The Great Moscow State Circus (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ??????????????? ???? ?? ????????? ???????????) is an auditorium in Moscow located at the Vernadsky Prospekt.It was opened 30 April 1971. It can seat up to 3,400 people and the height of the amphitheatre is 36 metres. Performances are held each day in the afternoon and evening. [1] The circus has 5 arenas (equestrian, water, illusionist, ice rink, and light-effect) located 18 metres below the floor which can be swapped during the performance. Initially the Circus building was merely a performance venue. In early 1990s its own company was formed. It is headed by Leonid Kostyuk, a former circus artist, equilibrist. The company employs several hundred performers and tours as the "Great Moscow State Circus". [2] The Moscow State Circus is a state-owned enterprise. In 2007 an attempt to privatize was initiated, strongly opposed by the circus artists. [3] Eventually President of Russia Vladimir Putin banned these attempts. [4]

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United Kingdom

The same name is used by a touring UK circus owned and run by the European Entertainment Corporation. The circus started in around 1998 when it leased artists from the The Great Moscow Circus in Russia. The circus consists of a cast of thirty-one performers, including clowns, trapeze artists, aerial acrobats, springboard acrobats and illusionists.

Australia

Australia is also home to a circus with the same name, owned by Michael Edgley. The show features acts from Russia, Brazil, Mongolia and Australasia. The circus showcases modern and traditional acts, as well as miniature trick ponies.

See also

• Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard
• Chinese State Circus - Also presented by the European Entertainment Corporation
• Continental Circus Berlin - Also presented by the European Entertainment Corporation

References

1. "Great Moscow Circus official website"
2. The Great Moscow State Circus
3. "The circus on Vernadsky Prospekt Can be Privatized"
4. "Putin Banned Privatization of Lenfilm and the Circus at the Vernadsky"