Circus Nikulin]] (the "Old Circus" on Tsvetnoi Boulevard) to create an original flying act under the guidance ...ses on the platform. Unlike the balletic classicism usually seen in flying acts, the Jokers' act was—as their name implies—humorous and light-h
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• Los Aregos
  ...e embarking on a European tour with an official company of the Cuban State Circus. While abroad, they defected and eventually immigrated to the United States ...rcus]] in the United States. In 2001, they won a bronze medal at the World Circus Festival in Brazil.
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• Val De Fun
  ...n Semferopol, Ukraine. While growing up, he was trained in a wide range of circus skills and learned even more by watching his grandfather and his father per ...parating. Ludwig returned to Russia, while Valery found an engagement at [[Circus Vargas]] in the United States and settled for a while in Los Angeles.
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• Kovgar Troupe
  ...s champion who, like many of his Russian counterparts, transitioned to the circus when his competition days were over. He learned his trade with the famous R ...'Freilix'' (Free). It immediately won a Golden Lion at the [[International Circus Festival of Wuqiao]], China, in 2001.
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• Serge Percelly
  ...ée De Jonghe, was a tight-wire dancer and heiress to a celebrated Belgian circus dynasty. His father, Bruno Chicky (Stutz), is one Europe's great whiteface ...me before an audience. It was an immediate success, and the Boswell-Wilkie Circus offered him a contract. In 1983, Serge won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival
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• Alesya Goulevich
  ..., Alesya Goulevich (or Gulevich) is Belarusian. She comes from a family of circus performers: Her father is a famous clown, Fedor Goulevich (of the duo [[Gou Trained within the circus both by her parents and by other artists whom she met, Alesya became a prof
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• Elena Panova
  ...sensation that triggered the creation of a string of new swinging trapeze acts in a similar style, notably in Canada. ...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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• The Panteleenko Brothers
  ...]] (1908-1976), a famous Russian illusionist who worked exclusively in the circus ring and—like his predecessor, the legendary [[Emil Kio]]—used In 1969, during an engagement at the Circus of Rostov-on-Don, Vladivien Levshin, who was the Rubanov Company’s acroba
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• The Knie Dynasty
  ==Knie: The Swiss National Circus== ...d be at the origin of one of the world's most prestigious and long-lasting circus dynasties. Born in Erfurt and nineteen years old, the young Friedrich left
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• Diana Benneweis
  [[Category:Artists and Acts|Benneweis, Diana]] [[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Benneweis, Diana]]
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• Enis Togni
  [[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Togni, Enis]][[Artists and Acts|Togni, Enis]][[Category:Equestrians|Togni, Enis]][[Category:Animal Trainers
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• Oleg Izossimov
  ...was twelve years old, he saw the Russian hand balancer Nikolai Kasse in a circus performance, and he was so impressed that he decided then and there that th ...te College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow, the celebrated "Moscow Circus School". He was refused three years in a row, and was finally accepted in 1
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• Roby Gasser
  ==Sea Lion Trainer, Circus Director== ...The Tongas]], had had a brilliant international run, left the family’s [[Circus Royal]] in Switzerland to create their own traveling dolphin and sea-lion s
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• The Qian Brothers
  ...[[Paul Binder]] and [[Michael Christensen]], the founders of the Big Apple Circus are former jugglers who can appreciate great juggling when they see it!) The Qian Brothers toured with the Big Apple Circus during its 1988-1989 season, during which the events of Tienanmen Square ha
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• Tangier Troupe
  ...8 in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''1001 Nights At The Big Apple Circus''. ...rs]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''1001 Nights At The Big Apple Circus'' (1987)
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• Duo Mouvance
  ...f Quebec, Canada. Since her middle-class family had no connection with the circus world, Hélène went through a traditional schooling, graduating in 1982 wi ...still a fledging school—albeit already making its mark in the “New Circus” community. At the same time, she studied acrobatic dance with Michel Jod
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• Alberto Zoppé
  == Equestrian, Circus Owner == ...estrians and traveling entertainers whose origins predate the birth of the circus. His parents, Luigi and Emma Zoppé, owned one of the numerous small circus
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• Circus Nikulin
  == The Circus On Tsvetnoy Boulevard == ...cus, is another one. And in Moscow, there is Circus Nikulin—"the Old Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard."
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• Cirque d'Hiver
  ...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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• Valentin Gneushev
  ...tury, and the creator of some of the most innovative and celebrated circus acts of the 1990s. ...g original acts for them, he eventually influenced the style of many young circus artists and companies, including [[Cirque du Soleil]].
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• David Larible
  ...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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• 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. Christine�
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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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• The Filatov Family
  ..._Filatov_Video_(c1980)|Tatiana & Aleksandr Filatov, Bear Act]], at the Old Circus, Moscow (c.1980) ...ana_Filatova_Video_(c1985)|Tatiana Filatova, Elephant Act]] at the Bolshoi Circus, Moscow (c.1985)
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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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• Françoise Rochais
  ...stival]] in Stockholm in 2010, and a Silver Medal at the 1st International Circus Festival in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2011. ...020|Francoise Rochais, juggling act]] (with Elastic), at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2020)
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• Antoschka
  ...ted to perform, and when she recovered, friends suggested that she try the circus. ...iberian city in the region of Novosibirsk. There, she learned a variety of circus disciplines, and partnered with another student, Anatoly Evgenevich Lotishe
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• Agaev Troupe
  ...oupe_High_Wire_Act_1990|The Agaev Troupe, High Wire Act]], in the ''Moscow Circus'''s 1990 U.S. Tour. [[Category:Artists and Acts|Agaev Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Agaev Troupe]][[Category:High Wire|Agaev
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• Raissa and Grant Ibragimovi
  ...Ibragimovi_Bear_Act_(1990)|Raissa & Grant Ibragimovi, Bear Act]], ''Moscow Circus'''s 1990 U.S. Tour (1990) ...va, Raissa]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Ibragimova, Raissa]][[Category:Bear Acts|Ibragimova, Raissa]]
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• Con Colleano
  ...rt biographical note, that: "I gained my first experience in my father’s circus touring Australia and did my first act at the age of three, an act consisti ...s. Old Con seems to have made up his mind to get his family started in the circus business, a hard life—but a lucrative one if a family of performers c
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• May Wirth
  ...Bundaberg, Queensland, in Australia, the daughter of John Edward Zinga, a circus artist from Mauritius (an island nation off the southwest coast of Africa) ...he "American fearless hurricane hurdle rider." Like the most ''adroit'' of circus performers, bareback riders in particular, May was short but strong. She g
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• Yong Brothers
  ...78|The Tong Brothers, Hand-to-Hand Balancing]], at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1978) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Yong Brothers]][[Category:Acrobats|Yong Brothers]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand B
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• Sarvat Begbudi
  ...[[Begbudi_Video_(1981)|Sarvat Begbudi, juggler on horseback]], at the "OLd Circus" in Moscow (1981) ..._Elephants_Video_(1981)|Elya & Sarvat Begbudi, elephant act]], at the "Old Circus" in Moscow (1981)
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• The España Family
  ...as_Video_(1978)|The Españas, flying trapeze]], at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1978) ...e Flying Españas, flying trapeze]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1983)
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• Kovatchev Troupe
  ...ideo_(1978)|The Kovatchev Troupe, teeterboard]] at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1978) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kovatchev Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Kovatchev Troupe]][[Category:Teeterbo
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• Ruslan and Zinaida Gugkaevi
  ...i_Aerial_Act_1990|Ruslan & Zinaida Gugkaevi, Aerial Board]], in the Moscow Circus 1990 U.S. Tour. [[Category:Artists and Acts|Gugkaevi]][[Category:Aerialists|Gugkaevi]]
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• The Cristiani Family
  ==Equestrians, Acrobats, Circus Owners== ..._Video_(1978)|The Cristianis, trampoline act]], at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1978)
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• Valery Serebryakov
  ...kov_Tap_Dance_Video_1990|Valery Serebryakov, "Tap Dance" reprise]], Moscow Circus's U.S. Tour (1990) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Serebryakov, Valery]][[Category:Clowns|Serebryakov, Valery]]
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• Grock
  File:Circus_Grock_Poster.jpg|Circus Grock Poster (1953) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Grock]][[Category:Clowns|Grock]]
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• Jean Lemoine
  ...moine Video (1980)|Jean Lemoine, plate spinning]], at Billy Smart's Easter Circus (1980) ...Acts|Lemoine, Jean]][[Category:Jugglers|Lemoine, Jean]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Lemoine Jean]]
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• Mary Chipperfield
  ==Equestrienne, Animal Trainer, Circus Director== ...Video_(1980)|Mary Chipperfield, High School Act]], at Billy Smart's Easter Circus (1980)
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• Leonid Engibarov
  ...Russian pop music—among others. And Leonid Engibarov for the Russian circus. ...he ringmaster in the circus ring, or [[SoyuzGosTsirk]], the central Soviet circus organization, in real life. In this, he embodied the moods of a new Soviet
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• Carrie Harvey
  [[Image:CARRIE_HARVEY_1.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]One of the few true circus Ringmistresses, Carrie Harvey has been a performer all her life: She made h ...perience, however, was working for [[Gerry Cottle]] and Docktor Haze’s [[Circus of Horrors]], directed by [[Pierrot Bidon]], (of [[Archaos]] fame): After a
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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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• Angelina Puzanova
  ...v]], whose teeterboard act was awarded a Gold Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]]. She presented the aerial bambou act she performe [[Category:Artists and Acts|Puzanova, Angelina]][[Category:Aerialists|Puzanova, Angelina]][[Category:Ba
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• Glen Nicolodi
  Born in Valencia, Spain, Glen Nicoldi is seventh generation of an old Italian circus family, the Nicolodis, which has produced in recent generations an uncanny ...eer as an acrobat in 1989, at age sixteen, and then joined the [[Big Apple Circus]]’s resident company, in the United States, in 1992—when his father
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• Anatoly Zalievsky
  ...dal. The following year, Anatoly won the Gold Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]]. ...alancers, most notably his wife, [[Natalia Vasiluk]]. A few hand balancing acts closely "inspired" by Zaliewsky's soon appeared in the wake of his extraord
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• Grigory Popovich
  ...[[Popovich_Video_(1981)|Grigory Popovich, juggler on free ladder]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1981) ...ch_Video_(1983)|Grigory Popovich, juggler on free ladder]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (1983)
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• Justin Case
  ..._Volunteer_Video_2001|Justin Case, unicycle comedy act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' (2001) ...ase_Bicycle_Video_2001|Justin Case, Comedy Bicycle Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' (2001)
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• Fedunovi Duo
  ...a Yurievna Ivchenko (born October 17, 1972) met at the [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow, Russia, where both were students. They gradua ...agements at the [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England, and [[Circus Krone|Circus Kronebau]] in Munich, Germany.
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• Duo Perfilyev
  ...when they were thirteen years old. As a child, Irina already worked in the circus; she had started training in gymnastics and ballet at age four. Andrey also ...the [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts (Moscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]], and she convinced Andrey to come with her. But if Irina
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• Denis Lacombe
  ...enis Lacombe in ''The Barber Shop'' with Bill Woodcock]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Carnival and Mardi Gras'' (1986) ..._Lacombe_BAC_Video_1986|Denis Lacombe, ''The Maestro'']], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Carnival and Mardi Gras'' (1986)
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• Kristina Kokorina
  ...o 2005|Kristina Kokorina, Juggling Act]], at the International Festival of Circus Arts, Moscow (2005) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kokorina, Kristina]][[Category:Jugglers|Kokorina, Kristina]]
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• Natalia Yakubova
  ...the [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts (Moscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in Moscow, where he graduated in 1970 as an acrobat on p ...lia & Vildan Yakubovi, Trained Baboons]], at the International Festival of Circus Arts in Moscow (2005)
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• Zhengzhou Acrobatic Troupe
  ...al competition, notably winning a Silver Clown at the 11th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] with a chair-balancing act in 1985. ...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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• Liazeed Trio
  ...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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• 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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• Ella Levitskaya
  ...became a juggler, and was then for many years the Ringmaster of Tashkent's circus. ...ainer, and made her circus debut in 1962. While performing with the Soviet circus organization, she met her husband, [[Ratyr Annaev]], an equestrian who was
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• The Kurziamovi
  ...an acrobat and a clown, before becoming ringmaster of Moscow’s [[Bolshoi Circus]] from 1971 to 1986. ...in Moscow (the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts), where he graduated as circus "regisseur" (director) in 1995. It is at that time that he met his wife, Ol
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• The Kozjaks
  The Kozjak Troupe were an act developed by the Polish State Circus (when Poland was a country of the Communist block), and were active in the ...ks_Video_1980|The Kozjaks, Perch-Pole Balancing]], at Billy Smart's Easter Circus (1980)
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• The Mechkarovi
  ...supreme accolade. The Mechkarovi were better technically than most similar acts then, but perhaps not as good or elegant artistically. Nonetheless, they we ...ssian_Barre_Act_1975|The Mechkarovi, Russian barre]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (1975)
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• Alexis Gruss, Sr.
  ==Equestrian, Circus Director== ..._Liberty_Act_(1975)|Alexis Gruss, Sr., Liberty Act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975)
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• Annie Fratellini
  ==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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• Beijing Acrobatic Troupe
  ...in 2007 for its remarkable Chinese Pole act, which was also feratured at [[Circus Krone]] in Munich in 2011. ...e_Act_2007|Beijing Acrobatic Troupe, Chinese Poles]], at the International Circus Arts Festival of Moscow (2007)
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• Erhard and Christiane Samel
  ...r of wild animals for the [[Staatszirkus der DDR]], East-Germany’s state circus organization. He graduated to performing in 1966 with a mixed group of lion ...ed the circus in 1963, after marrying Erhard. She worked as a cashier at [[Circus Busch|Zirkus Busch-Berlin]], where she and her husband, worked, and became
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• Charlie Cairoli
  ...ed period of forty years, from 1939 through 1979, at Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]], of which he became the undisputed star and, without a doubt, the most po ...an old French circus family of Italian origins—like so many ancient circus families anywhere else in the world. As for [[Jean-Marie Cairoli]] (1879-1
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• Gibadulin Troupe
  ...eo: [[Gibadulin_Jugglers_1990|The Gibadulin Troupe, Juggling Act]], Moscow Circus 1989-1990 U>S. Tour, Milwaukee (1990) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Gibadulin Troupe]][[Category:Jugglers|Gibadulin Troupe]]
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• Tamerlan Nugzarov
  ...f Monte Carlo]] in 1984, and the great respect in which he was held in the circus world at large are a testimony to his immense talent. ...-lasting passion for horses. Then, in 1958, his mother re-married with the circus horseman Kazbek Borisovich Nugzarov (1905-1979). Tamerlan rejoined her, and
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• The Nikitin Brothers
  [[File:Circus_Nikitin_in_Moscow.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Circus Nikitin in Moscow (c.1915)]] ==Circus Entrepreneurs==
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• Piotr Nikitin
  [[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Nikitin, Piotr]][[Category:Artists and Acts|Nikitin, Piotr]][[Category:Equestrians|Nikitin, Piotr]]
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• Ramos Rodogel Family
  ...erboard_Video_1980|The Rodogels, teeterboard]], at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1980) ..._Video_1980|The Flying Ramos, flying trapeze]], at Billy Smart's Christmas Circus (1980)
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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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• Gulnara Karaeva
  ...o: [[Gulnara_Karaeva_Video_(2002)|Gulnara Karaeva, hand-balancer]], at the Circus Prinsessan Festival (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Karaeva, Gulnara]][[Category:Hand Balancers|Karaeva, Gulnara]][[Category:Co
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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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• Eva Nereus
  * Video: [[Eva_Nereus_Video_(2002)|Eva Nereus, hand-balancing act]], Circus Prinsessan Festival (2002) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Nereus, Eva]][[Category:Acrobats|Nereus, Eva]][[Category:Hand Balancers|Ner
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• Ershov Troupe
  ...deo_(2005)|Ershov Troup, group juggling act]], at the St. Petersburg State Circus, Russia (c.2005) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Ershov Troupe]][[Category:Jugglers|Ershov Troupe]]
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• The Valla Family
  ...: [[Bertis_Troupe_Video_1977|The Bertis Troupe, Acrobats on Unicycle]], at Circus Centrum, Prague (1977) ..._Video_(1980)|The Valla-Bertinis, Acrobats on Unicycle]], at Billy Smart's Circus (1980)
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• Michael Korthaus
  ...one|Circus Kronebau]] in Munich, and with the [[Österreichischer National-Circus Louis Knie]] in Austria, and in many variety shows, television shows, and s [[Category:Artists and Acts|Korthaus, Michael]][[Category:Jugglers|Korthaus, Michael]]
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• Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe
  ...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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• 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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• The Bouglione Family
  ==Menagerie and Circus Owners, Animal Trainers, Artists== ...[[Irina Bouglione Video (2013)|Irina Bouglione, Pole Act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013)
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• Ahmed Ben Ali Zinati
  ...first place. In any event, Moroccan tumbling troupes have been part of the circus practically since its inception, and are still seen in circuses all over th ...group of friends—some of whom would also later embrace a life in the circus, and sometimes work with him.
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• Les Fratellini
  File:Nikitin_Fratelini.jpeg|Les Fratellini at Circus Nikitin in Moscow (1913) File:Serge_and_Fratellini.png|Les Fratellini with the circus chronicler Serge (1947)
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• Johnny Gasser
  ...eer, Johnny Gasser and Kirill Ivanov]], ''Dandies'', Russian barre act, at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2018) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Gasser, Johnny]][[Category:Acrobats|Gasser, Johnny]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand
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• Yury Kreer
  ...Kreer, Johnny Gasser & Kirill Ivanov]], ''Dandies'', Russian barre act, at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2018) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kreer, Yury]][[Category:Acrobats|Kreer, Yury]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand Balan
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• Emmerich Ankner
  ...y with the rank of Captain, and he would be often billed in his subsequent circus career as "Captain Ankner." ...em to [[The Great Carmo|Harry Carmo]] for his newly formed Great Carmo’s Circus in Ireland—and thus Ankner became the Equestrian Director of the Carm
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• Sylvia Teron
  ...ron Video (1975)| Sylvia Teron, hand balancing act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975). [[Category:Artists and Acts|Teron, Sylvia]][[Category:Acrobats|Teron, Sylvia]][[Category:Hand Balancers
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• The Great Carmo
  ==Juggler, Magician, Circus Owner== ...gedy. He might also be considered the man who launched the [[Bertram Mills Circus]] on its first tour, having had a short connection with [[Bertram Mills|Ber
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• Harry Carmo
  [[Category:Artists and Acts|Carmo, Harry]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Carmo, Harry]][[Category:Magic|Carmo, Harry]]
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• Wolfgang Krenzola
  ...a_Video_(1975)|Wolfgang Krenzola, mixed animal act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975) ...g]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Krenzola, Wolfgang]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Krenzola, Wolfgang]]
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• Pyongyang State Circus
  ..._Nam_Video_(1984)|Choe Bok Nam Trouype, Flying Act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1984) ...eo_(1987)|Lum Moon Hok, sword balancing on trapeze]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1987)
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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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• Martin Lacey, Jr.
  ...tin_Lacey_Video_(2000)|Martin Lacey, Jr., lion act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2000) * Video: [[Martin_Lacey_Jr_Video_(2004)|Martin Lacey, Jr., lion act]], at Circus Kronebau (2004)
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• China Acrobatic Troupe
  ...of [[International Circus Festival of Budapest|Budapest]], [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo|Monte Carlo]], Russia, Poland, and [[Festival Mondi ...ed extensively around the world, and its acts have participated in several circus productions in Europe. The troupe has cultivated generations of famous acro
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• The Pyramid Builders
  ...riguing new apparatus, was created and staged by Nikolai Chelnokov for his circus collective in Moscow, with a group of competitive gymnasts. It was presente [[Category:Artists and Acts|Pyramid Builders]][[Category:Acrobats|Pyramid Builders]][[Category:Horizont
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• Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe
  ...l du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris, two Silver Clowns at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] and the First Prize and the Grand Prize at the [[ ..._Dance"_Video_(2016)|''Fan dance'', head-balancing]], at the International Circus Festival of Figueres (2016)
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• Zhang Gongli
  ...ng_Gongli_Video_(2015)|Zhang Gongli, chair balancing act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2015) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Zhang Gongli]][[Category:Acrobats|Zhang Gongli]][[Category:Chinese Acrobati
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• Angélina
  ...the Lido, which had shown over the years a remarkable talent for creating acts with a strong touch of humor. ...mdash;a trapeze presentation, and a hula-hoop exhibition. Both were comedy acts, to which she added a good dose of verbal humor.
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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 ...er: Immediately afterwards, in 1999, she was featured at the prestigious [[Circus Knie]], in her native Switzerland.
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• Black and White
  Black and White was a banquine acrobatic act created at the Circus School of Kiev, in Ukraine. It won a Silver Medal at the [[Festival Mondial [[Category:Artists and Acts|Black and White]][[Category:Acrobats|Black and White]]
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• Hugh Forgie
  ...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 [[Category:Artists and Acts|Forgie, Hugh]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Forgie, Hugh]][[Category:Clowns|Forgie, Hugh]]
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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 ..., [[Cirkus Berny]] in Norway, [[Cirkus Schumann]] in Denmark and Sweden, [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland (in 1959 and 1975), among others. In variety, she was
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• The Mascotts
  * Video: [[The_Mascotts_Video_1964|The Mascotts, balancing act]], at Circus Scott (1964) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Mascotts]][[Category:Acrobats|Mascotts]][[Category:Hand Balancers|Mascotts]
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• Emile Carey
  He made his circus debut in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' in 2001. He has appeared in many televi * 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 Flying Caceres
  ...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.
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• Igor Maïorov
  ...[[Maiorov Video 2001|The Maïorov Troupe, tumbling act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Big Top Doo-Wop'' (2001) ...ts|Maïorov, Igor]][[Category:Acrobats|Maïorov, Igor]][[Category:Tumbling Acts|Maïorov, Igor]]
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• Arturo Castilla
  ==Circus Director and Impresario== ...evements were the introduction of theatrical aesthetics into the traveling circus performance, a modern approach to public relations and marketing, his fores
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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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• Circus Medrano-Swoboda
  .... The name of that circus was homonymous to that of the legendary Parisian circus, but had no connection with it. It was “the other Medrano”—and st ...t and although they didn’t come from a circus family, they owned a small circus that traveled in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They always called Ludwig, wh
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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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• Marthe and Juliette Vesque
  ==Circus Memorialists== ...perhaps the most remarkable visual documentation existing on the European circus of the first half of the twentieth century.
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• Cirque Léonce
  ...meone with a high school education was enough of a rarity in the traveling circus world to be useful in a large range of administrative chores. ...ournées Baret," a famous theatrical touring company. But this was not the circus.
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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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• Wang Lixin
  ...ited States, she has been featured as a solo performer in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Happy On!'' (1998). ...xin_BAC_Video_1998|Wang Lixin, cup and saucer juggling]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Happy On!'' (1998)
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• Changchun Acrobatic Troupe
  ...globe. The Changchun Acrobatic Troupe participated in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 1987, where it was awarded the ''City of Monac ..._Lixin_BAC_Video_1998|Wang Lixin, juggling on unicycle]], in the Big Apple Circus production of Happy On!'' (1998)
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• Liaoning Acrobatic Troupe
  ...y]]. The Liaoning Acrobatic Troupe won a Gold Medal at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 1987 with a hoop diving act. One of its artist ..._BAC_Video_1998|Liaoning Acrobatic Troupe, hoop diving]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Happy On!'' (1998)
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• Espiral Troupe
  ...que d'Hiver]] in Paris, where they were awarded a Gold Medal for their two acts. [[Category:Artists and Acts|Espiral Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Espiral Troupe]][[Category:Teeterboard|
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• Oliver Groszer
  Brunn and Moschen were renowned for the artistic presentation of their acts, and Oliver knew that tricks only were not enough to succeed as a performer ...and the troupe would have a significant aesthetical influence on the "New Circus" movement.
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• Udarma
  ...People's Republic of Mongolia (today's Mongolia) and trained at the State Circus School of Ulan-Bator. She specialized in the art of contortion: In this rem [[Category:Artists and Acts|Udarma]][[Category:Acrobats|Udarma]][[Category:Contortionists|Udarma]]
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• Inner Mongolia Acrobatic Troupe
  ...1990 for its juggling on unicycles act, and the Gold Prize at the [[Golden Circus]] Festival in Italy in 2007. The troupe was awarded again at the Festival M ...er Mongolia Acrobatic Troupe, juggling on unicycle]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2018)
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• Paul Jung
  ...oxes of Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks—and has been often used on European circus posters as a generic clown image. ...|Ringling]] brothers combined it with the Ringling-owned [[Barnum & Bailey Circus]] the following year. He would be working for the Ringling organization, wi
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• Marinoff Troupe
  ...Festival of Monte-Carlo]] in 1996 and a Gold Medal at the [[International Circus festival of Budapest]] in 1997 for the Evelyn Marinoff Troupe (teeterboard) ...[[Marinoff_Troupe_Video_1992|The Evelyn Marinoff Troupe, teeterboard]], at Circus Kronebau in Munich (1992)
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• Gérard Edon
  File:Edon_-_Blackpool.jpg|Gérard Edon at Blackpool Tower Circus (1970) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Edon, Gérard]][[Category:Aerialists|Edon, Gérard]][[Category:Washington T
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• Tokar and Hyobagy
  ...r and Zoltan Hyobagy won the Circus Academy award at the 1st International Circus Arts in Moscow in 1996. ...96|Magdalena Tokar & Zoltan Hyobagy, aerial cradle]], at the International Circus Festival of Moscow (1996)
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• Vorobiev Troupe
  ...oupe_Video_2007|Vorobiev Troupe, Russian swing act]], at the International Circus Arts Festival of Moscow (2007) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Vorobiev Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Vorobiev Troupe]][[Category:Russian Sw
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• Italo Medini
  ...r of [[Pierre Périé]], the owner of a highly respected French provincial circus before WWII. ...irschke]] (1920-2001), with whom the Medinis shared a bill at Vienna’s [[Circus Renz]]. From then on, Italo began training in a specialty for which he show
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• Tsodikovi Sisters
  ...ariety shows in Europe, notably at [[Circus Roncalli]] in Germany for that circus's 30th Anniversary production, and they have been featured in the [[Cirque ...dikovi_Sisters_Video_2007|Marina & Svetlana Tsodikovi, foot juggling]], at Circus Roncalli (2007)
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• The Goetschis
  [[Category:Circus Acts|Goetschis]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Goetschis]][[Category:Unicycle|Goetschis]]
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• Liubov Pisarenkova
  ...s [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts (Moscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]]. She graduated four years later, in 1965, as an "estrade ...technique, and her magnetic personality soon made her a star of the Soviet circus. She married the acrobat [[Borisenko and Burdetsky|Viacheslav Borisenko]].
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• Siegfried Cronau
  ...eo: [[Cronau_Horses_Video_1974|Siegfried & Helga Cronau, liberty act]], at Circus Busch (1974) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Siegfried Cronau]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Cronau, Siegfried]][[Category:
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• The Moreno Troupe
  ...roupe were interchangeable and went on to build, or participate in, other acts when the troupe ceased to be in demand. ...deo: [[Morenos_Russian_Barre_Video_(1974)|The Morenos, Russian barre]], at Circus Busch (1974)
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• Freddy Osler
  ...Anderson]], a puppeteer and stage designer who had developed a passion for circus and flying trapeze. (In 1973, Keith Anderson would create the Hi-Fli Trapez ...(flyers), and [[Mike Redpath]] (catcher). There were not many great flying acts in Europe at the time, and the Flying Oslers began an impressive career tha
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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 ...ell to performing in village squares—the children doing a variety of acts, including acrobatic dancing, perch-pole balancing, and a hand-balancing&md
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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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• Jenny Vidbel
  ..._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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• Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe
  ...including the United States (where they were featured with the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2010-2011), England, France, Germany, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Swe ...s_BAC_Video_2010|Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe, uniwheel act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010)
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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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• Kenyan Boys
  ...blazers, and the Philadelphia 76ers. They were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dance On!'' in 2010-2011. ...Boys_BAC_Video_(2010)|The Kenyan Boys, Chnese pole act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010)
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• X Bud Roses
  ...es of five and nine. They appeared in the United States in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dance On!'' in 2010-2011. ...Bud_Roses_BAC_Video_(2010)|X Bud Roses, contortion act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010)
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• Maria and Oksana
  ...ed their extremely original act (a trapeze act... without trapeze) for the Circus Collective of [[Nikolai Chelnokov]] in Moscow. In 2002, they participated i * Video: [[Maria_and_Oksana_Video_(2002)|Maria & Oksana, aerial act]], at the Circus Prinsessan Festival (2002)
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• The Aragón Family
  ...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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• Terry Cavaretta
  ...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.
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• The Flying Caballeros
  ...Video_(1995)|The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1995) ...leros, Flying]][[Category:Aerialists|Caballeros, Flying]][[Category:Flying Acts|Caballeros, Flying]]
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• Cedric Walker
  ==Circus Owner== ...hood dream, and the idea was to create a circus with a large percentage of circus artists of color that would visit urban centers with an important African A
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• Pinito del Oro
  ...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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• Rakcheyev Troupe
  ...eo: [[Rakcheyev_Troupe_Video_(1994)|The Rakcheyev Troupe, Risley act]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (1994) ...|Rakcheyev Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Rakcheyev troupe]][[Category:Risley Acts (Icarists)|Rakcheyev Troupe]]
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• Aleksandr Zakharov
  ...o_(1996)|Novye Russkie Troupe, teeterboard act]], at the 1st International Circus Festival in Moscow (1996) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Zakharov, Aleksandr]][[Category:Acrobats|Zakharov, Aleksandr]][[Category:Te
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• Vladimir Arzumanov
  ...roupe_Video_(1996)|Arzumanov Troupe, acrobatic act]], at the International Circus Festival of Moscow (1996) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Arzumanov, Vladimir]][[Category:Acrobats|Arzumanov, Vladimir]]
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• Shandong Acrobatic Troupe
  ...batic Festival]] in 1995; and the Bronze Bear award at the [[International Circus Festival of Moscow]] in 1996. Their award-winning bicycle act (Monte Carlo, ...C_Video_(2011)|Shandong Acrobatic Troupe, jump rope act]] at the Big Apple Circus (2011)
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• Sergei Druzhina
  ...uzhina_Video_(1996)|Sergei Druzhina, Hand balancer]], at the International Circus Festival of Moscow (1996) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Druzhina, Sergei]][[Category:Acrobats|Druzhina, Sergei]][[Category:Hand Bal
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• Don Saunders
  ...French television show [[''La Piste aux Étoiles'']] and himself a former circus and variety performer (with a legendary musical act in which no music was e ...nt, and more precisely the type of visual comedy that was performed in the circus or on the music-hall stages.
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• Jenda Smaha
  ...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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• William Woodcock, Jr.
  ...circus fans, who enjoyed testing his historical knowledge of the American circus, and his encyclopedic command of the history of elephants in the United Sta ...sconsin in 1854. As the feisty Babe would often say, "My family was in the circus when the Ringling brothers were still wearing wooden shoes."
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• Fredy Knie, Jr.
  ...y:Exotic Animals|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Cage Acts|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Fredy]]
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• Fredy Knie, Sr.
  ...tists and Acts|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Equestrians|Knie, Fredy]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Fredy]]
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• Rolf Knie, Sr.
  ...nimal Trainers|Knie, Rolf]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Knie, Rolf]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Knie, Rolf]]
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• Marietta Orsanigo
  ...ra's 1845 season in St. Petersburg, Russia (see: [[Russia's First National Circus]]). She was an accomplished ballerina on horseback and ''haute-école'' rid [[Category:Artists and Acts|Orsanigo, Marietta]][[Category:Equestrians|Orsanigo, Marietta]][[Category:T
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• Tommy Hanneford
  ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Circus Owner== ...Hanneford Troupe, with Tommy Hanneford, comedy jockey act]], at Cole Bros. Circus (1949)
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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 ...exandra Bühlmann. The [[The Nock Dynasty|Nocks]] are Switzerland's oldest circus family, whose heritage could be traced back to the 18th century; like the [
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• Circus Schumann (Frankfurt)
  The Circus-Theater Albert Schumann (also known as ''Circus Schumann'', and later, ''Schumann Theater'') stood in Frankfurt am Main, Ge ===The Circus-Theater Albert Schumann===
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• Linon
  ...cing rope act between the two World Wars and until the late 1960s in major circus and variety shows in Europe and the United States—where he appeared i [[Category:Artists and Acts|Linon]][[Category:Comedy Acts|Linon]][[Category:Bouncing Rope|Linon]][[Category:Clowns|Linon]]
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• Bob Gerry Troupe
  ...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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• The Suarez Troupe
  ...ed in the United States, where he performed with his family in every major circus in North America. Over the years, as members of his family got married and ...n, Magdalena and Enrique, Jr. The act was featured in the 1989 [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Grandma Goes West''. Enrique, Jr., has since become a maj
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• Viktor Tikhonov
  A major star of the Soviet Circus, Viktor Tikhonov (1917-1991) was an outstanding and amazingly innovative an ...|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] in 1927 to provide the Soviet circus with a new generation of native performers.
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• Koch Sisters
  ...944)|The Koch Sisters on their "Giant Semaphore"]] (Koch semaphore) at the Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in Moscow (1944) ...aphore|Koch Sisters]][[Category:High Wire|Koch Sisters]][[Category:Novelty Acts|Koch Sisters]]
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• Stepan Isaakian
  ...Stepan_Isaakian_Video_(1961)|Stepan Isaakian, mixed animals act]], at the "Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard" in Moscow (1961) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Isaakian, Stepan]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Isaakian, Stepan]][[Category:E
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• The Durov Dynasty
  ...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
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• Hollywood Sky Rockets
  ...|The Hollywood Sky Rockets, aerial cradle and swaypole]], on ABC's ''Super Circus'' (c.1950) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Hollywood Sky Rockets]][[Category:Aerialists|Hollywood Sky Rockets]][[Categ
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• Noble Trio
  ...Trio Video (1952)|The Noble Trio, parallel bars act]], on ABC TV's ''Super Circus'' (1952) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Noble Trio]][[Category:Acrobats|Noble Trio]][[Category:Parallel Bars|Noble
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• Valentina Lerri
  ...ntina_Lerri_Video_(1944)|Valentina Lerri, ballerina on horseback]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in Moscow (1944) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Lerri, Valentina]][[Category:Equestrians|Lerri, Valentina]]
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• Aleksei Baranenko
  ...Duo Baranenko, rotating aerial cradle]], at Moscow's "[[Circus Nikulin|Old Circus]]" on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (1944) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Baranenko, Aleksei]][[Category:Aerialists|Baranenko, Aleksei]][[Category:Ae
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• Anna Demitova
  ...ideo_(2022)|Anna Demitova, hand blancing and foot juggling]], at the State Circus of Saratov (2022) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Demitova, Anna]][[Category:Acrobats|Demitova, Anna]][[Category:Hand Balance
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• Eduardo Codona
  ...alists|Codona, Eduardo]][[Category:Flying Acts|Codona, Eduardo]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Codona, Eduardo]]
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• Julius Gleich
  ==Circus Owner== Circus Gleich had a relatively short existence (1928-1937), but it was, in the ear
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• Goncharov Troupe
  ..._Video_(1966)|The Goncharov Troupe, banquine and teeterboard act]], at the Circus of Minsk (1966) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Goncharov Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Goncharov Troupe]][[Category:Teeterbo
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• Scott and Muriel
  ...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
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• Anna Volodko
  ...as youth circuses in the West. She began performing at age twelve in Youth Circus shows and festivals, winning awards in the process at the festivals of Mosc ...Club Med in Bali and Morocco, and in the United States in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'' in 2011-2012.
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• Nikolai Olkhovikov
  ..._Olkhovikov_Video_(1965)|Nikolai Olkhovikov, juggler on horseback]] at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1965) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Olkhovikov, Nikolai]][[Category:Acrobats|Olkhovikov, Nikolai]][[Category:Ju
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• Jakob Busch
  ==Circus Owner== ...alized and incorporated in 1960 into the [[VEB Zentral-Zirkus]], the State circus company of the German Democratic Republic.
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• Dmitry Chernov
  ...irst appearance in the ring with his father, during a tour of the [[Moscow Circus]], when he was two years old. But his "professional debut" happened two yea ...onvention. This was followed by a contract with Russia's premier circus, [[Circus Nikulin]] in Moscow: At age thirteen, Dmitry was a full-fledged professiona
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• SHORT HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS
  ...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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• Molly Saudek
  ...s eleven years old, she joined [[Circus Smirkus]], a very successful youth circus based in Greensboro, Vermont, whose summer camp’s young students go on to ...or circus arts, and at age eighteen, she enrolled in Montreal’s National Circus School, in nearby Quebec. There she trained as a tight wire dancer, a speci
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• Trevor Bale
  ...Video_1955|Trevor Bale, tiger act]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1955) ...ans|Bale, Trevor]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Bale, Trevor]][[Category:Cage Acts|Bale, Trevor]]
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• Justino Loyal
  ...Loyal Troupe, Bareback Riding Act]] at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1955) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Loyal, Justino]][[Category:Equestrians|Loyal Justino]][[Category:Jockeys|Lo
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• Tonito
  ...1955|Tonito, tight wire (excerpt)]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1955) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Tonito]][[Category:Acrobats|Tonito]][[Category:Tight Wire|Tonito]]
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• Hugo Schmidt
  ...o and Roman Schmidt, elephant act]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1955) ...hmidt, Hugo]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Schmidt, Hugo]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Schmidt, Hugo]]
  275 B (35 words) - 19:44, 7 May 2018
• Gena Shvartsman
  ...Shvartsman_Video_(2012)|Gena Shvartsman-Cristiani, juggler]], in Lone Star Circus production of ''Banquisté'' (2012) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Shvartsman, Gena]][[Category:Jugglers|Shvartsman, Gena]]
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• Kirill Rebkovets
  ...ifteen when he was introduced for the first time to rola-bola, a difficult circus specialty for which he showed a particular affinity, and in which he soon e ...nd roue Cyr. He is married to Olga Lukina, a former artist of the Russian "Circus on Ice", with whom he has a son, Ivan.
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• Moonyang Troupe
  #REDIRECT: [[Pyongyang State Circus]] ...|Moonyang Troupe]][[Category:Aerialists|Moonyang Troupe]][[Category:Flying Acts|Moonyang Troupe]]
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• The Zapashny Dynasty
  ...alter_Zapashny_Video_(1964)|Walter Zapashny, mixed cage act]], at the "Old Circus" in Moscow (1964) ...slav & Dolores Zapashny, tiger and elephant attraction]] at Stochi's State Circus (1980)
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• Nazi Shiraï
  ...her adoptive parents, and finished her apprenticeship at the [[College for Circus and Variety Arts|Studio for Variety Arts]] in Moscow. The very original jug ...ormed extensively in the USSR after WWII, and was a member of the Armenian circus collective of Erevan. She was made Artist Emeritus of the Armenian Socialis
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• Jeanette Williams
  #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]] [[Category:Artists and Acts|Williams, Jeanette]][[Category:Equestrians|Williams, Jeanette]]
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• Viktor Golovin
  ...n_and_Stykan_Video_(1966)|Golovin & Stykan, hand balancers]], at the State Circus of Astrakhan (1966) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Golovin, Viktor]][[Category:Acrobats|Golovin, Viktor]][[Category:Hand Balan
  273 B (33 words) - 20:33, 16 February 2013
• The Roberts Dynasty
  ==Circus Owners, Animal Trainers== [[Category:Artists and Acts|Roberts Dynasty]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Roberts Dynasty]][[Category:History|Robert Dynasty]]
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• James Washington Myers
  ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
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• Camillio Mayer
  ...Wallenda, Helen Kreis, and Joe Geiger, presented one of the best high wire acts in the business between the two World Wars and in the two decades following ...wire": By then, his troupe had set the standards by which other high wire acts were measured.
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• Dosov Troupe
  ...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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• Flavio Togni
  ...s|Togni, Flavio]][[Category:Equestrians|Togni, Flavio]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Togni, Flavio]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Togni, Flavio]]
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• Circus Williams
  ==Carola Williams And Her Circus== ...elegant shows with excellent artists and outstanding equestrian and animal acts, and was a breeding ground for three of the best animal trainers of the sec
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• Harry Williams
  #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]] ...d Acts|Williams, Harry]][[Category:Equestrians|Williams, Harry]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Willams, Harry]]
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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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• The Cranes
  ...''The Cranes'', flying trapeze act]], at the 2nd International Festival of Circus Arts in Moscow (2005) ...and Acts|Cranes, The]][[Category:Aerialists|Cranes, The]][[Category:Flying Acts|Cranes, The]]
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• Yury Merdenov
  ...ssack riding, in ''The Kuban Cossacks'']] at the International Festival of Circus Arts in Moscow (2005) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Merdenov, Yury]][[Category:Equestrians|Merdenov, Yury]][[Category:Cossack R
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• Walter Galetti
  ...joined 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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• Paul Freedman
  ...for his long partnership with [[Charlie Cairoli]] at Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]]. He was, however, first and foremost a musician. Born on 26th August, 190 ...'Charlie Cairoli and Paul'', the perennial star act at the Blackpool Tower Circus. Thanks to Paul’s ability to play a variety of instruments, Charlie could
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• Walter Houc
  ...enough, Ernst would give him a solid "rap" on the head. Indeed, like many circus performers of his generation, Walter felt that life was tough for him as a ...direction... Luckily, Walter was able to quickly slide down to safety! The acts he performed were not only physically hard, but also relatively dangerous.
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• Margarita Koroleva
  ...s]], and her father, [[Sergei Korolev]], was trained at National Studio of Circus and Variety Arts of Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan, wh ...arita began her career as an aerialist. ''Kaleidoscope'' was featured at [[Circus Nikulin]] in Moscow, and toured Europe, visiting Norway, Italy, Finland, Fr
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• Daria Bogdanova
  ...ova_Video_2011|Daria Bogdanova, single point trapeze]] in rehearsal at the Circus Studio in Moscow (2011) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Bogdanova, Daria]][[Category:Aerialists|Bogdanova, Daria]][[Category:Single
  275 B (33 words) - 03:38, 25 June 2013
• Angelo Rodriguez
  ...st prize came with a scholarship to train at Moscow’s [[State College of Circus and Variety Arts]]. There, he was trained by the legendary acrobat and hand ...ow based in the United States. In 2013, Angelo returned to Peru to produce circus shows in Lima.
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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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• Les Antarès
  * Video: [[Antarès Video (2003)|Les Antarès, rotating aerial cradle]], at Circus Flic-Flac (2003) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Antarès]][[Category:Aerialists|Antarès]][[Category:Aerial Cradle|Antarès
  222 B (29 words) - 22:23, 30 September 2019
• Duo Garcia
  ...ia_Video_(2010)|Duo Garcia, rotating aerial cradle]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2010) * Video: [[Duo_Garcia_Video_(2011)|Duo Garcia, rotating aerial cradle]], at Circus Flic-Flac (2011)
  489 B (62 words) - 21:43, 7 July 2013
• Skvirskiy Family
  ..._Video_(2011)|Nikolai & Nadezhda Skvirskiy, lion act]], at the Gomel State Circus (2011) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Skvirskiy Family]][[Category:Cage Acts|Skvirskiy Family]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Skvirskiy Family]]
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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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• Gima Tschehai
  ...[Gima Tschehai BAC Video (2010)|Gima Tschehai, juggler]], at the Big Apple Circus (2010) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Tschehai, Gima]][[Category:Jugglers|Tschihai, Gima]]
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• Nino Frediani
  ...as Bertha Pauwels, a versatile performer who came from a well-known French circus family. ...no’s act was ready and he made his juggling debut at the fabled Parisian circus.
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• Mayya Panfilova
  ...cats made their professional debuts in 2001 in an edition of the [[Moscow Circus]] On Ice. ...years, she has been featured with [[Cole Bros. Circus]], [[Royal Hanneford Circus]], and with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]]. She has also appeared a
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• Aleksandr Koblikov
  ...ikov_BAC_Video_(2016)|Aleksandr Koblikov, juggling act]], at the Big Apple Circus (2016) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Koblikov, Aleksandr]][[Category:Jugglers|Koblikov, Aleksandr]]
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• Adi Enders
  ...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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• Dalian Acrobatic Troupe
  ...Cirque de Demain]] in Paris and a Silver Clown at the 23rd International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. Its bicycle act won a Silver Medal at the 27th Fes ...ed States—where its bicycle act has been featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]]'s 35th anniversary production of ''Legendarium''. The troupe includes two
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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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• Menno Van Dyke
  ...du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris, and the Bronze Lion at the [[International Circus Festival of Wuqiao]] in China. ...Germany. In the United States, they have been featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] 35th anniversary production of ''Legendarium'' in 2012-2013.
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• Daniel Cyr
  ...eo: [[Daniel_Cyr_BAC_Video_(2012)|Daniel Cyr, roue Cyr]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Legendarium'' (2012) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Cyr, Daniel]][[Category:Acrobats|Cur, Daniel]][[Category:Roue Cyr|Cyr, Dani
  434 B (59 words) - 20:57, 20 February 2022
• Quinterion Troupe
  ...hant Award at the 9th [[International Youth Festival of Circus Arts]] at [[Circus Nikulin]] in Moscow in 2010. ...roupe_Video_(2012)|The Quinterion Troupe, banquine act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Legendarium'' (2012)
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• Elayne Kramer
  ...formed all over the United States and has been featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]]'s 35th anniversary production, ''Legendarium'' in 2012-2013. She has also ...mer_BAC_Video_(2012)|Elayne Kramer, hand balancing act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Legendarium'' (2012)
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• The Circuses Of Moscow
  ...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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• Achille Zavatta
  ...vatta, ''The Ballerina On Horseback'']], in the French TV show ''Cavalcade Circus'' (1970) File:Zavatta_Zoo_Circus.png|Rolph & Achille Zavatta at the Zoo Circus Figuier-Zavatta (1949)
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• Werner Stiebner
  * Video: [[Werner_Stiebner_Video_(1973)|Werner Stiebner, leopard act]], at Circus Knie (1973) ...bner, Werner]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Stiebner, Werner]][[Category:Cage Acts|Stiebner, Werner]]
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• Pellegrini Brothers
  ...hand-to-hand balancing]] (excerpt), at Moscow's International Festival of Circus Arts (2007) ...i Brothers, hand-to-hand balancing]] (full act), at the 40th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2016)
  497 B (53 words) - 04:35, 17 August 2018
• Du Paul Family
  ...[[Du_Paul_Girls_Video_(1936)|The Du Paul Girls, tumbling act]], at Wirth's Circus (1936) ...ts|Du Paul Family]][[Category:Acrobats|Du Paul Family]][[Category:Tumbling Acts|Du Paul Family]]
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• Nikolai Pavlenko
  ...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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• Eliza Khachatryan
  ...gh wire troupes, before creating his own high wire act; her mother, also a circus artist, presented trained pigeons. ...of Education, and had a keen interest in children’s psychology. But the circus ultimately took a prominent place in her life, as it generally does with th
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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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• Anatoliy Ruban
  ...oupe_Video_(2013)|Anatoliy Ruban Troupe, teeterboard act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) ...: [[Ruban_Troupe_Video_(2022)|Anatoliy Ruban Troupe, teeterboard act]], at Circus Ciniselli in Saint Petersburg (2022)
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• Aleksandrov-Fedotov
  ...v-Fedotov_Video_(1965)|Aleksandrov-Fedotov, tiger act]] (excerpts), at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (1965) ...v-Fedotov]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Aleksandrov-Fedotov]][[Category:Cage Acts|Aleksandrov-Fedotov]]
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• Pygy Bayramdurdyev
  ...Troupe_Video_(2013)|Galkynysh Troupe, Cossack riding act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Bayramdurdyev, Pygy]][[Category:Equestrians|Bayramdurdyev, Pygy]][[Category
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• Sergey Trushin
  ...shin_Troupe_Video_(2013)|Trushin Troupe, teeterboard act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) ...shin_Troupe_Video_(2018)|Trushin Troupe, teeterboard act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2018)
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• Uuve Jansson
  ...holm’s Cultural Department. Eva was instrumental in helping a then small circus organization, [[Cirkus Cirkör]], to settle in Botkyrka, a suburb of Stockh ...ne (c.2008)]]Cirkus Cirkör was (and still is) both a circus company and a circus school. Uuve went to see a performance of Cirkus Cirkör, and saw there a s
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• Laszlo Simet
  ...met_Trio_Video_(2013)|The Simet Trio, Koch semaphore act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Simet, Laszlo]][[Category:High Wire|Simet, Laszlo]][[Category:Koch Semaphor
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• Tatiana Ozhiganova
  ...zhiganova_Video_(2007)|Tatiana Ozhiganova, Aerial Straps]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) ...nova, Tatiana]][[Category:Aerialists|Ozhiganova, Tatiana]][[Category:Strap Acts|Ozhiganova, Tatiana]]
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• Lola Dobritch
  A fourth-generation circus performer (through her mother), Lola Dobritch (1922-2008) was one of the gr ...dancer. She made her debut on the wire at age ten, in 1932, in the family circus.
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• Sergei Ignatov
  ..., in the former German Democratic Republic (or East Germany), to a Russian circus family. His grandfather, Ivan Petrovich (1900-?), was an equestrian, and hi ...d-balancer who was, with her brother Aleksandr, a major star of the Soviet circus in the 1950's and 1960's.
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• Liubov Klimova
  ...[[Klimova_Troupe_Video_(2011)|Klimova Troupe, juggling act]], at the State Circus of Saratov (2011) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Klimova, Liubov]][[Category:Jugglers|Klimova, Liubov]]
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• Maxim Papazov
  ...m_Papazov_Video_(2013)|Maxim Papazov, hand-balancing act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2013) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Papazov, Maxim]][[Category:Acrobats|Papazov, Maxim]][[Category:Hand Balance
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• The Caroli Troupe
  File:Mills_Program_1959.png|Bertram Mills Circus program cover (1959) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Caroli Troupe]][[Category:Equestrians|Caroli Troupe]][[Category:Jockeys|Car
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• The Rosaire Family
  ...[David_Rosaire_BAC_Video_(1989)|David Rosaire, dog act]], at the Big Apple Circus (1989) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Rosaire Family]][[Category:Equestrians|Rosaire Family]][[Category:Animal Tr
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• Musina and Katkevich
  ...(c.1980)|Tamara Musina & Gunar Katkevich, rotating bambou/cradle]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1981) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Musina & Katkevich]][[Category:Aerialists|Musina & Katkevich]][[Category:Ba
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• Chernevsky Troupe
  ...hernevsky_Troupe_Video_(1988)|Chernevsky Troupe, teeterboard act]], Moscow Circus U.S. Tour (1988) ...oupe_Video_(2000)|Chernevsky Troupe, teerboard act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2000)
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• Valentin Dikul
  ...o: [[Valentin_Dikul_Video_(c.1985)|Valentin Dikul, strongman act]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (c.1985) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Dikul, Valentin]][[Category:Strongmen|Dikul, Valentin]]
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• Dany Renz
  ==Equestrian, Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...:Equestrians|Renz, Dany]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Renz, Dany]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Renz, Dany]]
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• Victoria Unus (La Toria)
  ...eo_(c.1965)|La Toria, Roman rings]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (c.1965) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Unus, Victoria]][[Category:Aerialists|Unus, Victoria]][[Category:Roman Ring
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• Andrey Shirokalov
  ...vi_Video_(2013)|Andrey & Natalya Shirokalov, tigers and leopards act]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2013) ...ov, Andrey]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Shirokilov, Andrey]][[Category:Cage Acts|Shirokilov, Andrey]]
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• Teslenko Family
  ...c.1980)|Semon Orlov Troupe, with Anatoliy Teslenko, juggling act]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (c.1980) ...s_Video_(2000)|The Teslenko Brothers, juggling act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2000)
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• Radu Alinte Troupe
  ...[Radu_Alinte_Troupe_Video_(2010)|Radu Alinte Troupe, teeterboard act]], at Circus Romania (2010) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Radu Alinte Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Radu Alinte Troupe]][[Category:Teet
  256 B (31 words) - 02:40, 12 March 2014
• Anastasia Makeeva
  ...eo: [[Anastasia_Makeeva_Video_(2014)|Anastasia Makeeva, aerial loops]], at Circus Kronebau in Munich (2014) ...Carlo_Video_(2014)|Anastasia Makeeva, aerial loops]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2014)
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• Edgard Zapashny
  ...]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Zapashny, Edgard]][[Category:Cage Acts|Zapashny, Edgard]]
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• Askold Zapashny
  ...]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Zapashny, Askold]][[Category:Cage Acts|Zapashny, Askold]]
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• Mstislav Zapashny
  ...ny, Mstislav]][[Category:Cage Acts|Zapashny, Mstislav]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Zapashny, Mstislav]]
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• Flying Rodleighs
  ...[[Flying_Rodleighs_Video_(1991)|The Flying Rodleighs, flying trapeze]], at Circus Barum-Siemoneit (1991) ...leighs, Flying]][[Category:Aerialists|Rodleighs, Flying]][[Category:Flying Acts|Rodleighs, Flying]]
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• The Dobrich Family
  ==Acrobats, Circus Owners and Directors== ...n. He was also a writer and magazine editor, and he wrote two books on the circus that were published soon after his death.
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• Tofik Akhundov
  ...ik_Akhundov_Video_(2013)|Tofik Akhundov, hippopotami act]], at the Bolshoi Circus (2013) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Akhundov, Tofik]][[Category:Acrobats|Akhundov, Tofik]][[Category:Animal Tra
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• Spirin and Kotelnikov
  ...13)|Viacheslav Spirin & Stanislav Kotelnikov, hand-to-hand balancing]], at Circus Nikulin (2013) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Spirin & Kotelnikov]][[Category:Acrobats|Spirin & Kotelnikov]][[Category:Ha
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• Die Maiers
  ...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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• 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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• Los Rudi-Llata
  File:Rudi-Llata_1961.jpg|Les Rudi Llata at the Radio-Circus (1961) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Rudi-Llata]][[Category:Clowns|Rudi-Llata]]
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• Jorgen and Conny
  ...They performed notably with [[Adolf Althoff]] and at the Blackpool [[Tower Circus]], and also worked in the United States, where they appeared on CBS Televis [[Category:Artists and Acts|Jorgen & Conny]][[Category:Acrobats|Jorgen & Conny]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand
  654 B (87 words) - 20:59, 28 April 2014
• Vera Mechanova
  ...era_Mechanova_Video_(2011)|Vera Mechanova, high school act]], at the State Circus of Saratov (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Mechanova, Vera]][[Category:Equestrians|Mechanova, Vera]]
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• Margarita Nikonova
  ...rita_Nikonova_Video_(2014)|Margarita Nikonova, cloud swing]], at the State Circus of Saratov (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Nikonova, Margarita]][[Category:Aerialists, Nikonova, Margarita]][[Category
  269 B (30 words) - 19:16, 8 May 2014
• Karpov Troupe
  ...arpov_Troupe_Video_(2014)|The Karpov Troupe, high wire act]], at the State Circus of Saratov (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Karpov Troupe]][[Category:Acrobats|Karpov Troupe]][[Category:High Wire|Karp
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• Kio
  ..., 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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• Ivan Lerri
  * Video: [[Ivan_Lerri_Video_(1944)|Ivan Lerri, horses at Liberty]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1944) * Video: [[Lerri_Video_1951|Ivan Lerri, horse act]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1951)
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• Alan Sulc
  * Video: [[Sulc_Video_(2004)|Alan Sulc, juggler]], at the 28th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2004) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Sulc, Alan]][[Category:Jugglers|Sulc, Alan]]
  321 B (44 words) - 22:59, 21 January 2020
• Trio Capriccio
  * [[Trio_Capriccio_Video_(2014)|Trio Capriccio, acrobats]], at the ''Circus Princess'' Festival in Saratov (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Capriccio Trio]][[Category:Acrobats|Capriccio Trio]][[Category:Hand-to-Hand
  259 B (29 words) - 04:25, 6 June 2014
• Duo Dobritch
  ..._Dobritch_Video_(1978)|Duo Dobritch, perch pole act]] at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1978) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Dobritch Duo]][[Category:Acrobats|Dobritch Duo]][[Category:Perch-Pole Balan
  276 B (35 words) - 18:53, 18 June 2014
• Alfred Beautour
  ...ue Canadien'', or ''Cirque des Alliés'', and after the War as ''Britannic Circus'', then under a succession of titles before ending in 1959 as ''Cirque Cont ...a group of lions, which he presented “en férocité” at the Britannic Circus with much roaring and whip cracking, under the name of Fred Jackson—w
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• Starbugs
  ...deo: [[Starbugs_Video_1_(2014)|Starbugs (hip-hop entrée)]] at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...[[Starbugs_Video_2_(2014)|Starbugs (rock-n-roll entrée)]] at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014)
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• Pepe Silva
  ...m Dougherty, piano warmup reprise]], at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (2009) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Silva, Pepe]][[Category:Clowns|Silva, Pepe]]
  503 B (67 words) - 21:08, 20 January 2015
• Julian Stachowsky
  ...wsky, J. Clowney, & C. Guity, Ddouble barre acrobatics]], at the Big Apple Circus (1996) ...Stachowsky & R. Dobrovitskaya, hand-to-hand balancing]], at the Big Apple Circus (1999)
  502 B (59 words) - 23:44, 23 July 2014
• 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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• Andre Sarrasani
  ...d Acts|Sarrasani, Andre]][[Category:Magicians|Sarrasani, Andre]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Sarrasani, Andre]]
  206 B (25 words) - 04:39, 12 August 2014
• Claudius Specht
  ...us_Specht_BAC_Video_2002|Claudius Specht, juggling act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dreams of a City'' (2002) * Video: [[Claudius_Specht_Video_2013|Claudius Specht, juggling act]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2013)
  576 B (69 words) - 20:01, 23 August 2014
• Elena Baranenko and Elena Petrikova
  ..._(2014)|Elena Baranenko & Elena Petrikova, aerial straps]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...)|Elena Baranenko & Elena Petrikova, aerial straps]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2015)
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• Veronika Teslenko
  ...eo: [[Veronika_Teslenko_Video_(2013)|Veronika Teslenko, aerial loops]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2013) ...ka_Teslenko_Video_(2014)|Veronika Teslenko, aerial loops]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014)
  469 B (53 words) - 21:07, 9 August 2023
• Khamada Kuta
  * Video: [[Khamada_Kuta_Video_(2014)|Khamada Kuta, lion act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...ts|Kuta, Khamada]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Kuta Khamada]][[Category:Cage Acts|Kuta Khamada]]
  242 B (32 words) - 03:32, 7 May 2018
• Alexandre Skokov
  ...kov_Troupe_Video_(2014)|The Skokov Troupe, Russian swing]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...okov_Video_(2017)|The Skokov Troupe, Russian Swing]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2017)
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• Arkadiy Shatirov
  ...v_Troupe_Video_(2014)|Shatirov Troupe, Russian barre act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...ov_Video_(2015)|Shatirov Troupe, Russian barre act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2015)
  390 B (47 words) - 23:28, 13 December 2015
• Yulia Denisenko and Yuriy Khokhlov
  ..._(2014)|Yulia Denisenko & Yuriy Khokhlov, polar bear act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...s|Denisenko, Yulia]][[Category:Cage Acts|Denisenko, Yulia]][[Category:Bear Acts|Denisenko, Yulia]]
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• Vadim Shagunin
  ...roupe_Video_(2014)|Shagunin Troupe, perch-pole balancing]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Shagunin, Vadim]][[Category:Acrobats|Shagunin, Vadim]][[Category:Perch-Pole
  265 B (30 words) - 19:13, 10 October 2014
• Anastasia Evkhimenko
  ...deo_(2014)|Anastasia Evkhimenko, hula-hoops on horseback]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Evkhimenko, Anastasia]][[Category:Equestrians|Evkhimenko, Anastasia]][[Cate
  357 B (37 words) - 21:48, 10 October 2014
• Oleg and Viktoria Aleksandrov
  ...sandrov_Video_(2011)|Oleg & Viktoria Aleksandrov, Washington trapeze]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2011) ...v_Dogs_Video_(2014)|Viktoria & Oleg Aleksandrov, dog act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014)
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• Erik Israfilov
  ...deo: [[Israfilovi_Video_(2014)|The Israfilovi, camel act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Israfilov, Erik]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Israfilov, Erik]][[Category:Exo
  256 B (31 words) - 20:27, 6 May 2018
• Struppi Hanneford
  ==Aerialist, Acrobat, Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...ith her husband, [[The Hanneford Family|Tommy Hanneford]] (1927-2005). Her circus career, both as an artist and a producer, spanned the entire second half of
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• François Borie
  ...rancois_Borie_Video_(2014)|François Borie, juggling act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Borie, François]][[Category:Jugglers|Borie, François]]
  209 B (28 words) - 23:18, 17 October 2014
• Vik and Fabrini
  ...Vik_and_Fabrini_Video_(2014)|Vik & Fabrini, comedy magic]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Vik & Fabrini]][[Category:Comedy Acts|Vik and Fabrini]][[Category:Magic|Vik & Fabrini]]
  248 B (33 words) - 21:03, 18 October 2014
• Aliya and Andrey Kanakhin
  ...ideo_(2014)|Aliya and Andrey Kanakhin, Chinese pole]], at Moscow's Bolshoi Circus (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kanakhin, Andrey and Aliya]][[Category:Acrobats|Kanakhin, Aliya and Andrey]
  289 B (37 words) - 20:37, 22 October 2014
• Margarita Nikulina and Vitaliy Zaets
  ...rgarita Nikulins & Vitaliy Zaets, hand-to-hand balancing]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Nikulina & Zaets]][[Category:Acrobats|Nikulina & Zaets]][[Category:Hand-to-
  295 B (33 words) - 00:03, 23 October 2014
• Pyongyang Flying Troupe
  #REDIRECT: [[Pyongyang State Circus]] ...yongyang Troupe]][[Category:Aerialists|Pyongyang Troupe]][[Category:Flying Acts|Pyongyang Troupe]]
  166 B (19 words) - 20:00, 24 October 2014
• Rustam Bayramukov
  ...oupe_Video_(2014)|Bayramukov Troupe, fast-track tumbling]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...8)|Bayramukov Troupe, ''Gay Paris'', fast-track tumbling]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2018)
  372 B (42 words) - 04:18, 25 December 2018
• Olga and Sergey Sharkovich
  ...eo: [[Sharkovich_Video_(2014)|Duo Sharkovich, slack wire]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Sharkovich, Olga]][[Category:Acrobats|Sharkovich, Olga]][[Category:Slack Wi
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• Yuriy and Natalya Aleksandrov
  ...(1983)|Yuriy Aleksandrov & Natalya Vasilieva, Washington trapeze]], at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow (1983) ...Alksandrov & Natalya Vasilieva, Washington Trapeze]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1984)
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• Du Quan Ho
  * Video: [[Du_Quan_Ho_Video_(2014)|Du Quan Ho, aerial loop]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...egory:Aerialists|Du Quan Ho]][[Category:Tissu|Du Quan Ho]][[Category:Strap Acts|Du Quan Ho]]
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• Idol Circus Festival 2014
  ...rcus]] in Moscow, the second ''Idol'' Festival of Circus Arts included the acts whose videos are listed below. * [[Idol Circus Festival 2015]]
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• Evgeniya Goncharova
  ...rova_Video_(2014)|Evgeniya Goncharova, foot juggling act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Gonchareva, Evgeniya]][[Category:Foot Jugglers|Goncharova, Evgeniya]]
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• Negash Rhawa Gebremikal
  ...remikal_Video_2_(2014)|Gebremikal Troupe, Contortion Act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Gebremikal]][[Category:Acrobats|Gebremikal]][[Category:Contortionists|Gebre
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• Flag Circus of China
  ===The Flag Circus of China Today=== ..., Europe, and Africa. The Flag Circus has won many awards in international circus festivals, notably at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris
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• Isaak Kwaku Aborah
  ...o_(2014)|Isaak Kwaku Aborah, juggling and contortion act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Aborah, Isaak]][[Category:Jugglers|Aborak, Isaak]][[Category:Contortionists
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• Olga Aleksandrova
  ...o_(2014)|Olga Aleksandrova's ''Rodrigo'', group juggling]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Aleksandrova, Olga]][[Category:Jugglers|Aleksandrova, Olga]]
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• Nanging Acrobatic Troupe
  ...oupe, Bicycle Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Big Apple Circus Meets The Minkey King'' (1988) ...late Spinning Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Big Apple Circus Meets The Monkey King'' (1988)
  510 B (69 words) - 20:08, 9 December 2009
• Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe
  ...festivals, including a spectacular appearance at the 2018 [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they obtained the coveted Gold Clown award ...12)|The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, teeterboard act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2012)
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• Yakov Ekk
  ...[[Ekk_Jockey_Video_(2014)|Ekk Jockey Troupe, jockey act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) ...sack_Video_(2015)|Yakov Ekk Troupe, Cossack Riding]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2015)
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• Nikolai Gerasimov
  ...imov_Family_Video_(2014)|The Gerasimov Family, juggling act]] at the State Circus of Gomel (2014) [[Category:Artsits and Acts|Gerasimov, Nikolai]][[Category:Jugglers|Gerasimov, Nikolai]]
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• Aleksandr Kazhlev
  ...roupe_Video_(2014)|The Kazhlev Troupe, Russian barre act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Kazhlev, Alexandr]][[Category:Acrobats|Kazhlev, Aleksandr]][[Category:Russi
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• Casselly Family
  ...|René & Alexia Casselly, pas-de-deux on elephants]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2001) ...ily_Video_(2012)|The Casselly Family, elephant act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2012)
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• Aleksey Plotnikov
  ...lotnikovi_Bears_Video_(2014)|Aleksey & Ekaterina Plotnikov, bear act]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2014) ...v, Aleksey]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Plotnikov, Aleksey]][[Category:Bear Acts|Plotnikov, Aleksey]]
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• Vladislav Goncharov
  ...ncharov_Video_(2012)|Vladislav Goncharov, lion act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2012) ...ladislav]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Goncharov, Vladislav]][[Category:Cage Acts|Goncharov, Vladislav]]
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• Duo Israfilov
  ...srafilov_Video_(2012)|Duo Israfilov, aerial straps]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2012) ...Acts|Israfilov Duo]][[Category:Aerialists|Israfilov Duo]][[Category:Strap Acts|Israfilov Duo]]
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• Camille Tremblay et Louis-Marc Bruneau-Dumoulin
  ...lle Tremblay and Louis-Marc Bruneau-Dumoulin, hand-to-hand balancing]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Tremblay, Camille]][[Category:Acrobats|Tremblay, Camille]][[Category:Hand B
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• Karen Bourre and Mike Leclair
  ...ourre_and_Leclair_Video_(2014)|Karen Bourre & Mike Leclair, jugglers]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2014) [[Category:Artists and Acts|Bourre & Leclair]][[Category:Jugglers|Bourre & Leclair]]
  238 B (30 words) - 20:37, 20 February 2020
• The Lorch Family
  ==Acrobats, Circus Owners== ===Circus Lorch===
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• The Gasser Family
  ==Circus Owners, Animal Trainers== ...[[Roby_Gasser_BAC_Video_1984|Roby Gasser, sea lion act]], at the Big Apple Circus (1984)
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• Anastasini Family
  ==Acrobats, Jugglers, Animal Trainers, Circus Owners== ...nineteenth century, when Sidonia and Antonia, the daughters of an Italian circus owner, married the brothers Luigi and Girolamo [[The Biasini Family|Biasini
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• Tatevik Seyranyan
  ...2013)|Tatevik and Arevik Seyranyan, contortion act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2013) ...ik_Seyranyan_Video_(2014)|Tatevik Seyranyan, rola-bola act]], at the State Circus of Tbilisi (2014)
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• Karel Kludsky
  ...[[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Kludsky, Karel]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Kludsky, Karel]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Kludsky, Karel]]
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