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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi Rios premiered their risley act at the [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-Bouglione in Paris, on February 15 1958, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi Rios premiered their risley act at the [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-Bouglione in Paris, on February 15 1958, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Their father, Djamaa <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ben Lahoussine</del>, headed a renowned troupe of Moroccan tumblers, [[The Rios]]. He provided his sons with a thorough circus education that included tumbling, tight wire, juggling, and tap dancing. When Michel was 14 and Mehdi was 11, their father carefully analyzed their respective aptitudes, and decided to combine their talents into a risley act, a particularly arduous circus discipline.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Their father, Djamaa, headed a renowned troupe of Moroccan tumblers, [[The Rios]]. He provided his sons with a thorough circus education that included tumbling, tight wire, juggling, and tap dancing. When Michel was 14 and Mehdi was 11, their father carefully analyzed their respective aptitudes, and decided to combine their talents into a risley act, a particularly arduous circus discipline.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi premiered their risley act at the [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-Bouglione in Paris, on February 15 1958, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rios </ins>premiered their risley act at the [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-Bouglione in Paris, on February 15 1958, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Video: [[Rios_Brothers_BAC_1989_Video|The Rios Brothers]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Video: [[Rios_Brothers_BAC_1989_Video|The Rios Brothers]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Michel and Mehdi (1945-2011) Rios were born in Germany to a Moroccan father and a German mother. As it is common in many circus families, this didn’t define their citizenship: Although technically Michel and Mehdi <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are </del>German, their parents settled in Paris<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, France, </del>shortly after World War II, and the Rios Brothers are generally perceived as French circus artists.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Michel <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(b.1942) </ins>and Mehdi (1945-2011) Rios were born in Germany to a Moroccan father and a German mother. As it is common in many circus families, this didn’t define their citizenship: Although technically Michel and Mehdi <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were </ins>German, their parents settled in Paris shortly after World War II, and the Rios Brothers are generally perceived as French circus artists.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">began performing </del>their risley act <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rios Brothers </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1957</del>, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While still performing in their father’s acrobatic troupe, Michel and Mehdi practiced daily for five years, until their act was ready. First they worked with their father, then continued their training, at the legendary Gymnase de la Cité du Midi in Paris (where many circus acts were created), under Augusto Lesi&mdash;whose teaching methods were particularly grueling. Michel and Mehdi <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">premiered </ins>their risley act <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">at </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Cirque d'Hiver]]-Bouglione </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Paris, on February 15 1958</ins>, although it took a little longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Rios Brothers made </del>their <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">official debut </del>at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Paris’s [[</del>Cirque d'Hiver<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]-[[Bouglione]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and worked </del>in several major circuses in Europe, including Switzerland’s [[The Knie Dynasty|Circus Knie]], but they soon began to appear mostly in nightclubs and variety shows, notably at the Casino de Paris<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, the Lido, </del>and the Moulin-Rouge in Paris, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Palladium in London</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They career then took a wider international turn: They appeared in the United States at the Radio City Music-Hall in New York, and the M-G-M Grand and the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They participated in Royal Command Performances for the King of Sweden, and for the Royal Family of England, and performed for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. They have also been seen on major television shows around the world.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They career then took a wider international turn: They appeared in the United States at the Radio City Music-Hall in New York, and the M-G-M Grand and the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They participated in Royal Command Performances for the King of Sweden, and for the Royal Family of England, and performed for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. They have also been seen on major television shows around the world.</div></td></tr>
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