The Rise and Development of Russian Circus

Circus performances in Russia have a long history. Since18th century, every czar has his own royal circus performer. These performers take circus and animal training as their family business, which has been passed down from generation to generation, forming many famous circus families that are still active in the world circus performance stage. In 1950s, the Russian government established the largest circus performance group in the world at that time-"Russian National Circus". It is well known that Russian traditional performers are the backbone of the "Russian National Circus".

Since its establishment, "Russian National Circus" has always been a leader in the field of circus performance in the world. From "Monte Carlo International Circus Acrobatic Competition" to "Wuqiao International Acrobatic Festival" in China, "Russian National Circus" will always be the "winning general" with the highest prize and gold medal in the world's top acrobatic and circus competitions. There are many world-famous outstanding actors in the greatest performance of Russian national earth. They are the essence of Russian circus acrobatics, the masters on the circus stage and the superstars in the circus world. Such as: Vulshanski's high-altitude tightrope walking, Mindenov's fast horse riding, Ignadov's acrobatics, Bosov's empty gymnastics, Gornilova's wonderful stunt of "riding an elephant around the earth", the winners of Cherny Ievski's acrobats "Golden Clown" and "Golden Lion", and the lion tamers, tigers and lions of Asgeli-Za bassini and Edgar-Za bassini brothers. No matter in Monte Carlo, Paris, China, Budapest and Warsaw, "Russian National Circus" is the favorite star of circus audience.

The performances of Russian circus masters have aroused great interest all over the world. Where there is a Russian circus, there are awards and they are widely praised. They are called "great models of Russian circuses" and are the most famous and determined circuses in the world.

In the mid-20th century, after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the "Russian National Circus" performed in China many times, and each time it was a great success. As early as 1956, Chairman Mao personally received the cast members of "Russian National Circus" who were visiting China. The office of China Acrobatic Troupe still displays a photo of Chairman Mao receiving the troupe at that time. 2 1 century, "Russian national circus" has attracted much attention in the increasingly prosperous commercial performance market in China. In 2002, the "Russian National Circus" staged a massive national tour in China, setting the highest box office record for local circus performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang and other provinces, and won unanimous praise from local audiences. Especially the performance in Beijing Workers' Gymnasium once became a hot topic in the streets and lanes of Beijing, and it was hard to get a ticket.

"Russian National Circus" is best at taming large beasts, such as lions, tigers, bears, elephants, etc. These are traditional performances, which are difficult to tame and the performances are not ordinary. Funny clowns, springboard and trapeze artists are all classic performances of "Russian Circus". The performances of the World Expo, including funny acrobatic performances and tiger training, are all rare and amazing projects.