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| − | Valdis Yanovskis was born February 10, 1969 in Moscow to a circus family. His father was an acrobat who later converted to clowning. His mother was a trapeze artist. | + | Valdis Yanovskis was born February 10, 1969 in Moscow to a circus family. His father was an acrobat who later converted to clowning. His mother was a trapeze artist. He joined 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]], he specialized as a juggler. In 1987, he graduated with a group-juggling act, ''Carnaval'', which included [[Elena Drogaleva]], Andrey Ivanko, Kyril Balan, and Alek Novosolov. |
| − | + | From 1990-94, he competed in sports-aerobics and was a member of the Russian National Team. He was European champion twice, in 1990 and 1991. Valdis then partnered with Vasily Gratchov, Arkady Burdnestsky, and Natasha Sarygina, with whom he re-created his group juggling act, now titled ''Original Jugglers''. They performed in the U.S. with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] from 1995-97, and appeared for the last time together at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, before parting ways. | |
| − | + | Valdis remained at the Big Apple Circus and became a member of its resident company. He performed in several acrobatic acts and in an aerial "bambou" (aerial perch) act with [[Regina Dobrovitskaya]]. He has also partnered with clowns [[Bello Nock]], [[Vallery]] (Serebryakov), [[Fumagalli]], and mime [[Olivier Taquin]]. He left the Big Apple Circus in 2010. | |
| − | + | ==See Also== | |
| − | [[Category:Artists and Acts| | + | * Video: [[Original_Jugglers_BAC_Video_1999|Valdis Yanovskis's Original Jugglers]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Bello & Friends'' (1999) |
| − | [[Category:Jugglers| | + | * Video: [[Clowns_Baseball_BAC_Video_2000|Valdis Yanovskis, Jeff Gordon, Tom Dougherty, ''The Baseball Match'']] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Clown Around Town'' (2000) |
| − | [[Category:Aerialists| | + | * Video: [[Dobrovitskaya et al BAC 2002 Video|R. Dobrovitskaya, V. Peyramaure, A. Mantchev, V. Yanovskis, Comedy acrobatic act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dreams of a City'' (2002) |
| − | [[Category:Acrobats| | + | * Video: [[BAC_Company_Pyramids_Video_2002|The Big Apple Circus Company, pyramids on horseback]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dreams of a City'' (2002) |
| + | * Video: [[Dobrovitskaya_and_Yanovskis_BAC_2004_Video|Valdis Yanovskis & Regina Dobrovitskaya, Aerial Bambou act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Picturesque'' (2004) | ||
| + | * Video: [[Mantchev_Peyramaure_Yanovskis_BAC_2004_Video|Andrey Mantchev, Virgile Peyramaure & Valdis Yanovskis (Acrobatic Act)]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Picturesque'' (2004) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Jugglers|Yanovskis, Valdis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Aerialists|Yanovskis, Valdis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Acrobats|Yanovskis, Valdis]][[Category:Bambou (Aerial Perch)|Yanovskis, Valdis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:21, 3 June 2021
Juggler, Acrobat, Aerialist
By Dominique Jando
Valdis Yanovskis was born February 10, 1969 in Moscow to a circus family. His father was an acrobat who later converted to clowning. His mother was a trapeze artist. He joined the State College for Circus and Variety Arts in Moscow, where, under the tutelage of Tamara Babayan, he specialized as a juggler. In 1987, he graduated with a group-juggling act, Carnaval, which included Elena Drogaleva, Andrey Ivanko, Kyril Balan, and Alek Novosolov.
From 1990-94, he competed in sports-aerobics and was a member of the Russian National Team. He was European champion twice, in 1990 and 1991. Valdis then partnered with Vasily Gratchov, Arkady Burdnestsky, and Natasha Sarygina, with whom he re-created his group juggling act, now titled Original Jugglers. They performed in the U.S. with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey from 1995-97, and appeared for the last time together at the Big Apple Circus in 1999, before parting ways.
Valdis remained at the Big Apple Circus and became a member of its resident company. He performed in several acrobatic acts and in an aerial "bambou(French - Russian: Bambuk) Aerial apparatus, generally a hanging perch, from where the performers hang with the help of hand or ankle loops. See also: Aerial perch." (aerial perchA hanging perch, from where the performers hang with the help of hand or ankle loops. (French: Bambou - Russian: Bambuk)) act with Regina Dobrovitskaya. He has also partnered with clowns Bello Nock, Vallery (Serebryakov), Fumagalli, and mime Olivier Taquin. He left the Big Apple Circus in 2010.
See Also
- Video: Valdis Yanovskis's Original Jugglers in the Big Apple Circus production of Bello & Friends (1999)
- Video: Valdis Yanovskis, Jeff Gordon, Tom Dougherty, The Baseball Match in the Big Apple Circus production of Clown Around Town (2000)
- Video: R. Dobrovitskaya, V. Peyramaure, A. Mantchev, V. Yanovskis, Comedy acrobatic act, in the Big Apple Circus production of Dreams of a City (2002)
- Video: The Big Apple Circus Company, pyramids on horseback, in the Big Apple Circus production of Dreams of a City (2002)
- Video: Valdis Yanovskis & Regina Dobrovitskaya, Aerial Bambou act, in the Big Apple Circus production of Picturesque (2004)
- Video: Andrey Mantchev, Virgile Peyramaure & Valdis Yanovskis (Acrobatic Act) in the Big Apple Circus production of Picturesque (2004)
