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

So why not have a circus performance right at your event? Do you doubt that this is possible? Anything is possible with us. Contact us, and any circus artist will become a participant in your event. You will be entertained by acrobats, clowns, magicians, jugglers, gymnasts, trainers. A holiday with the participation of circus performers is always unforgettable and fun.

Circus show options

Animal trainers are always in great demand at various events. For 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 enough large territory. For children's party dog or cat trainers are suitable. It will be very cute and fun. These animals are easy to train and show their dexterity and intelligence.

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

You can invite aerialists to your wedding or anniversary. It's very romantic and exciting. Aerialists will create a whole show for you, and you will be fascinated by watching the movements of the performers in the air.

Magic show in Moscow

A circus artist such as a magician will add fabulousness and enchantment to your event. This show will definitely be remembered and discussed. Unexpected tricks and illusions, incredible sleight of hand - you will get all this if you order a show program with the participation of a magician from us.

Dexterous jugglers will show you wonderful performances, and you will enthusiastically watch the movements of their hands. Want to try it yourself? The jugglers will give you several lessons in skill and compete with everyone in their skills.

Circus performers can offer you this unusual number, How . This spectacle is becoming increasingly popular in Lately. Fire attracts and fascinates, and in combination with the plastic movements of the artists, you become a witness to a stunning spectacle.

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

The show is in the style of the legendary "Chinese Circus", famous for its color and complexity of the tricks performed. Bright suits, props and skill of the actors will allow the viewer to immerse themselves in the cradle martial arts. A spectacular, spectacular circus act with stunt acrobatics.

Acrobatic couple (Supports)

One of the most striking original circus numbers is a dance with elements of acrobatics (lifts).
Filled with rotations, acrobatic pair elements and dance sequences between them. Performed as under slow music, and under energetic. You will be able to see on stage a story (of love, friendship, hatred) that will not leave anyone indifferent.

Equilibrium

If you don’t know how to decorate your holiday, then this original circus act is definitely for you! It will fit perfectly into the format of absolutely any holiday - be it a wedding, corporate event or birthday. Performed by one or two gymnasts on special canes (stands).

Air show

The routine is performed by talented gymnasts whose performances are simply breathtaking.This can be an unusually flexible show on the aerial ring “Girl on the Ring”, an amazing “Spiderman (Spiderman)” on belts with its strength and endurance, a couple with their love story on canvases and many other images chosen by you.

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Circus acts: interesting, exciting and intriguing

Circus acts represent the performance of complex acrobatic and choreographic performances. For a circus performer, this is an opportunity to demonstrate their skills, which are the result of extensive training. For the viewer circus acts- this is a colorful performance that sometimes makes you forget about reality and just enjoy the beautiful performance, interesting plot and original costumes, scenery and special effects.

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 a performance you can see pantomimes, reprises, tricks, and clownery. Often circus acts are associated with the demonstration of exceptional human abilities, often involving risks to life and health. This applies to tightrope walkers, tightrope walkers, and trainers of wild animals. Often the troupe is based in a specific city, having a specific building. But it often performs in different places, like a traveling circus.

Historical reference

What is a circus, they knew back in Ancient Rome. At that time, this was the name for a structure similar to a modern hippodrome. The largest and most famous was the so-called Great 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 amphitheaters. They included gladiator fights and hunting of wild animals.

In the Middle Ages, the circus ceased to be the main place of entertainment. Theatrical performances and mysteries that became popular at that time eclipsed it.

The circus in our modern understanding 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 like at that time? The Astleys began to give performances that consisted of acrobatic sketches and exercises on horses.

The Italians Franconi played a big role in the history of the circus. They introduced pantomimes and also staged fights 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 in late XIX centuries, performances with trained animals appeared. On the eve of the 20th century, stationary circuses existed in all European capitals.

Circus in Russia

What a circus is, people in Russia learned in 1764. It was then that the British jockey Bates built an arena for horse shows not far from the Kazan station. The very next year he went on tour to St. Petersburg.

In Russia, performances were often organized in private homes - 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, giving performances every day in a new place.

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

Circus today

Today, various types of art are developing in the circus. For example, this is acrobatics, clowning, balancing act, as well as musical eccentricity, sideshow, pantomimes, juggling, illusionism.

Known a large number of circus specialties. Some include tightrope walking, trapeze routines, aerial gymnastics, animal training. A unique circus genre is clownery. A clown must be proficient in several disciplines; recently, a common technique is when a clown “suddenly” takes part in other people’s performances.

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, circus is one of the key nominations in competitive program Delphic games.

Meaning of the word

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

First of all, 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 on top. This is a classic circus tent. Inside there is an arena or circus arena, as well as seating for spectators.

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

An interesting fact is that the arena in the circus where the performers perform is always the same size. Moreover, no matter 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 dates back to the 19th century and remains unchanged to this day.

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

Another feature is that 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 place its front hooves on the barrier and continue to move its hind legs around the arena.

Yuri Nikulin Circus

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 seats two thousand spectators. Currently it general director is the son of Yuri Nikulin Maxim.

This circus first opened its doors to visitors back in 1880. It was founded by Albert of Salamonsky. The architect of the building was August Weber. Everyone remembered the opening. It featured the gymnast Henrietta, who managed to juggle on a wire stretched at a great height, Mrs. Truzzi galloped around the arena on a bareback horse, and Albert of Salamonsky himself demonstrated an act with 14 trained stallions.

Initially, the circus employed many clowns. Salamonsky insisted that his audience must laugh. It is noteworthy that before this the circus was not considered a place where it was worth coming with children. Only Salamonsky realized that children are a wonderful audience from 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 ended up in the clownery studio at the capital's circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard after he was not accepted into VGIK. In 1948, he first appeared on stage together with Boris Romanov. Their act was called “The Model and the Hack.”

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

In 1950, after a conflict, Nikulin and Shuidin began working separately from Rumyantsev, forming the famous clown duet.

In 1981, Nikulin stopped performing on stage when he turned 60. He became the director of the circus. Under him, a new building was built, which opened in 1989. Today, many closely follow the performances on the schedule of the Nikulin Circus. 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". The audience witnesses unique show, when circus art is combined with fountain dancing and ice ballet. The incredible abilities and capabilities of a person are revealed against the backdrop of fantastic beauty.

The Aquamarine Circus is proud to have preserved the best traditions of the domestic circus. At the same time, they constantly use Newest technologies, current scenography, immersing the viewer in a real modern show.

Trainers and specially trained animals - horses, dogs, monkeys - often take part in the performances. Performances are always accompanied by live vocals.

Circus genres

Among the main circus genres, it is necessary to highlight acrobatics, which are divided into power, aerial 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

Today anyone who has ever been to a circus or seen a performance on TV knows what the circus genre of illusionism is. This is a special type of circus performing art. 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 the illusion of violating everyone’s usual physical properties objects and phenomena. The name of this circus genre literally translates as “to mislead.”

The art of creating illusions dates back to ancient times. At that time, priests or shamans used special techniques and techniques for manipulation to impress ordinary people, thus confirming its uniqueness and specialness. Over time, they began to be used to entertain the public by fakirs, sword swallowers and others.

Juggling

This type of circus art, such as juggling, appeared before our era. You can also see people throwing more than three objects at the same time in 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 of 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 childish perception of the world, which testifies, first of all, to the youth of the soul, are indifferent to it.

Gymnasts - Brothers Danil and Kirill Kalutsky

Brothers Danil and Kirill Kalutskikh are 4-time record holders of the Guinness Book of Records, multiple record holders of the Book of World Records.

Participation in television project on Channel One "Minute of Glory" brought them fame. In the first season, the brothers reached the finals, 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 in the world “du Soleil”.

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

The program includes:

Incendiary, dance and acrobatic number;

The most complex acrobatic elements with professional staging, which combines the genres of balancing act, klishnik, rubber, yoga, ground power acrobatics;

An exclusive interactive participatory experience where the climax is one of the brothers inflating and bursting a hot water bottle, and the other performing the most difficult push-up imaginable;

Demonstration of unique memory;

Demonstration of tricks listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

This ancient art has its origins in ancient public performances and theatrical sports competitions. After many centuries, fundamental changes have occurred in acrobatic performances, the complexity of the elements has also changed, and today acrobats perform the most difficult tricks even on roller skates!

Do you want a truly spectacular performance to be shown at your event? Then order the circus act “Rubber”. Your guests will remember the flexibility of circus performers and their fantastic abilities for the rest of their lives.

Funny clowns that involve everyone present in their action and truly create 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, today jugglers, acrobats, gymnasts, clowns, and trainers perform in the circus arena, demonstrating the amazing, almost limitless capabilities of man. 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 performers - acrobats and jugglers - to the holiday. Believe me, all guests will remember this celebration for a long time, especially if the entertainment agency “Empire Show” is in charge of organizing the circus performance.

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

The Moscow Show agency has accumulated vast experience in organizing fun shows for both adult and children's audiences. Moreover, we are equally successful at holidays for children of different ages, no one is bored. The circus performers with whom we cooperate know how to find mutual language with everyone and be interesting to everyone.

Spectators imagine the circus arena as a place of entertainment, where gymnasts, clowns and trainers, replacing each other, give out bright show. However, for workers in this field, creating beautiful numbers is a deadly job, which often leads to tragedies. Gazeta.Ru has compiled a list of 10 cases when the circus was no laughing matter.

Many people have loved going to the circus since childhood: to admire the performances of trained animals, laugh at the antics of mischievous clowns, or hold their breath looking at the complex acrobatic performances. But behind the superbly performed numbers there 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 took part in a performance at the sports complex in the village of Abrau-Dyurso near Novorossiysk.

While 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 several times across the arena. Then the horse jumped onto the podium.

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

During the investigation, it turned out that Maksimova was far from a beginner in equestrian sports: she had been doing it for six years and had numerous awards for horse riding. At the 2012 World Championships in this discipline, she received a silver medal. Some experts then put forward a version that the cause of the incident was a violation of safety regulations during horse riding: the girl’s second leg, contrary to all the rules, was rigidly secured in a tarpaulin loop. This was probably done 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 “Drop” act was held at the circus on Vernadsky Avenue. According to the scenario, a group of acrobats had to jump from 30 meters (which corresponds to the eighth floor of the building) straight into the arena upside down. In flight, they managed to perform complex acrobatic figures. The act 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 went well, the audience, including numerous relatives of the acrobat, who specially came from Africa, were delighted. But the falling Kenyan was not stopped by the 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 in his homeland, together with a group of colleagues, he was engaged in dancing. Secondly, he jumped without a safety rope.

In the circus itself, the incident is not associated with the gymnast’s low qualifications: supposedly no one performed the “Drop” better than Kazungu. Allegedly, everything was in order with the net before the Kenyan’s performance, and the point of the act, according to the head of the aerial acrobats’ act at the circus on Vernadsky Avenue, Vladimir Doveyko, was precisely to jump without insurance. Eventually official reason The emergency was recognized as a defective net, and the circus management paid for the artist’s subsequent treatment.

Falling on ice

The performance of Yulia and Alexander Volkov, who performed in 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 harness. Yulia was sitting in the splits, her legs were secured with rings of fabric, her hands were holding onto the fabric, and belts were attached to her waist, which Alexander was holding on to. But at some point the artist’s leg slipped out of the ring, and the acrobats fell onto artificial ice (the circus also held ice show): Alexander from six meters, Yulia - from eight. The couple survived, but received numerous injuries. After a long rehabilitation, the artists returned to the arena.

"Flight" is over

Also in 2009, a gymnast from the Moscow Starfish Circus crashed in Khabarovsk. The 26-year-old acrobat was rehearsing the “Flight” routine.

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

He fell so badly that he suffered a dislocation of a cervical vertebra and damage to the spinal cord - but remained alive.

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 its paw at him, and then crushed Arthur under itself and squeezed his head with its teeth. They tried to drive away the predator with whips, but he only responded to several shots from a pistol into the air. Doctors put about a hundred stitches on the trainer’s head alone. The tiger, by the way, 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 in the Ufa circus in 2005. One of the animals tore the man’s leg, the second threw him into the arena. Assistants tried to ward off predators cold water from a fire hose, but it was not possible to do this right away.

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 had a bad effect 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 “Durov’s Corner”, in the room where the animals are kept, when assistant trainer Umar Zakirov was going to feed the pet. Somehow Dodon got out of the cage, bit Zakirov to death, 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 received a wound to his right hand.

Trampled by elephants

One of the most tragic incidents occurred on February 22, 2001, in the same “Durov’s Corner”. Trainer Alexander Terekhov rehearsed with two elephants - Dasha and Masha. When he tried to put a harness on Dasha, for which, apparently, he got up to some kind of attack. It is still unknown whether he fell off it himself, losing his balance, or whether the elephant accidentally threw him off with her trunk, but in addition, Dasha stepped on Terekhov several times. The ambulance was unable to save the artist.

"The Old Lady on the Lampshade"

Tragedies also occurred in Soviet time. A terrible incident was the death of the clown Irina Asmus, known for her role as Toffee in television program"ABVGDeyka." Asmus was born in April 1941, she miraculously survived the siege of Leningrad. For some time after graduating from school, 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 as a clown: she performed in solo numbers under the stage name Iriska.

The tragedy that ended Iriska’s life occurred in 1986 in the circus of Belarusian Gomel. 44-year-old Asmus had spectacular trick“The old lady on the lampshade”: she rotated around her axis right under the dome.

But when the clown spun upside down, putting her leg through the loop and unfastening the safety net so that the rope would not interfere with her movements, she fell off. The body fell like a stone from a 12-meter height. The artist died from numerous fractures and internal hemorrhage. Later it turned out that the spinning machine had broken down: after the death of the circus performer, this type of mechanism was prohibited.