Kelli Ramazini

Aerialist, Clown

Kelli Ramazini was born Kelli Brown in Dallas, Texas. She was attracted at an early age by comedy and circus clowning, and she started her career doing local gigs as a clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team.. In 2009, she auditioned for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, and was accepted for the upcoming session of its Clown College training the following November.

She was hired to perform in The Greatest Show On Earth's Clown Alley, and she remained with the show from 2009 to 2013, working first as a clown and later as an aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc.—for which she self-trained with help from Russian, Ukrainian, Czech and Chinese "coaches" who were her fellow performers.

She has since appeared in numerous shows, festivals and special events—including Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

See Also

• Video: Kelli Ramazini, trapeze act, at Lone Star Circus (2018)