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* [[Darya_Davidenko_Video_(2023)|Darya Davidenko]], hula-hoops (2023) | * [[Darya_Davidenko_Video_(2023)|Darya Davidenko]], hula-hoops (2023) | ||
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In The Spotlight
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TEREZA DUROVA
A talented animal trainer and a member of one of Russia's oldest and most celebrated circus dynasty, Tereza Durova (1926-2012) was born Tereza Vasilievna Milva on September 5, 1926, in Voronezh, in the southwestern part of Russia. Her mother was Maria Anatolievna Durova (1891-?), the daughter of the legendary clown and animal trainer Anatoly Durov (1864-1916), and her father was Vasily Vasilievich Milva (1884-1962—or Milwa, its German spelling), an acrobat.
The lineage of the various members of the Durov dynasty is generally complicated, due to an uncanny number of illegitimate unions and adopted names in both branches of the family (whether Vladimir's or Anatoly's), to which one may add the fact that this lineage was continued in large part by women. Tereza Durova's lineage is indeed no exception.
Vasily Milva's birth name was Hundadze; he was of Georgian origins, but he had been abandoned by his parents when he was a baby: They left him in a cat's basket in front of a balagan(Russian) A fairground booth or theater. (Russian fairgrounds booth). The owners of the balagan(Russian) A fairground booth or theater. adopted the child, and gave him the name of Vasily, which was the name of the basket's true owner, their cat! Vasily’s new family, who were traveling entertainers, trained him as an acrobat. As such, he later went to work in Denmark, where he eventually took the Danish nationality, with the chosen name of Milva. Vasiliy would discover his true identity much later in life.
Vasily had 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 a partner named Nader. He met Maria Durova at Circus Ciniselli in St. Petersburg (Russia's oldest circus building, which is still extent) where they were working in the same program just before the Bolshevik Revolution—she as an assistant to her brother, Anatoly Anatolievich Durov, he as a hand-to-handAn acrobatic act in which one or more acrobats do hand-balancing in the hands of an under-stander. balancer with his partner. There, they fell in love, and they eventually got married. In 1926, Maria gave birth to a daughter in Voronezh, Anatoly Durov's family seat, whom she called Tereza in homage to her own mother, Tereza Stadtler (who never legally married Anatoly Durov).... (more...)
New Essays and Biographies
- Nouveau Cirque, History — Version Française (French Version)
- Cirque Medrano, History — Version Française (French Version)
- The Reverhos, Acrobatic Jugglers
- Francis Brunn, Juggler
- Tereza Durova, Animal Trainer
New Videos
- Carlos Savadra, liberty"Liberty act", "Horses at liberty": Unmounted horses presented from the center of the ring by an equestrian directing his charges with his voice, body movements, and signals from a ''chambrière'' (French), or long whip. act (2001)
- Kostiuk Troupe, perch-poleLong perch held vertically on a performer's shoulder or forehead, on the top of which an acrobat executes various balancing figures. balancing (1979)
- Carmen Lupascu, juggler (1986)
- Catalina Palma, hand-balancer (2017)
- Darya Davidenko, hula-hoops (2023)
New Oral Histories
- For A Moment You Fly, The First Season of The Big Apple Circus (1977)
- Vladimir Durov Documentary on Russian Television (c.2000)
- Dolly Jacobs Interview at The Ringling (2018)
- Pinito del Oro's Interview on Spanish Television (1970)
- Gia Eradze's Interview on SSU TV (2015)
Circopedia Books
- Philip Astley & The Horsemen who invented the Circus, by Dominique Jando (2018)
A Message from the Founder
CIRCOPEDIA is a constantly evolving and expanding archive of the international circus. New videos, biographies, essays, and documents are added to the site on a weekly—and sometimes daily—basis. Keep visiting us: even if today you don't find what you're looking for, it may well be here tomorrow! And if you are a serious circus scholar and spot a factual or historical inaccuracy, do not hesitate to contact us: we will definitely consider your remarks and suggestions.
- Dominique Jando
- Founder and Curator
