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The Great Moscow Circus comes to SA
Starting at Montecasino in Johannesburg on 22 December, the Great Moscow Circus will make its way around the country, visiting Cape Town, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Tickets are on sale at Computicket from R195 to R595.
The show’s ringmaster, Stanislav Kniazkov is a graduate of the famed Moscow City School of Circus Arts, and comes to South Africa after a guest season in the United States with Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey.
“Stas” is a juggler, comic, and a warm and welcoming traditional ringmaster. He will introduce his troupe of circus superstars, the 2017 Moscow Circus programme, and welcome guests to the show.
Show schedule
The Russian Clown - Dmitri Shindrov
Hilariously funny, an inheritor of the great Russian clowning tradition – think of Popov, Nikulin, Diamandi – now Shindrov adds his name to the pantheon of clever, traditional, loveable clowns – a clown who speaks all languages without saying a word … he pops in and out of the programme several times.
The Catwall Trampoline
One of the new wave world circus acts. Guest stars from Canada: five talented, amazingly agile performers. The act includes a duo trampoline and a spectacular glass wall.
Hand Balancer – Andrey Katkov
Eye-popping, seemingly impossible, quirky and unusual.
Juan Pablo Martinez
A brilliant young performer from Mexico who is in huge demand around the world, from The Swiss National Circus- Knie, to Billy Smart’s famous UK Circus.
Who Can Skip?
From the playground to the world’s most famous circus ring – fast and furious and lots of fun – and isn’t that the biggest, longest skipping rope you’ve ever seen? You’d have to say the Russians invented “Mega Skipping”.
Stas & Vas
A comic interlude… nothing but good-hearted fun!
Quick Change Transformation - Sixto and Lucia
Beautiful costumes, one then another and another and yet another. Illusion or magic? A trick or a sleight of hand? Guests will be puzzled and thoroughly entertained. All the way from Havana, Cuba.
Horizontal Bar – The Magolas
The Magolas take Olympic skills to new levels – superb athletics – gold medal standards. The Ukraine’s brightest stars.
The Marionette-Vitali Kazak and Dariia
A lyrical, theatrical delight. Something new for the Circus art.
The Giant Wheel – The Diorio Boys
Not on one double wheel, but two! Exclusive to the 2017 Great Moscow Circus. An amazing piece of precision-built circus equipment – spinning at a furious pace, with four fearless acrobats risking their all. Over four tonnes of spinning, shining chrome.
The Giant Trapeze – Leader: Artem Shykavets
These daring young men on the flying trapeze are a band of pirate look-a-likes from Belarus – flying high above the circus ring, performing passes, somersaults and marvellous and dangerous feats.
The Rubber Man – Emin Abudllaev
From far-away Dagestan, this performer puts on a weird, wonderful and eye-popping act.
Acrobats at a million miles an hour on the Fast Track - The Rubtsov Troupe
The biggest act in the show – one of the premiere troupes of the Great Moscow Circus, lead by Sergei Rubtsov. Timing, teamwork, training – all in a whirlwind of non-stop acrobatic action.
Rolla Bolla – Sascha Williams
Higher and higher he goes, balancing one cylinder on another – the slightest slip could spell disaster.
The Globe of Death – The Finale!
For the finale, the Great Moscow Circus brings you the Globe of Death Motorcycle act. Five speeding motorbikes, trapped in the same steel globe – how can they possibly survive?
Call 0861 915 8000 or book online at www.computicket.com
For more information visit www.greatmoscowcircus.co.za
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