Moscow State Circus

…through his tours with the Moscow Circus. Wearing a minimum of makeup in the tradition of European Auguste clowns, he appeared in the ring with little to set him apart from the others except a slightly unconventional wardrobe. Like other great comedians of the world, his mere appearance brought anticipatory…

…has been associated with the Moscow Circus since 1929. After four years of rigorous course work, graduates are assigned to the nearly 100 circuses that perform throughout the country. In 1985 the French Ministry of Culture and Communication opened a four-year professional school for circus artists, the École Supérieure des…

…the spectacular presentations of the Moscow State Circus, which has performed throughout the world to great acclaim. Using since 1971 a larger building and renamed the Great Moscow State Circus, it excelled even in the darkest of the Cold War years.