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?
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