Rakcheyev Troupe

Risley Act

In 1994, Stanislav Rakcheyev took over the Risley actAct performed by Icarists, in which one acrobat, lying on his back, juggles another acrobat with his feet. (Named after Richard Risley Carlisle, who developed this type of act.) created by his mentor, Vladimir Ushakov, in which Stanislas did a very rare triple somersault on the feet of his partner. In his own act, Stanislav Rakcheyev became the bottom man for the triple somersault of his young partner and pupil, Tatiana.

See Also

• Video: The Rakcheyev Troupe, Risley act, at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (1994)