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Featured Performer
ANATOLY DUROV
In Soviet circus lore, Anatoly and Vladimir Durov are often associated with the Bolshevik revolution. As clowns-satirists who took an anarchistic stance against the autocratic tsarist government, they became popular heroes in the waning decades of the Russian Empire. The Soviet regime, always eager to play the populist card, did not hesitate to claim them as its own. (more...)
Recent Biographies
- The Panteleenko Brothers, Aerialists
- Elena Panova, Aerialist
- Yelena Larkina, Hula-Hoops
- Serge Percelly, Juggler
- Kovgar Troupe, Teeterboard
Featured Oral Histories
- Barry Lubin, Clown (Grandma) - Interview (Jando 2008)
- Fumagalli, Clown - Interview (Jando 2008)
- Kris Kremo, Juggler - Interview (Jando 2007)
Featured Essays and Videos
- Essay: Philip Astley, creator of the modern circus
- Video: Serge Percelly, juggler (2000)
A Message from the Editor
- CIRCOPEDIA is a constantly evolving and expanding encyclopedia 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!
- Dominique Jando
