42nd Circus Festival in Monte Carlo. International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo

For 35 years in a row, the Principality of Monaco has hosted one of the most prestigious festivals in the world. circus art. This year the festival began on January 20 and will last for 10 days. During the festival, so many guests come to this small state that its population almost doubles.

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1. On circus festival 18 of the best troupes came this year circus performers from 10 countries: Russia, USA, China, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Romania. Russian artists brought so many numbers that they take up almost half of the entire festival program.

2. In the photo: the performance “Pagoda of Light” by Chinese tightrope walkers, who received a silver festival award for it.

3. Of the 10 main awards of the circus festival this year, our artists won three: acrobats led by Vikhiya Khubaev from Moskovsky on Vernadsky Avenue received one bronze clown, another bronze clown went to tightrope walker Roman Khapersky from the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, and the silver clown was awarded to the troupe “White Birds” for the most difficult trapeze routine.

4. The head of the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Maxim Nikulin, says that any award of this kind famous festival, like the festival in Monaco, is a recognition the highest level skills of a circus performer.

5. Roman Khapersky, a tightrope walker from the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, was awarded a festival bronze award for his most difficult performance. This year almost everything Russian artists who came to the festival received special prizes.

6. The competition jury, as always, was headed by Princess Stephanie of Monaco. Princess Stephanie is personally acquainted with many circus performers and always takes part in the selection of acts for the festival. The very first circus arts festival was held in Monaco in 1974. It was organized by Prince Rainier III, the father of Princess Stephanie.

7. For her act with a two-meter hoop, Valerie Inertie received not only a silver clown, but also a prize audience choice.

8. The winners of the festival are determined by an international jury. This year the jury included representatives from Russia, China, Japan, Germany, Holland, and Great Britain.

Good old circus! This is where we come as children with our parents, and then we bring our children and grandchildren. It is here that we experience the most vivid emotions, laugh sincerely and believe in miracles.
How can you not love the circus?
On February 23, the oldest Russian circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard prepared a luxurious gift for all of us - a premiere called “Monte Carlo Moscow”!

I had never been to the old circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, but the dream of getting here never left me. And now, a miracle! I'm going to the premiere!
Each spectator and just a passer-by is greeted by Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin himself, in his unchanged clown costume, in which he entered the arena for many years. He is always here next to his brainchild, his beloved circus.
I really like this monument, I can never run past, I always stop and say hello.

Now the circus on Tsvetnoy is headed by Maskim Yuryevich Nikulin. Such is the continuity of generations and, in my opinion, wonderful! Circus dynasty)))
It's no secret that there is no shortage of entertainment in Moscow. Here are the most best theaters, museums, exhibition complexes, galleries. It is in Moscow that world-famous theater and circus troupes come on tour, stars perform opera stage and stages. The more difficult it is to hold the attention of a picky and spoiled viewer, but the circus on Tsvetnoy has been able to do this for many years.
This circus has its own grateful and enthusiastic audience, or rather even a generation of spectators, and this suggests that everything that is done here is done with love and at the highest level!
That's new program"Monte Carlo Moscow" is an event in circus art. Only best numbers, the most talented artists, unique tricks!
Why Monte Carlo? Where does this name come from for the new program of the Moscow circus?

Held annually in Monte Carlo International festival circus art is the most long-awaited, enchanting event. This vibrant show attracts huge audiences from all over the world.
It turns out that Prince Rainier III of Monaco was a great admirer of circus art and therefore in 1974 he founded the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. This event has become the most prestigious in the world and unrivaled in its industry. The main award The festival is considered the “Golden Clown”; there are other awards in other genres. Over the years, the award has been awarded to the most famous artists circus: Anatoly Zalewski, Alexis Grus, the Caselli family. Today, Princess Stephanie of Monaco is responsible for such a grandiose event. The vice-president of the festival is Url Pierce, and the jury consists of the most famous figures circus Who gets the award is decided by the spectators who are present at the event.
The winners of this most important festival take part in the Monte Carlo-Moscow program! Everyone should see this!

Welcome to the circus, gentlemen!

Look how beautiful this circus is!

There is an exhibition in the foyer, dedicated to the anniversary Yuri Nikulin

Famous Pencil

The show begins! Presenter - Boris Fedotov

Meet the owner highest award at the festival in Monte Carlo "Golden Clown" - David Larible! This is undoubtedly one of the best artists in the world! How he sang in ten languages! This is incredible! Bravo, bravo!!!

What luxurious costumes, what beautiful artists!

Aerial gymnast Sergei Akimov. Fantastic number! I was dazzled!

And here are our beloved bears! Number awarded a gold medal at an international festival in France

Who said bears are clumsy? This is wrong! I have never seen more graceful creatures

Well, the clown continues to amuse the audience. I wonder if this girl is an ordinary spectator or a decoy?

And now the trapeze artists!

It's incredible how they fly in the air! I was scared to watch... Delight!

Note! The gymnast has a bag on his head! He doesn't see anything! And he can only rely on his skills and his partners. I almost screamed in fear :(

Carefully! Enter the arena wild cats. Are they really beautiful?)

Attraction" Wild world". The lions and tigers obediently performed all the tricks of the trainers. We were sad (((. Still, tigers in cages are a sad sight. What do you think of such numbers? Do you like it?

The tigress and trainer Lyudmila Surkova climbed right up to the dome! Incredible!

Very beautiful room!

Jugglers

Well, my eternal love! Trained dogs. And not just dogs, but cyclist figure skaters! This is unique, kind and very funny number. I really enjoyed it

Two hours flew by unnoticed. We clapped our hands, laughed, and froze with delight! How old were we? I don’t know, no more than ten, that’s for sure!

Where else can you feel like a child? Only in the circus!

Now is a very difficult time for our country. The “gray” Olympics are over, we have all experienced difficult and offensive moments in our history. But life goes on! And it is the circus that can be what ultimately breaks the ice in relations between countries, pushes boundaries and makes all people on the planet laugh and rejoice.
Be sure to go to the circus! There are miracles, they are nearby, you just need to believe!

Do you love the circus?

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Acrobatic sketches, clowns and animals paired with people on stage... All this, of course, is the International Circus Festival of Monaco!

While the audience enjoyed the wonderful performances, and the artists showed their best, the jury members worked tirelessly and sometimes accepted complex solutions: to whom to give the treasured top places in different categories. Sometimes this is not at all obvious, because all the artists are very talented and deserve awards. And now, the time has come to find out the names of the winners.

So, the most prestigious circus award, the Golden Clown statuette, was received by an acrobatic troupe from Russia Sergei Trushin and an acrobatic duet from Uzbekistan Sky Angels.

Acrobats under the direction of Honored Artist Sergei Trushin are already winners of numerous circus prizes and awards. This year they showed an amazing show in style Mad Max, presenting breathtaking acrobatic performances and leaving the audience breathless more than once.

Christina and Rousteing, or Sky Angels, also deservedly took the first step of the podium, impressing the audience not only with their risky performance, but also with the beauty of flying under the canopy with almost no insurance. Their touching romantic number was staged famous song Queen « Show must go on". The uniqueness of the performance was that the acrobats were not attached to the circus dome by safety ropes. To soar under the dome, the artists held on to the cable with only their teeth, rising higher and higher and performing complex acrobatic lifts and tricks. And it was not without reason that their flight caused wild applause from the public. Just imagine: Rusteing, holding the acrobatic rope with his teeth, together with his partner performed the most complex and incredibly beautiful lifts in the air.

The silver medalists of the festival were: acrobats from China Xinjiang, Erwin Frankello from the German circus, who showed a number with sea lions, the Zapashny brothers, as well as the acrobatic duo from Quebec Chilly & Fly consisting of Aleksandar Lan and Emily Fournier, and the German trainer Marek Jama (Marek Jama).

Many teams competed for third place and the prestigious Bronze Clown statuette. Choosing the winner was also difficult.

One of the winners was the acrobatic group Gerlings. Associated with these acrobats tragic incident, which took place at the Monte Carlo Circus Festival on January 22. The fact is that brave tightrope walkers wanted to break the world record by building a pyramid of 9 people on a thin rope walk in the air. It is worth noting that they also became the authors of the previous record when they built a pyramid of 8 artists on a rope. After the ninth acrobat stepped onto the rope, the unexpected happened. Having lost their balance, four of the 9 artists fell down. Fortunately, three of them escaped with only disappointment about the failed achievement, but their colleague suffered a broken wrist. However, the troupe itself admits that it does not intend to give up and will definitely break its record in the future.

Other happy winners of the Bronze Clown statuette were the following groups: the acrobatic duo from Sweden Sons Company, the Holmikers troupe (you can watch the performance), Mario Berusek, Alexander Batuev and the Skokov troupe. Special praise from the jury for the long and successful career received Otto Wessley, a master of comic illusion from France, as well as aerialist Alex Michael from Germany.

Also, a special prize for the development of the circus in Russia was awarded to the Zapashny brothers.

The Princess Antoinette Cup, which is usually awarded to oneself to a young artist festival, a trio from Izhevsk received.

The People's Choice Award went to Erwin Frankello for his hilarious performance with the sea lions.

WITH 18 By 28 January will take place at the Chapiteau of Fontvieille 42nd International Circus Festival. In 2018, the modern circus will celebrate its 250th anniversary. On this occasion, the Organizing Committee of the Circus Festival, chaired by Princess Stephanie, invited artists of the highest class.

Such a unique event as the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo was created by Prince Rainier III in 1974. This festival attracts the best circus performers from around the world: acrobats, trapeze artists, clowns, trainers... It is thanks to all these artists that the festival has gained incredible popularity and continues to delight audiences every year. As part of this festival, the Golden Clown is also awarded, the most prestigious award in the world of circus arts.

Among the participants viewers will be able to see the show Vavilov Troupe with two performances: the acrobatic number “Bankin”, during which participants will perform somersaults and flips in the air. The second routine will include double and triple somersaults using an aerial platform. In the finale, the head of the troupe will jump from an 8-meter height!

Besides, National Hungarian Circus will be presented by the duo Joseph & Merrylu Richter, who will perform performances involving trained animals. The show will feature more than 30 animals, including elephants, zebras, camels, llamas, horses, ponies and, most incredible, two giraffes! The company of jockeys will perform the most difficult and breathtaking stunts, including an act with five acrobats who will rush past you, performing acts on the same horse.

Chu Chuan-Ho(Chu Chuan-Ho) is another young participant of the festival. This juggler from Taiwan will perform a routine choreographed by the great and renowned Alexander Grimaïlo. In the finale, the viewer will see a super-fast juggling of three diabolos. This is simply an incredible sight!

Andrey Zhigalov, a comedian with a keen sense of humor, will perform a brilliant pantomime accompanied by unique facial expressions. He will present exciting clown acts to amuse even the most serious viewer.

Finally, a duo of tightrope walkers "Miracle Duo" will give us one of the most elegant performances of modern circus!

You can buy tickets online at www.montecarlofestival.mc, www.france-billet.com, www.fnac.com or at the Fontvieille Chapiteau box office, open from 10:00 to 18:00. It is also possible to purchase tickets by mail by sending a bank check with the completed amount or data bank card at: Monte-Carlo Festival – Avenue des Ligures – MC 98000 Monaco. Additional information and reservations can also be made by calling +377 92 05 23 45.

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