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[[Image:Svetlana Gololobova.jpg|Svetlana Gololobova|right|thumb|200pix|Svetlana Gololobova]]Svetlana Gololobova was born June 17, 1964 in Chimkent, Kazakhstan, at a time when that country was part of the Soviet Union. At age 14, she went to the State Circus School of Tashkent, Uzbekistan—which was the closest to her hometown—where she received a general training in all circus disciplines, showing exceptional abilities for hand-balancing.
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[[Image:Svetlana Gololobova.jpg|Svetlana Gololobova|right|thumb|200pix|Svetlana Gololobova]]Svetlana Gololobova was born on June 17, 1964 in Chimkent, Kazakhstan. At the time, Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union. At the age of fourteen, she went to the State Circus School of Tashkent, Uzbekistan—the circus school closest to her hometown. Although she received general training in all circus disciplines, Svetlana demonstrated exceptional talent for hand-balancing.
  
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In 1981, she was selected to join a group of exceptionally gifted students from Tashkent who were sent to the prestigious [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] (a.k.a. Moscow Circus School) in Moscow. There, she specialized in hand-balancing and was invited to work with [[Violetta Kiss]], one of the College’s most talented and celebrated teachers. (Along with her brother, [[Aleksandr Kiss]], Violetta had performed one of the most extraordinary juggling and balancing acts in the history of the Soviet circus—and of the circus anywhere.)
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In 1981, she was selected to join a group of gifted students from Tashkent who were to be sent to the prestigious [[State College for Circus and Variety Arts]] (a.k.a. Moscow Circus School) in Moscow. There, she specialized in hand-balancing and was invited to work with [[Violetta Kiss]], one of the college’s most talented and celebrated teachers. (Along with her brother, [[Aleksandr Kiss]], Violetta had performed one of the most extraordinary juggling and balancing acts in the history of the Soviet circus—indeed, of the circus anywhere.)
  
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Not surprisingly, in 1985, Svetlana graduated with a remarkable hand-balancing act titled ''Circus Princess'', which she performed to the music of Emmerich Kalman’s popular operetta. In 1988, she participated in the [[All-Union Circus Competition]] of the USSR—arguably at that time one of the most difficult circus competition in the world—where she received the third prize. She subsequently worked all over the former Soviet Union, and with touring units of the [[Moscow Circus]] in Bulgaria and Austria.
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Svetlana graduated in 1985 with (not surprisingly) a remarkable hand-balancing act titled ''Circus Princess'', which she performed to the music of Emmerich Kalman’s popular operetta. In 1988, she participated in the USSR's [[All-Union Circus Competition]]—arguably among the most difficult circus competitions in the world at the time. Having received third prize, she proceeded to work all across the Soviet Union as well as with touring units of the [[Moscow Circus]] in Bulgaria and Austria.
  
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In 1991, Svetlana Golobova was featured at Moscow’s [[Circus Nikulin]], on Tvetsnoy Boulevard, and then went on tour with the Moscow Circus in Peru. On her way back, the troupe made a halt in Canada, where several performers, including Svetlana and her husband, Yury, defected. She settled in Montréal, Québec, and eventually became a citizen of Canada. There she began to work for various circuses, including [[Cirque du Soleil]], Cirque Parasol, and the [[Tarzan Zerbini Circus]], and from 1993-1998, she taught hand-balancing at Montréal’s [[Ecole Nationale de Cirque|National Circus School]]. One of her former students is the award-winning hand-balancer [[Samuel Tétrault]].
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In 1991, Svetlana was featured at Moscow’s [[Circus Nikulin]], on Tvetsnoy Boulevard. She then went on tour with the Moscow Circus in Peru. On her way back, the troupe halted in Canada, where several performers, including Svetlana and her husband, Yury, defected. She settled in Montréal, Québec, eventually becoming a Canadian citizen. There, she worked for various circuses, including [[Cirque du Soleil]], Cirque Parasol, and the [[Tarzan Zerbini Circus]]. From 1993-98, she taught hand-balancing at Montréal’s [[Ecole Nationale de Cirque|National Circus School]]. Among her former students is the award-winning hand-balancer [[Samuel Tétrault]].
  
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Since 2007, Svetlana has become a U.S. resident. She has performed one version or another of her amazing hand-balancing act, and sometimes her aerial tissu act, at SeaWorld, Florida; with [[Cole Bros. Circus]]; the [[Big Apple Circus]]; on cruise ships; and in many special events. Her son, Nikita (b.1998), continues in his mother’s footsteps, and does a hand-to-hand balancing act with his father, Yury.
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Svetlana has lived in the United States since 2007. She has performed one version or another of her amazing hand-balancing act—and sometimes her aerial tissu act—at SeaWorld in Florida, with [[Cole Bros. Circus]], the [[Big Apple Circus]], on cruise ships, and in various special events. Her son, Nikita (b. 1998), has followed in his mother’s footsteps: he performs a hand-to-hand balancing act with his father, Yury.
  
 
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Revision as of 04:49, 21 January 2009

Hand Balancer

By Dominique Jando


Svetlana Gololobova
Svetlana Gololobova was born on June 17, 1964 in Chimkent, Kazakhstan. At the time, Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union. At the age of fourteen, she went to the State Circus School of Tashkent, Uzbekistan—the circus school closest to her hometown. Although she received general training in all circus disciplines, Svetlana demonstrated exceptional talent for hand-balancing.

In 1981, she was selected to join a group of gifted students from Tashkent who were to be sent to the prestigious State College for Circus and Variety Arts (a.k.a. Moscow Circus School) in Moscow. There, she specialized in hand-balancing and was invited to work with Violetta Kiss, one of the college’s most talented and celebrated teachers. (Along with her brother, Aleksandr Kiss, Violetta had performed one of the most extraordinary juggling and balancing acts in the history of the Soviet circus—indeed, of the circus anywhere.)

Svetlana graduated in 1985 with (not surprisingly) a remarkable hand-balancing act titled Circus Princess, which she performed to the music of Emmerich Kalman’s popular operetta. In 1988, she participated in the USSR's All-Union Circus Competition—arguably among the most difficult circus competitions in the world at the time. Having received third prize, she proceeded to work all across the Soviet Union as well as with touring units of the Moscow Circus in Bulgaria and Austria.

In 1991, Svetlana was featured at Moscow’s Circus Nikulin, on Tvetsnoy Boulevard. She then went on tour with the Moscow Circus in Peru. On her way back, the troupe halted in Canada, where several performers, including Svetlana and her husband, Yury, defected. She settled in Montréal, Québec, eventually becoming a Canadian citizen. There, she worked for various circuses, including Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Parasol, and the Tarzan Zerbini Circus. From 1993-98, she taught hand-balancing at Montréal’s National Circus School. Among her former students is the award-winning hand-balancer Samuel Tétrault.

Svetlana has lived in the United States since 2007. She has performed one version or another of her amazing hand-balancing act—and sometimes her aerial tissu(French) A double piece of hanging fabric, generally made of silk, used for an aerial act. (See also: Fabric, Silks) act—at SeaWorld in Florida, with Cole Bros. Circus, the Big Apple Circus, on cruise ships, and in various special events. Her son, Nikita (b. 1998), has followed in his mother’s footsteps: he performs a hand-to-handAn acrobatic act in which one or more acrobats do hand-balancing in the hands of an under-stander. balancing act with his father, Yury.

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