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The New Flying Girls, flying act, from the [[Pyongyang State Circus]] in North Korea (the title "Moranbong" refer to the district of Pyongyang where the State Circus troupe is located), at the 33rd [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2009) — ''Document: France Television''

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* Biography: [[Pyongyang State Circus]]

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Zapashny Family Troupe, jockey, acrobatic and aerial act, at the [[Circus Nikulin|Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard]] in Moscow. The aerial part is performed by Mstislav Zapashny and his sister Anna. (1965)

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* Biography: [[The Zapashny Dynasty]]

[[Category:Video Archive|Zapashny, Mstislav]]

The Zapashny Dynasty

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The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze (excerpts), at the 47th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], featuring the triple somersault of Judita Caballero, and the quadruples of Ruven, Jr., Andru, and Gunther Caballero, caught by Marco Antonio Caballero. (The Ringmaster is [[Petit Gougou]]) (2025) — ''Document: France Television''

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* Biography: [[Flying Caballeros]]

[[Category:Video Archive|Caballero, flying]]

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The Scandinavian Boards, Korean teeterboard, at the 47th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] (2025) — ''Document: France Television''

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* Biography: [[Scandinavian Teeterboard]]

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Faltyny Family

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 Although of 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 bicycle who went to work in the United States in the 1920s. They had trained their four daughters, Mary, Lilly, Olga (Akimo), and Kimiko (Kimi, 1939-1990), and their son, George, in their craft.
-The four girls reached a remarkable technical level in bicycle acrobatics, doing tricks rarely or never seen in their time with an uncanny facility. The children worked together with their parents in a bicycle and unicycle act billed as The Yokoi Family. Then, the act was featuring only three of the the four Yokoi Sisters, Mary, Olga, and Lilly. The Trio Yokoi, as they were billed, appeared on CBS's The Talk of The Town (the forerunner of The Ed Sullivan Show) in 1954.
+The four girls reached a remarkable technical level in bicycle acrobatics, doing tricks rarely or never seen in their time with an uncanny facility. The children worked together with their parents in a bicycle and unicycle act billed as ''The Yokoi Family''. Then, the act was featuring only three of the the four Yokoi Sisters, Mary, Olga, and Lilly. The ''Trio Yokoi'', as they were billed, appeared on CBS Television's ''The Talk of The Town'' (the forerunner of ''The Ed Sullivan Show'') in 1954.
 Mary was the original star of the family, but Lilly quickly caught up with her: Pretty and naturally elegant, she had a remarkable stage presence and charisma. During an engagement, she met the Swedish hand-balancer Rolando, who became her husband. She then left the family act (she was replaced by Kimi) and began working solo in 1956. (In time, Kimi would embark into a successful solo career of her own, and George would complete the trio.) That very year (1956), Lilly made her first television appearance as a soloist on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', which certainly helped boost her budding career.... ([[Lilly Yokoi|more...]])

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−	In the 1960s and 1970s, Lilly Yokoi was considered the world's greatest acrobat on bicycle. Her act was indeed technically outstanding, and the ease with which she performed it, her grace, and her unmatched elegance have survived the test of time. Even today, her act can be regarded as the greatest solo bicycle act that ever was—and it is universally acknowledged as such by all those who were lucky enough to see her perform.	+	In the 1960s and 1970s, Lilly Yokoi (1929-2026) was considered the world's greatest acrobat on bicycle. Her act was indeed technically outstanding, and the ease with which she performed it, her grace, and her unmatched elegance have survived the test of time. Even today, her act can be regarded as the greatest solo bicycle act that ever was—and it is universally acknowledged as such by all those who were lucky enough to see her perform.

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-===THE FALTYNY FAMILY===
+In the 1960s and 1970s, Lilly Yokoi (1929-1026) was considered the world's greatest acrobat on bicycle. Her act was indeed technically outstanding, and the ease with which she performed it, her grace, and her unmatched elegance have survived the test of time. Even today, her act can be regarded as the greatest solo bicycle act that ever was—and it is universally acknowledged as such by all those who were lucky enough to see her perform.
-[[File:Faltyny_Troupe_-_Monte_Carlo_(2014).jpeg|right|400px]]
-Faltyny is a household name in the Czech circus world. The Faltyny family’s real name is Faltynek (plural: Faltynkovi), and they trace their roots to an old circus family from South Moravia. Its story began in the familiar fashion common to many circus families: In the late nineteenth century, in the small village of Kladky, some one-hundred kilometers north of Brno, the son of the miller Faltynek ran away with a troupe of itinerant acrobats for the love of a beautiful wire dancer.
-Young Faltynek had fallen in love with the daughter of an acrobat named Flaks, who had visited the village with his family’s acrobatic troupe. The Flakses were traveling entertainers who performed outdoors on village squares and at local fairs. The lovely Miss Flaks had a slack wire act, with which she captured the heart of the miller’s son: Faltynek left his village and his family, and joined the troupe, married Miss Flaks, and eventually developed his own tight wire act.
+Although of 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 bicycle who went to work in the United States in the 1920s. They had trained their four daughters, Mary, Lilly, Olga (Akimo), and Kimiko (Kimi, 1939-1990), and their son, George, in their craft.
+Mary Yokoi (c.1950)
-The Faltynkovi had a son, Vojtěch (1904-1988), who became a foot juggler; in time, Vojtěch married another circus performer, Fanny Kockova. They had their own small traveling outfit with which they performed outdoors, touring Moravia and Slovakia. Vojtěch and Fanny had eight children, four boys and four girls. Their second son, Frantisek (November 15, 1931-November 7, 2003), originated the present Faltynek (Faltyny) circus line.
-Frantisek’s parents retired from performing and put an end to their travels when their son was a teenager. Thence Frantisek went to school like any other kid of his age, and eventually joined the Army. Yet one day, he visited Cirkus Rozkvet, owned by Jan Novotny and Marie Dvorakova, and he fell in love with their beautiful daughter, Marie Novotna (born May 1st, 1934)&mdash;a contortionist and a wire dancer. Young Frantisek left the Army and returned to the circus. At Cirkus Rozkvet, he worked as a clown and put together a comedy unicycle act with Marie.... ([[Faltyny Family|more...]])
+The four girls reached a remarkable technical level in bicycle acrobatics, doing tricks rarely or never seen in their time with an uncanny facility. The children worked together with their parents in a bicycle and unicycle act billed as The Yokoi Family. Then, the act was featuring only three of the the four Yokoi Sisters, Mary, Olga, and Lilly. The Trio Yokoi, as they were billed, appeared on CBS's The Talk of The Town (the forerunner of The Ed Sullivan Show) in 1954.
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 * [[Zapashny_Video_(1965)|The Zapashny Troupe]], jockey-acrobats-aerialists combination (1965)
 * [[Caballeros_Video_(2025)|The Flying Caballeros]], flying trapeze (2025)
 * [[Scandinavian_Boards_Video_(2025)|Scandinavian Boards]], Korean teeterboard (2025)
 * [[Xing_Yunwei_Video_(2019)|Xing Yunwei]], hand balancing (2019)
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 * Video: [[Moonyang_Troupe_Video_(2004)|Moonyang Troupe, flying act]], at Circus Kronebau, Munich (2004)
 * Video: [[Moonyang_Troupe_Video_(c2005)|Moonyang Troupe, flying act]], at the State Circus of Pyongyang (c.2005)
 * Video: [[Pyongyang_Flying_Troupe_Video_(2013)|Pyongyang Troupe, flying act]], at the at the Weltweihnachtscircus in Stuttgart (2013)
 * Video: [[Pyongyang_Flying_Troupe_Video_(2014)|Pyongyang Troupe, flying act]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014)

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−	Zapashny Family Troupe, jockey, acrobatic and aerial act (with Mstislav, Anna, ~~Nonna,~~ Sergei~~, Valery~~, and Sergei, Jr.) at the [[Circus Nikulin\|Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard]] in Moscow. The aerial part is performed by Mstislav Zapashny and his sister Anna. (1965)	+	Zapashny Family Troupe, jockey, acrobatic and aerial act (with Mstislav, Anna, and Sergei Zapashny, and Sergei, Jr.) at the [[Circus Nikulin\|Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard]] in Moscow. The aerial part is performed by Mstislav Zapashny and his sister Anna. (1965)

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 David is often invited to perform in international festivals. In 1997, he was awarded the Golden Lion for a career achievement at the [[Wu Quiao Festival]] in China. in 2001, he was invited to appear in a special performance at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow, and he returned there in 2015 to star in their production, ''Like''; he has also performed several times at Moscow's [[Circus Nikulin]]. In the winter of 2008, he performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, and in July 2009, he performed for the reopening of the Villa [[Grock]] gardens in Oneglia, Italy, for the 50th anniversary of the legendary clown's death. In 2015, David was presented with the ''Master'' award for the best clown act at the short-lived Master Festival in Sochi, Russia&mdash;a sort of Oscar® ceremony of the Russian circus&mdash;from the hands of Oleg Popov.
-David Larible has three sisters: Eliana (b.1961), who is married to Bernhard Paul, the founder of Circus Roncalli; Cinzia (b.1963), retired from performing, who married former circus artist Moreno Gerardi; and the aerialist Vivien Larible (b.1967), married to the trapeze flyer [[The España Family|Noe España]]. David married Mexican aerialist America Jimenez in 1981, and together they have two children, Shirley (b.1989) and Pierre David, known as "Dede" (b.1997). Shirley, trained in Paris by [[Victor Fomine]] and in Montreal by [[André Simard]], works in German varieté shows with her straps act&mdash;a rare specialty among female performers; [[Dede Larible]] has become a very talented juggler.
+David Larible has three sisters: Eliana (b.1961), who is married to Bernhard Paul, the founder of Circus Roncalli; Cinzia (b.1963), who retired from performing and married former circus artist Moreno Gerardi; and the aerialist Vivien Larible (b.1967), married to the trapeze flyer [[The España Family|Noe España]]. David married Mexican aerialist America Jimenez in 1981, and together they have two children, Shirley (b.1989) and Pierre David, known as "Dede" (b.1997). Shirley, trained in Paris by [[Victor Fomine]] and in Montreal by [[André Simard]], works in German varieté shows with her straps act&mdash;a rare specialty among female performers; [[Dede Larible]] has become a very talented juggler.
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 File:Nikulin_Monte-Carlo-Moscow.jpeg|Circus Nikulin Poster (2018)
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		+	==See Also==
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		+	* Biography: [[David Larible]]
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		+	* Biography: [[David Larible]]
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 ===The Elusive Lilly Yokoi===
-By temperament, Lilly was was a very private and discreet person; after her retirement, her many colleagues and admirers around the world wondered what had become of her&mdash;until her and Rolando's daughter, Monica (b.1964), let it be known in 2009 that her mother, who was then eighty-two years old, had retired in Japan, the country of her roots, if not of her birth. It came as reassuring news. Yet, Lilly Yokoi had never disappeared from the collective circus memory: She became a much admired and never to be forgotten circus legend&mdash;and to this day, she remains one of the greatest circus artists of the twentieth century.
+By temperament, Lilly was was a very private and discreet person; after her retirement, her many colleagues and admirers around the world wondered what had become of her&mdash;until her and Rolando's daughter, Monica (b.1964), let it be known in 2009 that her mother, who was then eighty-two years old, had retired in Japan, the country of her roots, if not of her birth. Yet Lilly Yokoi never disappeared from the collective circus memory: She had become a much admired and never-to-be-forgotten circus legend. She passed away in Japan on May 10, 2026. Lilly Yokoi was without a doubt one of the greatest circus artists of the twentieth century.
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−	Zapashny Family Troupe, jockey, acrobatic and aerial act, at the [[Circus Nikulin\|Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard]] in Moscow. The aerial part is performed by Mstislav Zapashny and his sister Anna. (1965)	+	Zapashny Family Troupe, jockey, acrobatic and aerial act (with Mstislav, Anna, Nonna, Sergei, Valery, and Sergei, Jr.) at the [[Circus Nikulin\|Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard]] in Moscow. The aerial part is performed by Mstislav Zapashny and his sister Anna. (1965)

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 * Video: [[Walter_Zapashny_Video_(1964)|Walter Zapashny, mixed cage act]], at the "Old Circus" in Moscow (1964)
 * Video: [[Mstislav_Zapashny_Video_(1980)|Mstislav & Dolores Zapashny, tiger and elephant attraction]] at Stochi's State Circus (1980)
 * Video: [[Mstislav_Zapashny_Video_(1994)|Mstislav Zapashny, tigers & elephants attraction]], at the Gran Premio del Circo in Genova (1994)

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 * Video: [[Walter_Zapashny_Video_(1964)|Walter Zapashny, mixed cage act]], at the "Old Circus" in Moscow (1964)
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-[[Category:History|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Artists and Acts|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Acrobats|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Aerialists|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Cage Acts|Zapashny Family]]
+[[Category:History|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Artists and Acts|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Acrobats|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Aerialists|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Cage Acts|Zapashny Family]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Zapashny Family]]

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 * Video: [[Caballeros_Video_(1995)|The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1995)
 * Video: [[Caballeros_Video_(2023)|The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze]], at the Festival Internacional del Circ in Gerona, Spain (2023)
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−	The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze (excerpts), at the 47th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], featuring the triple somersault of Judita Caballero, and the quadruples of ~~Ruven~~, Jr., Andru, and Gunther Caballero, caught by Marco Antonio Caballero. (The Ringmaster is [[Petit Gougou]]) (2025) — ''Document: France Television''	+	The Flying Caballeros, flying trapeze (excerpts), at the 47th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], featuring the triple somersault of Judita Caballero, and the quadruples of Ruben, Jr., Andru, and Gunther Caballero, caught by Marco Antonio Caballero. (The Ringmaster is [[Petit Gougou]]) (2025) — ''Document: France Television''

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 File:Cirque_Bureau_53.jpg|Montage du Cirque Bureau (1953)
 File:Bureau_-_Elsane.png|Affiche annonçant Elsane (1953)
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		+	==See Also==
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		+	* Biography: [[Rex et Quito]]
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		+	[[Category:Photo Archive\|Rex & Quito]]

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 File:Bureau_Poster_-_Chevaux_Pompiers.jpg|Poster advertising ''Les Chavaux Pompiers'' (1951)
 File:Bureau_Program_1952.jpg|Program Cover for the RTF tour (1952)
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		+	* History: [[Cirque Bureau]]
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-* Video: [[Scandinavian_Boards_Video_(2019)|Scandinavian Boards, Korean teerboard]], at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain (2019)
+* Video: [[Scandinavian_Boards_Video_(2019)|Scandinavian Boards, Korean teeterboard]], at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain (2019)
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 ===The Faltynkovi and Cirkus Rozkvet===
-[[File:Frantisek_and_Marie_Faltynkovi.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|Frantisek & Marie Faltynkovi (c.1955)]]Young Faltynek had fallen in love with the daughter of an acrobat named Flaks, who had visited the village with his family’s acrobatic troupe. The Flakses were traveling entertainers who performed outdoors on village squares and at local fairs. The lovely Miss Flaks had a slack wire act, with which she captured the heart of the miller’s son: Faltynek left his village and his family, and joined the troupe, married Miss Flaks, and eventually developed his own tight wire act.
+[[File:Frantisek_and_Marie_Faltynkovi.jpeg|thumb|left|350px|Frantisek & Marie Faltynkovi (c.1955)]]Young Faltynek had fallen in love with the daughter of an acrobat named Flaks, who had visited the village with his family’s acrobatic troupe. The Flakses were traveling entertainers who performed outdoors on village squares and at local fairs. The lovely Miss Flaks had a slack wire act, with which she captured the heart of the miller’s son: Faltynek left his village and his family, and joined the troupe, married Miss Flaks, and eventually developed his own tight wire act.
 The Faltynkovi had a son, Vojtěch (1904-1988), who became a foot juggler; in time, Vojtěch married another circus performer, Fanny Kockova. They had their own small traveling outfit with which they performed outdoors, touring Moravia and Slovakia. Vojtěch and Fanny had eight children, four boys and four girls. Their second son, Frantisek (November 15, 1931-November 7, 2003), originated the present Faltynek (Faltyny) circus line.
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 ===The Faltyny Troupe===
-[[File:Vaclav_and_Anna_Rychter.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|Vaclav & Anita Rychter]]Cirkus Rozkvet blossomed in the 1960s and 1970s In Czechoslovakia. Yet, under the communist regime that existed in the country at that time, it was not possible for private circuses to perform outside the borders, and opportunities for growth were therefore very limited: Chances of survival were thin for private circuses. The Faltynkovi children were trained and worked within the family circus, and performed a variety of acts, such as knife throwing, juggling, rola bola, hand-to-hand balancing, etc.&mdash;and of course, unicycle.
+[[File:Vaclav_and_Anna_Rychter.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Vaclav & Anita Rychter]]Cirkus Rozkvet blossomed in the 1960s and 1970s In Czechoslovakia. Yet, under the communist regime that existed in the country at that time, it was not possible for private circuses to perform outside the borders, and opportunities for growth were therefore very limited: Chances of survival were thin for private circuses. The Faltynkovi children were trained and worked within the family circus, and performed a variety of acts, such as knife throwing, juggling, rola bola, hand-to-hand balancing, etc.&mdash;and of course, unicycle.
 Around 1980, Emil Faltynek, who was destined to succeed his parents, decided instead to build a unicycle act with his siblings and try his chance at outside engagements, notably abroad. In order to do that, the family moved to Prague and applied with their unicycle act to the Czechoslovakian State Circus Organization. They were accepted, and a new life began for them: Just two weeks later, as the Faltyny Troupe, they were already touring with a company of the Czechoslovakian National Circus in the USSR. It was the beginning of a rich international career.
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 After the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the fall of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, the Faltynys were at last free to work internationally as independent contractors. In 1990, they participated in the 15th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where their act, presented with Czech folkloric costumes and music, received the Jury’s Special Prize. From then on, they worked all over Europe. In 1995, Emil’s sister, Anna, her husband, Frantisek Jung, and their brother Jindrich and his wife, Edita Blahnikova, decided to quit the act; Emil replaced them with his children, Emil, Jr. (born March 14, 1982), and Veronika (born January 31, 1986). (Vojtěch had left the act in 1981, after a bad fall from a tall unicycle in Russia, which left him paralyzed.)
-[[File:The_Faltyny_Troupe_(2014).jpeg|thumb|right|400px|The Faltyny Family (2014)]]The Faltynys have since worked in circuses, theme parks, and other venues in Europe, Japan, and, in the United States, at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They also appeared on many television shows in Europe and North America, including the popular French variety show, ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde'' for its New Year Special in December/January 2004/2005. In 2005, Emil, Jr. married Vlasta Kroupova-Alesova (b.1980), from the Ales circus family, with whom he had three children, Vanessa (born July 17, 2006 in Switzerland), Emil III (born January 20, 2008 in Prague), and Adriana (born July 27, 2009 in Germany)&mdash;all of whom would join the unicycle act. In 2007, Veronika married Paolo Pilch-Könyöt, of the [[The Könyöt Dynasty|Könyöt]] circus dynasty, with whom she had two sons, Daniel (b. September 13, 2011) and Paolo, Jr. (b. September 23, 2014).
+[[File:The_Faltyny_Troupe_(2014).jpeg|thumb|left|400px|The Faltyny Family (2014)]]The Faltynys have since worked in circuses, theme parks, and other venues in Europe, Japan, and, in the United States, at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They also appeared on many television shows in Europe and North America, including the popular French variety show, ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde'' for its New Year Special in December/January 2004/2005. In 2005, Emil, Jr. married Vlasta Kroupova-Alesova (b.1980), from the Ales circus family, with whom he had three children, Vanessa (born July 17, 2006 in Switzerland), Emil III (born January 20, 2008 in Prague), and Adriana (born July 27, 2009 in Germany)&mdash;all of whom would join the unicycle act. In 2007, Veronika married Paolo Pilch-Könyöt, of the [[The Könyöt Dynasty|Könyöt]] circus dynasty, with whom she had two sons, Daniel (b. September 13, 2011) and Paolo, Jr. (b. September 23, 2014).
 In 2014, the Faltynys returned to the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo with their unicycle act, performed by three generations of Faltynys. Little Emil III, who was only five years old, received an award for being the Youngest Artist in the Festival, where he proudly rode his mini-unicycle around the ring. Pauline Ducruet, the daughter of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, presented the award to him. The Faltynys also presented their juggling act, and Emil, Jr. performed his free ladder act, for which he holds a Guinness World Record: longest duration juggling five objects while standing on footplates on a free ladder (57 seconds). The continuation of the Flatyny line is assured indeed.