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  • * [[Alessandro Guerra]], Equestrian, Circus Director
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  • ...father to Vienna, to learn horsemanship under Gustav Hüttemann, a circus equestrian who had opened there a highly respected riding school—made even more ...dsky in 1925]]Back to the family circus, Karel proved himself an excellent equestrian, but he was also a good all-around animal trainer and his true passion was
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  • ...ch she worked until 2003—the year she went to the U.S. to perform as Equestrian Director at the [[Big Apple Circus]]. In 1981, she participated again in th
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  • ...ator, and can roll on and off its platform. The main ring is a traditional equestrian ring, the first ever to have been covered with a hard-rubber mat, as it is
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  • ...construction had been erected in a matter of weeks by Ricketts, a British equestrian who had arrived from Scotland the previous year and had quickly established ...ined him in Philadelphia. Among them were his brother Francis (1777-?), an equestrian and tumbler; Mr. [[Spinacuta]], the rope-dancer, along with his wife, an at
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  • - British equestrian John Bill Ricketts, who had just opened the first circus in America—i ...tember-October 1794: The circus is leased by Thomas Swann, who gives there equestrian performances and exhibits trained monkeys.
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  • ...allerina on horseback. She subsequently worked in her family's outstanding equestrian acts, notably in high school (dressage) presentations, along with her fathe ...ne and Max, her and Paul's children. She also presented her version of the equestrian classic, ''The Courier of St. Petersburg'', in 1986 and again in 1989-90.
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  • ...ade his debut in show business in 1946, at age 12, working as assistant to Equestrian Director [[Frank Foster]] in his father's newly founded [[Billy Smart's New ...ed in [[high-school]] acts, notably with his sister Rosie and the circus's equestrian stars, Manja and [[Josi Vinicki]]. In the early 1950s, he took over the pre
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  • ==Circus Owner, Equestrian== ...s time and didn't easily blend into crowds, even when in uniform. A gifted equestrian, he was put in charge of breaking new horses for his regiment. He was also
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  • ...equestrian presentations, but Paulina would help make them the preeminent equestrian performing family in the world. ===Equestrian Diva===
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  • ...ère:(French) The line of uniformed artists and assistants who, in the old equestrian circus, stood at attention at the ring entrance to assist their fellow perf ;carrousel:A choreographed equestrian ensemble display, very popular in European court entertainments of the 17th
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  • ...ing: Roman Rings; flying trapeze; Russian Barre; floor acrobatics; several equestrian acts, including a unique acrobatic adagio on horseback with Alexis Gruss; a
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  • ...equipment, and some of the finest performers of the time. The great Dutch equestrian [[Albert Carré]] joined the circus in the winter with his horse acts. ...st-class guest performers. They liked reviving forgotten classics from the equestrian repertory—or from other specialties, such as their remarkable ''grand
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  • ...popular circus star in Italy. He entered the ring at age seven, as a young equestrian in a ''voltige à la Richard'' act with his sisters Leda and Doly, and then ...of rehearsals, donning an old gladiator costume he had used in one of his equestrian acts. Italy was in a patriotic mood at the time, and Darix’s charismatic
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  • ...rmen Busto, a performer in his family's circus. She was the daughter of an equestrian clown, Gregorio Busto. During a tour in Morocco, Charlie became Boby again, ...s [[The Schumann Dynasty|Cirkus Schumann]], and embarked on an outstanding equestrian career.
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  • ...a also insists on using original, live music and animal acts—notably equestrian acts, which are historically at the core of circus arts.
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  • ...rained his sons—Elvio, Alex, Italo, and Viviana—in all classic equestrian and acrobatic disciplines, as well as in elephant training. His circus ceas
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  • ...his mother's footsteps: he became an acrobat on horseback in the legendary equestrian troupe of Natalia [[Troupe Alexandre-Serge|Alexandre-Serge]]. But his fathe
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  • ...g as an aerialist in Tokyo Disneyland, in Orlando’s SeaWorld, and in the equestrian show [[Cavalia]], among other venues.
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  • ...or the first time, Friedrich Knie presented Circus Knie’s horses: Now an equestrian and director, he had entered the true aristocracy of the circus. That same ...ine rope dancer and, at Circus Knie, besides presiding over the circus’s equestrian presentations, he sometimes appeared as a white-face clown. Rudolf chose to
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