The Rastellis - Revision history

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 Image:Rastellis_(c.1960).jpeg|Chocolate & Co.: Aristide, Alfredo, Antonio, Oreste (c.1960)
 File:Cirque_jean_richard_poster_1973.jpg|The Rastellis at Cirque Jean Richard (1973)

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 * Video: [[The_Rastellis_Video_(c.1980)|The Rastellis, musical entrée]], at the Royal Circus, Stockholm (1977)
 * Video: [[Rastellis_Video_(1978)|The Rastellis, musical entrée]], at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris (1978)
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 The Rastellis took a break from Circo Americano in the summers of 1980, 1981, and 1982, when they went to Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]] to replace its legendary star, the great auguste [[Charlie Cairoli]] (1910-1980), who had passed away. It was an interesting moment for circus enthusiasts, since the Rastellis had to renew their material from one season to another: Beside their well-seasoned slapstick-cum-music act, they proved in their second entrée that they were still able to produce efficiently a more traditional type of clowning.
-In 1985, they returned to ''Holiday On Ice'' for three years, after which they stopped touring. They settled in their home in Bergamo, Italy, and performed in the summer in Italian amusement parks and, in the winter, gave jazz concert in Italian theaters and concert halls, and appeared in Christmas shows in France and elsewhere. The climax of their long and illustrious career was reached in January 2001, when the Rastellis were invited to perform at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]. There, Alfredo received a Life Achievement Award presented to him by Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Beside the traditional Rastellis’ clown entrée, Alfredo also gave a special performance of his musical act: In blue tuxedo, he played twenty musical instruments and gave a little tap-dance exhibition. Alfredo was then seventy-eight years old!
+In 1985, they returned to ''Holiday On Ice'' for three years, after which they stopped touring. They settled in their home in Bergamo, Italy, and performed in the summer in Italian amusement parks and, in the winter, gave jazz concert in Italian theaters and concert halls, and appeared in Christmas shows in France and elsewhere. The climax of their long and illustrious career was reached in January 2000, when the Rastellis were invited to perform at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]. There, Alfredo received a Life Achievement Award presented to him by Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Beside the traditional Rastellis’ clown entrée, Alfredo also gave a special performance of his musical act: In blue tuxedo, he played twenty musical instruments and gave a little tap-dance exhibition. Alfredo was then seventy-eight years old!
 Then, the family went into an ice-rink rental and production business. In the winter of 2001-2002, in association with [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli-De Rocchi]], they produced a small ice show, ''Pinocchio On Ice''. The last appearances of the original Rastellis’ clown act were at [[Circus Krone|Circus Kronebau]] in Munich in March 2002, followed by the [[Euroclown Festival]] in Barcelona, Spain, that same year. Sadly, after a long and rich career, Alfredo Rastelli passed away on May 1, 2005. It was believed that with him, one of the most celebrated clown acts in circus history had disappeared.

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 * Video: [[The Rastellis - Clowns (1976)|The Rastellis, musical entrée]], at Cirque Jean Richard (1976)
 * Video: [[Rastellis_Video_1976|The Rastellis, clown entrée]], at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris (1976)

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 Then, the family went into an ice-rink rental and production business. In the winter of 2001-2002, in association with [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli-De Rocchi]], they produced a small ice show, ''Pinocchio On Ice''. The last appearances of the original Rastellis’ clown act were at [[Circus Krone|Circus Kronebau]] in Munich in March 2002, followed by the [[Euroclown Festival]] in Barcelona, Spain, that same year. Sadly, after a long and rich career, Alfredo Rastelli passed away on May 1, 2005. It was believed that with him, one of the most celebrated clown acts in circus history had disappeared.
-Yet, did it? It seems that the name Rastelli cannot leave the world of clowning: the Rastellis were revived by Oreste, Jr. and Vittorio in 2011, first as a musical clown duo, then as a trio, and finally, in 2015, in its original form as a quatuor, reviving the perennial Rastelli "exploding piano" entrée. The new Rastellis resumed their international appearances with [[Circkus Scott]], in Sweden, and have continued with success ever since. In January 2015, the New Rastellis (as they call themselves) were featured at the [[Internatioinal Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]'s 40th Anniversary show. Great clowns never die...
+Yet, did it? It seems that the name Rastelli cannot leave the world of clowning: the Rastellis were revived by Oreste, Jr. and Vittorio in 2011, first as a musical clown duo, then as a trio, and finally, in 2015, in its original form as a quatuor, reviving the perennial Rastelli "exploding piano" entrée. The new Rastellis resumed their international appearances with [[Circkus Scott]], in Sweden, and have continued with success ever since. In January 2016, the New Rastellis (as they call themselves) were featured at the [[Internatioinal Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]'s 40th Anniversary show. Great clowns never die...
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 File:Rastelli2011_2.jpeg|Oreste & Vittorio Rastelli, Jrs. (2011)
 File:Vittorio_and_Oreste_Rastelli_2011.jpeg|Vittorio & Oreste Rastelli, Jrs. (2011)
-File:Rastellis_-_Monte_Carlo_Festival.jpg|The New Rastellis at the Festival of Monte Carlo (2015)
+File:Rastellis_-_Monte_Carlo_Festival.jpg|The New Rastellis at the Festival of Monte Carlo (2016)
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 [[Category:Artists and Acts|Rastellis, The]][[Category:Clowns|Rastellis, The]]