Alesya Goulevich

Hula Hoops

By Dominique Jando

Although she was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Alesya Goulevich is Belarusian. She comes from a family of circus performers: Her father is a famous 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., Fedor Goulevich (of the duo Goulevich & Voronetskiy); her mother, Nadia Bilienko, was an aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc..

Trained within the circus both by her parents and by other artists whom she met, Alesya became a proficient unicyclist, worked 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., and eventually created an energetic hula-hoop act.

Based today in Miami, Florida, Alesya has worked in major circuses all across Europe, Asia, and the United States.

See Also

• Video: Alesya Goulevich, Hula-Hoop Act in the Big Apple Circus production of Carnevale! (2003)