These photographs were taken on July 29 on stage at the Bank Atlantic Center, in Sunrise, where the Cirque du Soleil show "Dralion" premiered in 1999.
The Dralion show combined over 3,000 years of Chinese acrobatic art with the diverse approaches of Cirque du Soleil.

1. Amanda Orozco and Laurent Markosani rehearse before the performance. For Orozco, who grew up in the town of Winter Garden, the Cirque du Soleil became a dream after her mother took her to colorful show Circus "La Nouba" in Disneyland. Shocked by the skill of the acrobats, the 12-year-old girl said that someday she would also participate in the show of this circus. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

2. Jing Zongchao holds the ring for Wong Senlin during the rehearsal of the jump through the ring. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

3. Lifting technician Jessica Fabo works high on the stage before the start of the show at the Bank Atlantic Center. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

4. Woodworker, Angela Everett, repairs wooden hoops for jumping through the ring. Everett studied at the Art Institute in Toronto and took courses related to both classical art(drawing, sculpture, photography) and practical manufacturing (welding, woodworking, metal smelting). (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

5. Shoemaker Rana Fouwler works with shoes for acrobats who perform with bamboo poles. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

6. Gao Zonghin listens to music while stretching for three hours before the start of the performance. He used to perform with the National Acrobats of China from Beijing. David Zeicher, who has also been involved in circus performances in Australia, trains at daytime rehearsals. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

7. Performers stretch and prepare the stage for the evening performance. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

8. Svetlana Kholodovskaya is jumping into the air, Yakov Rakitsky is sitting on the wall, and Dmitry Negodin is standing on the trampoline while training. Kholodovskaya describes the feeling that she has while jumping on a trampoline: “This is freedom. I like to jump in the air and fly and feel that freedom…and make people (the audience) happy.” She was a member of the Ukrainian national trampolining team before joining the Cirque du Soleil. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

9. Amanda Orozco and Laurent Markosani rehearse one of their numbers. Hungarian acrobat Ukrainian origin Markosani says Cirque du Soleil performers train much more than other circus performers. "It's all about the muscles." Markosani received many offers from the Circus before he agreed to take part in the show. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

10. Acrobats balance on the ball during rehearsal. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

11. Fagundo Gimenez, one of the clowns taking part in the show, performs a number joke wedding with the participation of one of the spectators before the start of the show. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

12. The audience loves the performance of the clowns before the start of the show. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

13. Kachi Bratoz performs a parody with a patch of hair. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

14. Oceana, the goddess of water, performed by Tara Katherine Pandeyi. The queen of movements, in the art of dance she shows the breath of the ocean. Pandeya is a second generation dancer, teacher and choreographer who combines Eastern and Western philosophy. The artist has international fame and considers it her main calling to preserve and show the world the dance of the Silk Road in Central Asia, specialized in national dances Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kurdistan. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

15. Jonathan Morin depicts Kala, the heart of the wheel, which symbolizes time and infinity. He is the main driving force wheel that makes time move forward. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

16. Maureen, a former gymnast, performs on a projectile invented by him called “crossed rings”. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

17. Amanda Orozco and Laurent Markosani perform during the show. Orozco depicts Azala, the goddess of the air. She, the protector of the sun and immortality, flies over the endless blue expanses. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

18. Aerial acrobats jump into the air and cling to the wall, and Tara Katherine Pandeya, performing Oceana, stands in the center. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

19. Clown Courtney Stevens performs during the show. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

Asking such questions is indecent, but I want to know the answer! 8) In the show "O", which is on in Vegas, there is a number: a man sits in a chair on the stage and reads a newspaper. Suddenly the newspaper lights up, then the hat, coat, shoes light up, and now he is already completely engulfed in flames.

For five minutes, a burning man calmly reads a burning newspaper in a burning chair, and the performance continues on the stage, fish girls are splashing in the pool. Then the man gets up and walks off into the distance, leaving burning footprints behind him. He is said to receive $400 for this number. And since 2 performances are given per day, this is $ 800 per day. And why am I still making money by programming and not by burning? eight)))

The starting rate for an artist is $100 per performance. Usually 8-10 performances per week are given. The longer the artist works at the Cirque du Soleil, the greater his fee. Newcomers a year - 30 thousand dollars, veterans - about 250 thousand.

When an artist stops performing, due to age or injury, he is retrained, and he continues to work in the circus: as a trainer, consultant, manager, make-up artist, etc. it principled position CDS. It is believed that artists who have worked in the show for 5-10 years become then the best employees because they felt all the difficulties of this life and work in their own skin.

A contract is signed with the artists, which specifies a fixed salary for a year and working conditions, which allows them to work calmly and engage only in creativity. Insurance is mandatory. Together with the troupe, doctors, masseurs, cooks, teachers travel (because the circus has a school for circus children, where training is conducted in English and French). The circus provides a solution to all everyday issues: accommodation in the best hotels in the city center with windows overlooking the courtyard, meals, washed and ironed costume for the performance, The cultural program, medical services - all for free. A typical working day is 8 hours.

The only thing an artist has to do is work. Everyone, regardless of the genre, undergoes vocal and dance training, because it is necessary to perform not only circus tricks, but also sing, dance or play musical instruments. All this is done live.

There are strict requirements for artists: for drinking, fighting, getting into the police, they are immediately fired. And the absolutely unbearable first clause of the contract: "The boss is always right."
For Russian-speaking creative soul is an impossible condition 8)!

What do we have?

Director of RosCircus Alexander Kalmykov says that RosCircus is also aiming for $100 per show, that many earn much more, and that Russians circus numbers foreign impresario like hot cakes. And what, the artists, having heard about a fee of 80-100 dollars for a performance, brush it off, for such pennies, they say, we will not go anywhere from Russia ...

True, there are such posts on the circus website: “How to explain to a new partner his salary? When he started working, he was promised 20,000 rubles a month (less than $700). In the understanding of the layman, this is a salary on the 5th and 25th of EACH of the 12 months. But in fact, this is not a monthly salary in connection with the relocations and the binding of salaries to the norm of 20 performances per month. So isn't it better to say that the salary you announced for a newly hired artist will be at best a month and a half. The partner says so: hometown, without moving, working as a GUARD received EVERY month 18,000 rubles.

The wind of wandering bursts into your room! Forward, to new countries, to new meetings, to new projects!

The tour of the Solar Circus is always an event. The troupe includes artists and musicians from 19 countries of the world, performing with unique numbers. It turned out that the personal life of the performers is no less bizarre than what they do on stage.

How the dentist became a clown

Stephen Bishop (55 years old) originally from Australia, a former dentist by profession, now a clown, as well as a ventriloquist, stilt walker, mime, stuntman.

AT total I have devoted 19 years to the practice of dentistry. Taking into account the fact that 17 of them performed in parallel and have been constantly at Cirque du Soleil for 11 years now. My father was an engineer and a talented violinist. Mom is a physiotherapist by profession. They have always encouraged in us children the most different hobbies: pottery, macrame, judo, drawing, music. I always liked to do something with my hands, in high school I knitted. After school, on the one hand, he was inclined towards medicine, on the other hand, he wanted the profession to leave time for hobbies. I decided that a dentist is what you need. This is a well-paid job, and on schedule. After five years of study, he was engaged in private practice for about two years, at the same time he managed to get carried away with theater, pantomime and save up enough money to go from Australia to study abroad. In Paris, he graduated from the School of Jacques Lecoq, toured France for two years as part of a theater company.

He returned to Australia with his wife. Cathy and I bought an abandoned church, renovated it, and it became our home. During the day he worked as a dentist, and in free time performed with my wife, we did shows on stilts, clowning, pantomime, illusion. Somehow, among the audience, I saw a man whose teeth were being treated a couple of hours before the performance ...

Katie and I had four children. The wife always believed that the appearance of a child is not a reason to rebuild her life for him. She was breastfeeding, literally not getting off her stilts.

Stephen with his wife and children

When they approved my candidacy for Cirque du Soleil, it was 11 years ago, my wife and I hardly hesitated. The option was ideal: good earnings, the opportunity to travel with the whole family, especially since there is a school at the circus. Now the children have grown up. Loic is 21, José is 19, Ines is 17 and Enzo is 13.

Katy retired from her career, but thanks to her, our life on the road was balanced, and I never tire of thanking her for that. I never heard any complaints from her or from the children. In addition, my wife and I have always been aware of the importance of travel as educational moment for kids. They know many languages, are oriented in different cultures. Loic is an engineer. José is a student of Management and Business and was recently hired as a travel consultant because he speaks several languages, including perfect Russian, because his best friend Russian. With Sasha Rissuev, the son of one of our former colleagues on the tour, they went to school together for 9 years. Ines graduated from high school, travels, and may become an ambulance assistant. The youngest, Enzo, is a born clown, studying capoeira, learning to jump on a trampoline.

But for me, the main thing is that children are happy, regardless of what they do. I always told them that education should be as broad as possible. Because, perhaps, the profession that they will take up closer to retirement does not yet exist.

By the way, in Varekai, in the physiotherapist's office, my case with dental supplies is hidden away. I cannot legally practice, but you are always welcome to give free advice.

Three weddings of a Russian acrobat

Photo: @Cirque du Soleil/Perla Global Media

Alexei Maksimov (28 years old) participant and artistic coach of the Russian Swing act:

I myself am from Yaroslavl, my father is the master of the electrical department at the plant, my mother worked at the distillery. I started with the section of sports acrobatics in the first grade of the school, for about ten years I performed in the group genre, our four became winners of the Russian championship and international cups. I was 16 years old when they called me to the Russian State Circus. He worked there for 4 years, went on tour in Russia and China. I heard a lot about Cirque du Soleil, but for me it was the ultimate dream. He sent recordings of performances, in 2007 he passed a casting in Moscow. They called me a year later. I was 20, single, nothing kept me in Russia, I did not encounter any special difficulties. Yes, at first I knew a couple of words in English. But at that time in the "Russian swing" all the guys were Russian-speaking, and at the circus there were foreign courses, now I speak and write fluently in English.

Five years ago on tour Varekai in the Philippines met future wife. Olya is from Krasnodar, she used to work in a bank, she came to the islands on vacation with a friend. We met at breakfast, both were in white, everyone laughed that they were newlyweds, and I proposed to her. First as a joke, and then for 9 days spent together, I realized that everything was serious. A month and a half later he arrived in Krasnodar, three days later we got married.

The wedding was played three times: in my city, with my wife and in Brazil with the guys from the show. Our daughter Milana (she is now three years old) was born in Las Vegas. A week later, she was already issued an American passport, and with the Russian foreigner everything dragged on for several months, we received it already in Costa Rica at the embassy, ​​then we toured there. My daughter now speaks poorly even in Russian, loves to play with Maxim, the son of my friend Evgeny Mitin, with whom we have been friends for 20 years since our foursome, we were together at the Russian State Circus. He got into Cirque du Soleil before me, now we are in the same room.

Maxim with his wife and daughter

Photo: personal archive of Alexei Maksimov

There are 13 people in the Russian swing. As a rule, everyone is constantly on stage. It happens that a person is injured or ill. But there are several versions in case of force majeure. During the eight years that I have been in Varekai, I have had two serious injuries: I had surgery on my shoulder and ankle, but these are rather problems accumulated over the years.

One of the main conditions for working at Cirque du Soleil is to be there an hour and a half before the performance. We have about 300 shows a year. 24 of them, which you miss due to illness, are paid. Four times a year vacation for two weeks. When we arrive in a new place, everyone is given a hotel number and an information sheet, which indicates which cinemas, shops, pharmacies, entertainment are nearby. At Cirque du Soleil, I don't have to think about anything but my room, I don't have to worry about moving, about insurance, about food. My family and I are covered by health insurance. In Russia, he studied in absentia at the Faculty of Physical Education of the Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University, here at the expense of the company - for a personal fitness trainer.

Varekai has 24 out of 50 Russian-speaking artists. Be sure to celebrate general holidays, birthdays, and even foreign friends are invited. Spouses on New Year prepare Olivier, herring under a fur coat.

While I do not set myself a bar for either age or any other, how much longer I will work in the show. But I understand that the child is growing. Milana will soon be 6 years old, according to the American system it is time for her to go to school. I don't want to tour without my family. We have apartments in Yaroslavl and Krasnodar, but we plan to live in America. I would like to continue working with Cirque du Soleil, but perhaps in some other capacity.

Girls with mascots

Photo: @Cirque du Soleil/Perla Global Media

Kerren McKeeman (31), trapeze performer, USA:

My twin sister and I grew up big fidgets, so sending Kalin and me to gymnastics at the age of seven was for parents natural desire. Although they themselves have nothing to do with it. Dad is a programmer, he once served in the Navy, mom is a writer, editor. There was no circus in the tiny town of Hollis, New Hampshire, where I grew up. For me and my sister, it started unexpectedly when our physical education teacher, a professional mime, launched a circus program at school. My sister and I started working there. And from the professional side, it opened up for me at the age of 14, when I passed the casting for the youth circus Circus Smirkus.

I had the experience of participating in the filming of the film "Water for Elephants". At first I was supposed to act as a stunt double for Reese Witherspoon, but I didn’t fit the height, and besides, I don’t know how to jump out of the train, which was required by the script. Then I was offered the role of a tightrope walker, although this is far from my main specialization. I rehearsed for a month, learned numbers, tricks, and as a result, 3 seconds entered the film! Still, I'm more interested in performing in front of a real audience.

She joined Cirque du Soleil in 2010. In the arena tour, like in Varekai (I've been on it for more than four years), we tour all the time, spend a lot of time together, we are all as one big family. But with the singer Isabel we have a particularly trusting relationship, we even make up at the next tables, talk about personal things, sometimes we dedicate a number to one of the team members if he needs special treatment that day.

The trapeze dance I perform is a new discipline. This is an apparatus with limitless possibilities: it is a triangle with a rigid crossbar at the base, and the ribs are connected at one point, it can change shape, allows you to fly around the entire stage space, and not sway in one plane. I do many things on it for the first time and always come up with something. I start the performance from a height of about 13 meters from the stage, and then go down to 9. I don’t use insurance, in the case of a trapeze dance, it only interferes. Of course, I'm scared, but I love what I do. And the fear only intensifies. But colleagues know that when on the bridge - this is a structure above, you can’t talk to me about something that has nothing to do with the number.

The work never ends when the audience leaves. The body is my tool and I need to keep it in good shape. I don’t follow a special diet, I really like chocolate, but to get pleasure, it’s enough to try a piece. I devote a lot of time to training. As a solo artist, I can adjust them myself. There is an obligatory part, because you have to share space on stage with other artists. In addition to the work schedule, I devote 2-3 hours a day to my own preparation - this is Pilates, stretching, classes on stage.

I have a tradition - to bring from a special place for me or in memory of good man pebble. Luggage allows you to carry them with you, even if you have to give up a pair of shoes. I take one of these with me every day and it puts me in the right mood.

I don’t have a stone from Russia yet, but I hope it will appear. I don't even have a book in Russian by Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Little Prince. Although many copies have already been collected on different languages. I started collecting them by accident. I first read this book in French when I was studying the language at school. Then, during a trip to China (then I was learning this language), I decided that it would be interesting to acquire a familiar work in Chinese. By the same principle, I bought a book in Brazil and Argentina, respectively, in Portuguese and Spanish. During the Varekai tour in Europe in Berlin, where my sister lives, I bought a book in German. Since then, everyone began to give me " little prince". But she hasn't met her prince yet.

On April 27, the legendary Canadian Circus of the Sun, aka Cirque du Soleil, arrived in St. Petersburg with the Varekai program. Cirque du Soleil - artistic combination circus art and street performances, how they position themselves. It was founded in 1984 by Guy Laliberte and Gilles Sainte-Croix and is based in Montreal, Canada. The circus is known for its principled non-animal performance and for its synthetic performances, which combine circus craftsmanship with music, whimsical design and choreography.
The new program, which has already been a success in Moscow, is called "Varekai", which in the language of the eternal wanderers, gypsies, means "anywhere". This show celebrates the nature of the nomads, the nomadic soul, the spirit and tradition of the circus and those who seek the enchanted land of Varekai with passion.
And today I visited his rehearsals, saw the artists and their costumes in the dressing rooms getting ready, even looked into the dressing room. I suggest you go and see everything!

2. Ekaterina - pr-director of the circus in Russia. A professional in her field, she answered my letter late in the evening 5 minutes after I sent it. If all PR people worked like her, then the events would be sold out and popular, for example.

Today's show has existed since 2002, it was first demonstrated in Montreal, for 14 years it has been shown in 130 cities, 23 countries of the world, the number of people who have seen about 10 million people.
Directed by Dominique Champagne, the Varekay troupe has assembled 50 artists and musicians from 19 countries. According to legend, a lone young man falls from heaven to earth, and the story of Varekai begins. Lost in the shadows mysterious forest, in a colorful world fantastic creatures, he plunges into
a torrent of adventures, both impossible and unbelievable. On the verge of time, in a world where everything and even more is possible, an inspired hymn sounds to rethink life and to the newfound miracle that lies at the heart of the universe and our soul.

Varekai is born from the fusion of dramatic and acrobatic arts. Talent and power packed into an amazing stage space and framed by vibrant music, turn the impossible into reality, telling their story in the language of choreography - this universal language human body. The pendulum of time will swing back, and we will see the ancient and rare
traditions Georgian dance. And then Varekai will send us into the future with its innovative disciplines, including "Russian swing" and number on a slippery surface.

5. Number called "Flight of Icarus." Caught in a net, without losing flexibility, grace and emotionality, the young man performs dizzying tricks, trying to break free.

6. During the rehearsal of the number, the artists do not always even need music to work out this or that trick. But from time to time, songs from the show sounded.

7. No insurance or bindings. I don't know how it will be in time official show, but I think that there will do without them.

8. Fernando is a plastic and dexterous artist, and he has already managed to walk around the city and appreciate Petrograd.

9. Number "Dancing trapeze". Frozen high above the stage or flying over it, the young girl performs a series of movements that demonstrate her flexibility and strength.

In 1984 Cirque du Soleil employed 73 people. Today, the Cirque du Soleil team worldwide has almost 4,000 members, including 1,300 artists. Cirque du Soleil employs people from 100 professions.

10. Installation of the stage and scenery takes 12 hours. Dismantling takes 4 hours. He moves everything from city to city on his own trucks, of which there are 40 units. Artists also travel by plane, and spend the night in hotels.

11. Artists are hired from all over the world, first, those who want to be in the troupe send a video to e-mail, and only after that, if they are interested in candidates, they are invited to the headquarters in Montreal.

12. When working on the music for Varekai, Violaine Corradi looked to the bottomless heritage for inspiration. ethnic music. Each piece of music is a mixture or interweaving of different cultures that are often difficult to identify. To create a unique musical universe of Varekai, Violaine Corradi combined the sounds of Hawaiian ritual ceremonies, songs of 11th century troubadours from the south of France, traditional Armenian melodies and gospels, combining
All this with modern arrangements.

14. Composition musical group 7 people include the band leader and keyboardist, the second keyboardist, drummer, percussionist, bassist, violinist, horn player, as well as two vocalists - a man (Patriarch) and a woman (Muse). In almost all Cirque du Soleil shows, the music is performed live. Unlike musicals, where the performers must strictly follow the score, in Cirque du Soleil shows, the musicians adjust to what is happening on stage. For this reason, the bandleader, musicians, vocalists and sound specialists are constantly in touch with each other during the show.

18. This man above controls the flying cables, it’s better not to quarrel with him ever)

19. Number "Air belts". The two performers glide in the air above the stage, demonstrating amazingly precise acrobatic timing and strength. In a duet, their silhouettes merge high above the stage.

20. The guys are both Russian-speaking, originally from Transnistria. They do not hold charm)

The artists and staff of Cirque du Soleil represent almost 50 countries and speak 25 languages. In 2015, nearly 15 million people saw Cirque du Soleil shows.

Stéphane Roy set himself the task of setting the scenography so that all the elements were in harmony with poetic language staging: costumes, drama and music show Varekai
The Varekai universe consists of: a forest, a stage, a bridge, an observation tower. We saw the forest and the stage, and the rest is already on the show.

24. The design of the Varekai suits required innovative technical solutions to ensure safety and comfort. Experienced craftsmen were engaged in the manufacture of original costumes, having spent at least 33,000 hours on this most difficult work!

We pass to the backstage, where the artists are preparing and relaxing in front of the numbers.

25. "Heads" of costumes in special cabinets, which are transported by trucks.

26. So that long dresses do not wrinkle and interfere with anyone, they were hung on the very top.

27. Masks of actors.

28. Do not walk on the blue carpet)

29. A helium balloon will apparently take off.

30. Swing for the appropriate trick.

31. A table where artists make up. Average preparation time is about an hour.

32. The entire video performance is recorded on cameras, and then the details are already considered by the artists themselves.

The main material for the costumes is lycra. The shelf life of some costumes is 6 months. Others are replaced after a few patches.

34. The wardrobe of the show has 600 items of clothing, shoes, wigs, hats and accessories. It takes up to 250 hours of work per week to keep costumes in perfect working order while on tour.

35. Cleaning, repairing, ironing clothes, caring for shoes, hats and other accessories
is handled by a permanent team of 4 people who travel with the tour, and 2 more people who are hired locally in each touring city. Singer car - fire)

Everything fits in 58 boxes on wheels and is transported in two and a half trucks. 7 washing machines and 3 dryers travel with them.

36. Costumes are sewn for each actor. The press that we see on this costume is the real one of the actor who wears this outfit)

37. "Spare parts" of the main suits. If it cannot be repaired, then it is re-embroidered in Montreal.

38. All costumes are made specifically for specific artists. Most of them are created at the company's international headquarters located in Montreal. In this unique North America The laboratory employs about 300 craftsmen of various profiles - shoemakers, textile designers, lace makers, stylists, hatters and tailors.

39. Threads for every taste!

40. Michael Smith - art director of the circus. In addition to all the organizational work, he still sings well)

The mission of Cirque du Soleil is to stimulate the imagination, awaken the senses and stir up the emotions of people around the world!

The tour of the circus will be held in St. Petersburg from April 27 to May 8, 2016 in ice palace. Tickets for the Varekai show can be purchased online

TALENT IN A SOLAR RIM

Cirque du Soleil and its Russian artists

"It's cooler than the thrill of the wheels." "Visual Orgasm" "I laughed so hard I almost peed." "I will never be able to go to other circuses again." Such entries are left by the audience in the Cirque du Soleil guest book.

Seven of his different shows are running simultaneously in different points peace. It is curious that in one of the performances, "Alegria", among the 50 artists performing on stage - 30 from countries former Union. In other troupes, the percentage is less, but also impressive. I wonder why there are so many Russians there and how our countrymen influence the development of the modern circus?

circus organism

The culmination of the multi-way clownery is the number "Storm" invented by him (copyright reserved), in which main character(Spanish Yuri Medvedev), getting ready for the road, climbs with one hand into a raincoat hanging on a hanger under his hat, and cleans his floors with a brush. Suddenly, as in a thriller, the cloak comes to life, alienating the clown's hand, and does not let him go, taking away the brush. The poor clown dies in quiet horror, and the cloak suddenly strokes him, removes dust particles from his shoulder, makes him look blue like a woman and imperceptibly slips a note into his jacket. But the whistle blows for departure, the clown breaks out, runs to the suitcase, puts on a black hat smoking like a chimney and circles around the stage by train. Out of breath, he sits down on the suitcase, takes out a handkerchief, sees the note that has fallen out, reads it greedily... Then he slowly tears it up and sadly throws the pieces up. They swirl like snowflakes, and light paper snow falls down behind them, turning into a dense continuous shaft. A minute later, the rising howl of the wind begins the apocalyptic storm. A dazzling spotlight and a wind turbine cut into the eyes of the hall, which spreads paper snowdrifts right up to the top tier of the big top. Thunderous music cuts to the bone. Complete spectator catharsis. Hysterical ovation. Intermission.

After the end of the show, people need at least 15 minutes to yell and whistle to the fullest. In the final - a special number, when the artists run out to bow and tear off their masks.

I'm sorry that I was brought into a tearful delight, but there's nothing I can do about it. Tears flowed without asking. From happiness.

Epilogue to fanfare

It seems that such a global success of the circus, achieved in just 15 years, is due to the excellent leadership, powerful artistic concept and extraordinary aesthetics, the absolute skill of all the creators of the show and artists, the latest technical equipment, and, as a consequence of all of the above, - elementary monetary wealth. The influence of this example on the rest of the circus world cannot be overestimated, and we have the right to be proud of our compatriots who shake so many spectators all over the world with their art.