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For each of us in childhood, going to the circus was long-awaited and desired. How positive emotions and pleasant memories remained with us after graduation circus performance. Not only children, but also adults watch with great pleasure how the circus performer works.

So why not arrange a circus performance right at your holiday? Do you doubt that this is possible? Everything is possible with us. Contact us, and any circus performer will become a participant in your event. You will be entertained by acrobats, clowns, magicians, jugglers, gymnasts, trainers. Holiday with participation circus artists always unforgettable and funny.

Circus show options

Animal trainers are always in great demand at various events. For a corporate party, it is better to invite trainers of large animals, such as tigers or bears. It is quite dangerous, and therefore very exciting and attractive. But remember that for such a performance you will need a fairly large area. For children's holiday dog or cat trainers are suitable. It will be very cute and fun. These animals are easily trained, show their dexterity and intelligence.

You can order for any holiday, because they are able to amuse both adults and children. You will be able to create joyful atmosphere at your event, fun and exciting to relax. Children's clowns, as a rule, find an approach to any child, thus, the child feels the most important at the holiday, which means that he is happy and satisfied.

Aerial gymnasts can be invited to a wedding or anniversary. It's very romantic and exciting. Aerialists will create a whole show for you, and you will be fascinated by the movements of the artists in the air.

Magic show in Moscow

Fabulous and enchanting your event will be given by such a circus performer as a magician. Such a show will definitely be remembered and discussed. Unexpected tricks and illusions, incredible sleight of hand - all this you will get if you order a show program with the participation of a magician from us.

Skillful jugglers will show you wonderful numbers, and you will enthusiastically watch the movement of their hands. Do you want to try it yourself? Jugglers will give you some skill lessons and compete with everyone in their skill.

Circus artists can offer you such an unusual number as. This spectacle is becoming more and more popular in recent times. The fire attracts and fascinates, and in combination with the plastic movements of the artists, you become a witness to an amazing spectacle.

Are we interested in you? Then the circus is already coming to you! Meet and enjoy!

Exotic Show by Dmitry Nikolaou

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The entire program of the Exotic Show, a journey through countries and continents, lasts from 1 hour 10 minutes, this is not only a visual program, but also an educational one. The whole program is built in such a way that together with children and adults, we travel across countries and continents. In my arsenal I have 4 or more performances united by one theme - EXOTIC SHOW: South America, Fairy East, Africa, Papua Island New Guinea, Russia. The first trip, we are going to the island of Papua New Guinea - this is an extreme show, I work in the image of a Papuan native (the room has fire, knives, sabers, nails, glass, sticking of metal objects, hypnosis, etc.) a lot of humor, interactive and laughter. The duration of the number is from 15 minutes. The second journey, we are going to the fabulous East, where the guest from the East not only dances Eastern dance, but also tames a large tiger python. Duration from 10 minutes. Third trip, we're going to South America that symbolizes this region by the population of the Indians. As well as the sacred animal lama. The first part of the presentation is training, then interactive on the topic where these animals live, where they live, the closest relatives of these animals, etc. Whoever guesses the riddles rides and communicates with the lama. Also, the circle of honor is made by the birthday boy, and then together with the children national dances Indians. The duration of the number is from 15 minutes. The fourth trip is Russia, an illusion attraction (macromagic) - I work with a partner, the ballet part, sawing, disappearing, etc. The birthday man himself takes part in the room, where he himself cuts. Duration from 10 minutes. The fifth trip is Africa, a master class of Latin dances, along with a monkey (life-size puppet). Throughout the program, children take part in numbers, and there is also a photo session with animals. If you wish, you can choose the whole program or individual numbers. Transport costs and delivery included up to 40 km. from MKAD. For more information, please call tel. 8-916-686-53-53. www.nikolaudmitriy.ru

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You are not on the site of circus performers, but in the section of the Internet portal of artists Artist.ru, which provides information about the artists of the Moscow circus. If you want to invite circus genre artists to the event you organize to participate in various show programs, you have come to the right place.

Work for circus performers

You have to organize celebratory event, and you want to make it truly original and unforgettable, invite circus performers and you will be surprised at how they cheer up your guests. After all, the main task of circus artists is to surprise and amaze the audience with their talents. For circus performers the highest category There is nothing easier than to delight your viewer. If you invite circus performers to your party, you can count on the success of the event. If the holiday is for children, then the invited circus artists will be the key to not just a successful holiday, but bright and colorful impressions for a very long time. Perhaps it is the performance of circus artists that will become the element of the holiday that children will remember for a long time. After all, professional circus artists are a real gem of a children's holiday, which amazes and surprises with its unusualness. Invite a juggler or an acrobat, an illusionist or a rider, a trainer or an equilibrist - everyone will demonstrate a magnificent performance that will become a real highlight of the holiday.

If you are a circus performer and want to take part in show programs of festive recreational activities, register on the Internet portal Artist.ru, and the questionnaire with your personal data will become available to your potential employer. A job that interests you will not keep you waiting long.

Spectators imagine the circus arena as a place of entertainment, where gymnasts, clowns and trainers, replacing each other, give bright show. However, for workers in this field, creating beautiful numbers is deadly. dangerous job which often leads to tragedy. "Gazeta.Ru" compiled a list of 10 cases when the circus was not funny.

Many have been fond of going to the circus since childhood: to admire the performances of trained animals, to laugh at the antics of mischievous clowns, or to hold their breath while looking at complex acrobatic numbers. But behind the wonderfully played numbers are not only years of work and rehearsals, but also real human tragedies, the cause of which is someone's mistake, an absurd accident or animal instincts.

Death under the hooves

On August 30, 2015, circus rider Anastasia Maksimova and her group participated in a performance at the sports complex in the village of Abrau-Dyurso near Novorossiysk.

Performing an acrobatic stunt, the 24-year-old girl fell out of the saddle, catching her foot in the stirrup, after which the horse dragged her around the arena several times. Then the horse jumped out onto the podium.

They were able to stop the frightened animal only after a couple of minutes, but during this time Maksimova received several strong blows with hooves and on the head. She died in the ambulance from her injuries.

During the investigation, it turned out that Maksimova was far from a novice in equestrian sports: she had been doing it for six years and had numerous awards for sports horse riding. At the 2012 World Championships in this discipline, she received silver medal. Some experts then put forward a version that the cause of the incident was a violation of safety precautions during horse riding: the second leg of the girl, contrary to all the rules, was rigidly fixed in a canvas loop. This was probably done in order to make it easier to perform the trick. But it is precisely because of the fixation of the leg that the athlete cannot jump off the horse in time.

Last straw"

In the spring of 2013, the circus on Vernadsky Avenue hosted the number "Drop". According to the scenario, a group of acrobats had to jump from 30 meters (which corresponds to the eighth floor of the building) straight to the arena upside down. In flight, they managed to perform complex acrobatic figures. The number was performed by a group of athletes from Kenya. According to the author's idea, the first to land was 23-year-old Caro-Christopher Kazungu.

Everything was going well, the audience including numerous relatives the acrobat, who had specially arrived from Africa, were delighted. But the falling Kenyan was not held up by a safety net or cable, as they should have been, and he collapsed into the arena. The acrobat was urgently taken to the nearest First City Hospital, doctors diagnosed him with a concussion, a comminuted fracture of the first spine and a number of other injuries. Kazungu miraculously survived.

The State Labor Inspectorate found out that, firstly, the victim was not a professional acrobat, but at home, together with a group of colleagues, he was engaged in dancing. Secondly, he jumped without a safety rope.

In the circus itself, what happened with the low qualifications of the gymnast is not connected: supposedly no one performed better than Kazunga “Drop”. Everything was supposedly in order with the net before the performance of the Kenyan, and the meaning of the act, according to Vladimir Doveiko, head of the aerial acrobats at the circus on Vernadsky Avenue, was just to jump without insurance. Eventually official reason The state of emergency recognized the defective mesh, and the circus management paid for the artist's subsequent treatment.

Fall on ice

The performance of Yulia and Alexander Volkov, who performed at the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow, ended in an accident. In 2009, they rehearsed the number "Aerialists on canvases", it lasts 5.5 minutes and is performed without insurance. Julia was sitting in a twine, her legs were fixed with rings of canvases, she held onto the fabric with her hands, and belts were fastened to her waist, which Alexander held on to. But at some point, the artist's leg slipped out of the ring, and the acrobats fell onto artificial ice (at that time, the circus also held ice show): Alexander from six meters, Julia - from eight. The couple survived, but received numerous injuries. After a long rehabilitation, the artists returned to the arena.

"Flight" completed

In the same 2009, a gymnast from the Moscow circus "Sea Stars" crashed in Khabarovsk. The 26-year-old acrobat was rehearsing the "Flight" number.

For some reason, his colleagues did not have time to catch the gymnast flying under the dome, and he, working without a safety lounge, fell onto the net.

He fell so badly that he got a dislocation of the cervical vertebrae and damage to the spinal cord - but he survived.

Tiger tiger, burning fear

In 2006, during a performance at the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, trainer Artur Bagdasarov wanted to push one of the tigers towards the rest of the animals with a stick, but approached him too quickly. As a result, when the man raised his hand, the tiger raised his paw on him, and then pulled Arthur under him and squeezed his head with his teeth. They tried to drive away the predator with whips, but he only reacted to a few shots from a pistol into the air. Doctors put about a hundred stitches on the trainer's head alone. By the way, the tiger, who even refused to eat for a while due to stress, was not punished: they decided that Bagdasarov himself had violated safety regulations.

Lions on the hunt

Trainer Alexander Shatirov was attacked by two lions during a performance at the Ufa circus in 2005. One of the animals tore the man's leg, the second threw him into the arena. Assistants tried to drive away predators cold water from a hose, but it was not possible to do this immediately.

It is noteworthy that Shatirov, on principle, did not give his pets special sedatives, although this practice is often used in many circuses: he believed that this reflects badly on the abilities of lions.

I came, I saw, I bit

On March 8, 2004, in the Moscow circus on Vernadsky Avenue, the tiger Caesar, whom everyone considered harmless (by predatory standards, of course), suddenly attacked the pregnant trainer Svetlana Sobenko. The woman was taken to intensive care with serious wounds and fractures, there was even a threat of miscarriage, but the child, fortunately, was born healthy.

Dodon attacks

In December 2003, a bear named Dodon attacked three people. The tragedy occurred in the "Durov's Corner", in the room where the animals are kept, when the trainer's assistant Umar Zakirov was going to feed the pet. Somehow, Dodon got out of the cage, killed Zakirov, and then attacked two trainers - Timur Shchedov and Vladimir Soshin, who tried to stop the bear and save their colleague. Zakirov died on the spot, Shchedov was seriously wounded, Soshin was wounded in his right hand.

Trampled by elephants

One of the most tragic cases occurred on February 22, 2001, in the same Durov Corner. Animal trainer Alexander Terekhov rehearsed with two elephants - Dasha and Masha. When he tried to put a harness on Dasha, for which, apparently, he stood on a certain step. It is still unknown whether he himself fell off her, losing his balance, or the elephant accidentally threw him off with her trunk, but in addition, Dasha stepped on Terekhov several more times. The ambulance was unable to save the artist.

"The old woman on the lampshade"

Tragedies have happened in Soviet time. A terrible incident was the death of the clown Irina Asmus, known for her role as Butterscotch in television program"ABVGDeika". Asmus was born in April 1941, she miraculously survived the blockade of Leningrad. For some time after graduation, she was an acrobat, but after an injury, she moved to the V. F. Komissarzhevskaya Theater, where she played Cinderella, Juliet and other roles. Then Irina Asmus returned to the circus, but already as a clown: she performed in solo numbers under the stage name Iriska.

The tragedy that ended the life of Iriska occurred in 1986 in the circus of the Belarusian Gomel. 44-year-old Asmus had a spectacular trick "The Old Lady on the Lampshade": she rotated around her axis under the very dome.

But when the clowness spun upside down, threading her leg through the loop and unfastening the insurance so that the cable did not interfere with her movements, she broke loose. The body fell like a stone from a height of 12 meters. The artist died from numerous fractures and internal hemorrhage. Later it turned out that the spinning machine broke down: after the death of the circus performer, these types of mechanisms were banned.

What is a circus? It seems that each of us knows the answer to this question. But it is worth recognizing that most have only superficial information. But little is known about its history and varieties. The main difference between this type of art is the demonstration of something funny and unusual. As a rule, in the performance you can see pantomimes, reprises, tricks, clowning. Often circus performances are associated with a demonstration of the exceptional abilities of a person, often characterized by a risk to life and health. This applies to tightrope walkers, tightrope walkers, trainers of predatory animals. Often the troupe is based in a certain city, having a specific building. But he often appears in different places like a traveling circus.

History reference

What is a circus, they knew back in Ancient Rome. At that time, this was the name of the building, similar to the modern hippodrome. The largest and most famous was the so-called big circus, which was located in Rome itself.

Circus performances of that time had little in common with modern ones. First of all, these were chariot races and Horse Racing. Later, circus performances began to be organized in amphitheatres. They included gladiator fights, baiting wild animals.

In the Middle Ages, the circus ceased to be the main place of entertainment. Popular at the time theatrical performances and the mysteries eclipsed him.

The circus in the modern sense for us appeared in France only in late XVIII century. Its creators were the English riders Astley, son and father. In 1774, they built a round hall in the suburbs of the French capital, which they called the circus. What was it at that time? Astleys began to give performances, which consisted of acrobatic studies and exercises on horseback.

The Franconi Italians played an important role in the history of the circus. They introduced pantomime and also staged a fight between wild animals and dogs. It was from Paris that circus performances soon spread throughout Europe.

From the history of the circus it is known that at the end 19th century there were performances with trained animals. On the eve of the 20th century, stationary circuses existed in all European capitals.

Circus in Russia

What is a circus, in Russia they learned in 1764. It was then that the British jockey Bates built an arena for equestrian performances not far from Kazansky railway station. Already on next year he went on tour to St. Petersburg.

In Russia, performances were often organized in private houses - in arenas or temporary premises. As a rule, foreign troupes performed.

It was the Russian circus that appeared in 1873 in Saratov. It was founded by the Nikitin brothers. And today it is considered one of the best in Russia. In addition, at that time traveling circuses roamed around Russia and Europe, which gave performances every day in a new place.

Significant damage to circus art was inflicted during the Great Patriotic War. The buildings were mostly destroyed during the bombing. The props and equipment were destroyed. Many trained animals died. Artists went to the front. The main circus administration after the Nazi attack on the USSR was evacuated to Tomsk. At the same time, historians note that the leadership nevertheless took care of preserving circus art. By order of Stalin, the Soviet circus was supported, funds were allocated for the maintenance and nutrition of animals.

circus today

Today, the circus develops various types of art. For example, these are acrobatics, clowning, balancing act, as well as musical eccentricity, sideshow, pantomime, juggling, illusionism.

Known a large number of circus specialties. In separate distinguish walking on a tightrope, numbers on a trapezoid, aerial gymnastics, animal training. A unique circus genre is clowning. A clown must be proficient in several disciplines, recently a common technique is when a clown "suddenly" takes part in other people's numbers.

Nowadays, the almost forgotten specialty of fire swallowers, which were popular many centuries ago, is being revived. Today, many circuses around the world include a fire show in their program.

In Russia, the circus is one of the key nominations in competitive program Delphic Games.

Meaning of the word

When defining the word "circus", one should not forget that it has several semantic meanings.

First, the circus is special kind performing arts, which today includes a variety of techniques and disciplines.

Another meaning of the word circus is the building in which all these performances take place.

Description of the circus

The circus building itself is most often a round tent with a high dome at the top. This is a classic circus tent. Inside it is an arena or circus arena, as well as seating for spectators.

Another type of circus is capital. It is noteworthy that usually it also has a round shape.

An interesting fact is that the arena in the circus where the artists perform is always the same size. Moreover, regardless of how many spectators the circus itself is designed for - 500 or five thousand. Moreover, this size is unchanged throughout the world. The diameter of the arena is 13 meters (or 42 feet). This requirement appeared in the XIX century and still remains unchanged.

This tradition began because of professional necessity. The fact is that for exercises on horses and acrobats it is necessary that the back of a running horse is always at the same angle relative to the center of the arena. To achieve such a result is possible only by maintaining a constant average speed of the horse in an arena of a certain diameter. As a result, all circus arenas where performances on horseback were held were unified.

Another feature - the circus arena is always separated from the amphitheater by a small but very wide barrier. Its height reaches at least the average height of a standard horse, so that the animal can put its front hooves on the barrier and continue to move with its hind legs in the arena.

Circus Yuri Nikulin

Of the domestic circuses, it is worth highlighting, first of all, the Nikulin circus. It is located in Moscow on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. This is one of the oldest stationary circuses in the country. It can accommodate two thousand spectators. At present it CEO is the son of Yuri Nikulin Maxim.

This circus first opened its doors to visitors back in 1880. It was founded by Albert Salamonsky. The building was designed by August Weber. Everyone remembers the opening. It was performed by the gymnast Henrietta, who managed to juggle on a stretched high altitude wire, Mrs. Truzzi galloped around the arena on a bareback horse, Albert Salamonsky himself showed a number with 14 trained stallions.

Initially, many clowns worked in the circus. Salamonsky insisted that his audience should definitely laugh. It is noteworthy that before that the circus was not considered a place where you should come with children. Only Salamonsky realized that children are a wonderful audience on which you can make good money. He was the first to initiate morning performances, which soon became known as matinees. At the same time, he specially adapted the programs to children's perception.

Nikulin on stage

Yuri Nikulin found himself in a clowning studio at the capital's circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard after he was not accepted into VGIK. In 1948, he first appeared on stage in a pair with Boris Romanov. Their number was called "The Model and the Hack".

Soon after that, he began working as an assistant to the clown Mikhail Rumyantsev, popular in those years, better known as Pencil. Then he met Mikhail Shuidin. All three of them began to go on tour throughout the country.

In 1950, after the conflict, Nikulin and Shuidin began to work separately from Rumyantsev, making up the famous clown duo.

In 1981, Nikulin stopped performing on stage, he turned 60. He became the director of the circus. Under him, a new building was built, which was opened in 1989. Today, many are closely following the performances in the Nikulin Circus schedule. After all, this is one of the most popular circuses in the country.

"Aquamarine"

The circus is also very popular in Russia. dancing fountains called Aquamarine. Spectators become witnesses of a unique show when circus art is combined with dancing fountains and ballet on ice. The incredible abilities and capabilities of a person are revealed against the backdrop of fantastic beauty.

The circus "Aquamarine" is proud of the fact that they have preserved the best traditions of the national circus. At the same time, they constantly use the latest technologies, up-to-date scenography, immersing the viewer in a real modern show.

The performances are often attended by trainers, specially trained animals - horses, dogs, monkeys. Performances are necessarily accompanied by live vocals.

Circus genres

Among the main circus genres, it is necessary to single out acrobatics, which is divided into power, air and jumping.

Vaulting is very popular - performing gymnastic and acrobatic exercises on a horse. As well as training circus animals, juggling, illusionism, clowning, circus show, pantomime and balancing act.

Illusionism

What is the circus genre of illusionism, anyone who has ever been to a circus or seen a performance on TV knows today. It's a special kind of circus performing arts. In it, with the help of sleight of hand, as well as through tricks and the use of special equipment, usually hidden from the eyes of others, the illusionist performs unique tricks or tricks. It creates illusions of violation of habitual for all physical properties objects and phenomena. Literally, the name of this circus genre is translated as "to mislead".

The art of creating illusions dates back to antiquity. While special tricks and manipulation techniques used by priests or shamans to impress ordinary people thus confirming its uniqueness and peculiarity. Over time, fakirs, sword swallowers and others began to use them to entertain the public.

Juggling

This type of circus art, like juggling, appeared even before our era. You can also see people throwing more than three objects at the same time on wall paintings in Egypt.

Today, there are several types of juggling - classic, flip, contact, juggling from the floor, flaring (when bottles and glasses are used), kendama juggling (the name comes from the Japanese game, which consists in throwing a ball from hole to hole), power, combat juggling.


The circus is loved by all children and many adults without exception. Only boring people who have lost their children's perception world, which testifies, first of all, to the youth of the soul.

Gymnasts - Brothers Danil and Kirill Kalutsky

Brothers Danil and Kirill Kalutskikh are 4-time Guinness World Record holders, multiple world record holders.

Participation in a television project on the first channel "Minute of Glory" brought them fame. In the first season, the brothers reached the final, and in 2010 they won the international "Minute of Glory" in Russia. The Kalutsky brothers won the Grand Prix of the Bravo-Bravisimo festival in Italy. They also took part in filming on German, Italian, Spanish and Chilean television and in the most prestigious circus of the world "du Soleil" (Du Soleil).

Show program: The performance of the Kalutsky brothers lasts from 10 to 40 minutes.

The program includes:

Incendiary, dance-acrobatic number;

The most complex acrobatic elements with a professional production, which combines the genres of balance, klisnik, rubber, yoga, ground power acrobatics;

Exclusive interactive with the participation of the viewer, where one of the brothers inflates and bursts a heating pad as an apotheosis, and the other shows the most difficult push-up imaginable;

Demonstration of unique memory;

Demonstration of tricks listed in the Guinness Book of Records.











This oldest art originates in ancient square performances and theatrical sports competitions. After many centuries, there have been fundamental changes in acrobatic numbers, the complexity of the elements has also changed, and today acrobats perform hardest stunts even on roller skates!




Do you want to show a really spectacular number at your holiday? Then order the circus number "Rubber". Your guests will remember the flexibility of circus performers and their fantastic abilities for a lifetime.


funny clowns, which involve all those present in their action, create truly festive mood both adults and children. It is especially pleasant for kids to feel like full-fledged active participants in the process, and not passive spectators.




As in ancient times, jugglers, acrobats, gymnasts, clowns, trainers perform in the circus arena today, demonstrating amazing, almost limitless human capabilities. But it is fakirs and yogis who leave the viewer with a unique feeling of touching something secret, unknown, so mysterious and alluring.









If you want to bring joy to your child on some important day for him and, of course, for you, invite circus artists - acrobats and jugglers to the holiday. Believe me, all the guests will remember this celebration for a long time, especially if the Imperia Show entertainment agency will organize the circus performance.




What could be more interesting than circus animals? These charming dogs, monkeys, cats, horses and elephants are real artists who love the audience and applause. Invite them to your holiday, and you will get a huge charge of positive emotions.






The Moscow Show agency has accumulated vast experience in organizing fun performances for both adults and children. And we are equally successful in holidays for children. different ages, nobody gets bored. The circus performers we work with know how to find mutual language with everyone and be interesting for everyone.