Moscow Circus

The Circus Is In Town

While driving back from the store, I noticed that the circus was in town! I quickly got the family together and we got front row tickets for the show. We had a great time and I was able to take lots of pictures during the preformance.

The circus happened to be a touring company of the Moscow State Circus.  I found out the following facts about the troupe:

• It takes about 70 vehicles to move Moscow State Circus around.
• Although all the acts are trained in Russian circus school, the company is actually managed in Britain.
• Moscow state circus help to promote circus schools in Russia, which no longer receive the amount of funding they did under the communist regime.
• They tour for three years, doing two shows a day for six days a week.
• The youngest member of the cast is 15, the oldest is currently 49.
• Despite the fact that there's a perfectly good hotel down the road they still choose to sleep in their trailers

For More Information:

• The Moscow State Ciruces (official website)
• Moscow State Circus hits Stevenage (Online Review)
• The Incline Wire walkers practice in saftey. Link
• Bolshoi Circus - Also known as the Moscow State Circus. Site includes, history, acts and program information.  This is the permament home in Moscow.