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A grandiose circus performance that has no equal (in the world)!
For the first time in the Yekaterinburg State Circus from October 28, the tour of the Royal Circus of Gia Eradze will take place. The uniqueness of a new generation circus show in its scale, grandiose author's decorations that have no analogues in the world, the skill of artists and an incredible number of trained animals. The fabulous mystery will last 2 hours and 45 minutes, during which 120 artists and unique animals will charm with their performance so much that every viewer will want to see the performance again and again!
For the performance, a huge golden Castle was designed, towering under the very dome of the circus, decorated with velvet and Swarovski crystals, more than 2,000 exclusive costumes were created, stunning the imagination with their luxury, crystal chandeliers, an exclusive three-level curtain that hides the entire arena.
The performance of the Royal Circus is a fabulous show, in which there are no circus numbers familiar to the viewer. Bright and talented artists appear on the arena in different roles - an aerial gymnast under the circus dome controls "puppet puppets"; A grand piano sprinkled with Swarovski crystals appears on the arena in a magical way. Fountains gush from the piano, among which the equilibrist, surrounded by ballerinas, performs unthinkable tricks; A tribe of Indians and unique exotic animals - llamas, skunks, wari lemurs, kangaroos, ostriches, catto lemurs, porcupines, zebras and other representatives of the animal world. Masters of the Spanish riding school, accompanied by yaks. Roman gladiators in chariots harnessed to the majestic black Friezes. Under the incendiary Russian square dance, dizzying and dangerous stunts will be performed by acrobats on the oncoming swing. Fabulous White Pegasus and charming snow-white angels; jugglers, jesters, clowns and much more that only needs to be seen, since it is impossible to retell in words.
The attraction with lions and tigers "Wild world of the jungle" is also unique. Together with African lions and Sumatran tigers, rare and incredibly beautiful white tigers will appear on the arena. The main character in the cage with predators is the Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze, together with her partner, the titled princess of the circus Lyudmila Surkova. The spectacle of the attraction with predators is literally mesmerizing! At the 14th International Festival in the Moscow Nikulin Circus, the Wild World of the Jungle attraction received the main award of the Golden Elephant Festival, as well as a special prize from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and a prize from Channel One.
Gia Eradze's show synthesizes all genres of circus art - animal training at the heart of the performance, trapeze artists on canvases, in chandeliers, on chains, illusionary tricks, equilibrium, pop ballet and much more. 19 trucks are used to transport animals, props and decorations.
In the fall of 2016, the artists of the Royal Circus triumphantly represented Russia at the International Festival in Italy, where Gia Eradze and his first-class artists were personally awarded the highest awards. The artists won the Grand Prix and Gold of the festival, as well as received an invitation to the most prestigious circus festival in Monte Carlo and many other special prizes.
The Royal Circus was officially declared the "Best Circus Show" by the audience and professional jury voting, receiving the First International Master Award in the "Show of the Year" nomination. The big tour, within which the Royal Circus will arrive in Yekaterinburg, began after a long tour of the Nikulin Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, where over half a million viewers, including Russian show business stars, watched the show at the main arena in eight months. On social networks, you can see rave reviews from Andrey Malakhov, Valery Leontiev, Lolita, Angelica Agurbash, Boris Moiseev, Bari Alibasov, Alexander Oleshko, Anastasia Volochkova, Alexander Peskov, Alla Dukhova and many others.
Residents of Yekaterinburg are already familiar with the work of Gia Eradze - in 2016 he presented his show "Baronets" at the arena of the Yekaterinburg circus. The audience so warmly accepted the project that the Maestro decided that Yekaterinburg residents should certainly see the main project of the production center of Gia Eradze. And now, finally, from October 28, for the first time in the Yekaterinburg circus, viewers will see the legendary show by Gia Eradze "The Royal Circus"!
The creative thought of Gia Eradze turns any action on the arena into an incredible sight, into a story that cannot be forgotten! Welcome to the Kingdom of Fairy Dreams, to the magical world of circus illusions that will make every spectator truly happy!
Premiere performances: October 28 (Saturday) at 17:00 and October 29 (Sunday) at 15:00. Further performances will be held on Saturdays and Sundays at 13:00 and 17:00.
Now in Yekaterinburg a beautiful show is on tour - "The Royal Circus of Gia Eradze". Tatiana Shirokova, choreographer-director, told Woman`s Day about the life of circus artists: what difficulties they have to face.
- The life of a circus artist is constant moving every 1.5-2 months. That is, each time upon arrival in the city, our team needs to unload 19 trucks, and after the end of the tour, collect them. It's quite difficult, so everyone, including artists, helps. I remember the most extreme case: 5 years ago, a January tour in Krasnoyarsk. We are already accustomed to quickly unloading props, sets, costumes, personal items - whatever we might need. But on those three days in which we were "going" in Krasnoyarsk, frost hit -52 degrees.
I manage to stay at home one month a year
Circus props are transported in 19 wagons
- Apart from the fact that it is not difficult for each circus employee to collect an entire apartment with him on tour in two days, our life is also not like ordinary life. For example, many complain about the specific smell in the circus, which arises from the fact that animals live right in the circus, in spacious enclosures. We do not feel this smell - we are used to it (laughs).
We live in 8-9 cities a year. Vacation is traditionally once a year - in May. Ordinary people go abroad on vacation, and we go home, because the whole troupe is from different cities. At this time, for example, we go to the dentist, make documents - in a word, we solve everyday issues that ordinary people deal with as needed.
Circus children
Everything for children: both young spectators and artists
Photo "Royal Circus of Gia Eradze"
- In Yekaterinburg, one of our artist gave birth. This is the fifth addition to our troupe in a year (laughs). We came to the discharge with almost the whole team. People looked out the windows and were amazed at the number of people. Everything is always colorful and large-scale with us!
We also have a decree, because everything is officially arranged in the Rosgoscirk company. But, as a rule, mothers with newborns do not go home, but stay to help with costumes or animals. When there are so many people around you who took the child, he is the nanny (laughs).
Older children travel with their parents. In every city they go to a new school, they have to adapt. But when we ask if everything suits them, they answer: “I like everything!”. Questions disappear ... The only negative is the difference in the textbooks and the program. For example, we came from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan, and there is a slower program. Children have to listen to the material already covered for some time.
Any circus child does something in his free time from school. For example, my daughter in Yekaterinburg participates in the contest "Little Miss Yekaterinburg" and even made it to the final. The whole team will definitely come to support her in the final.
"We have no circus dynasties"
Gia Eradze with pets
- When Gia was just starting his career, he was only 11 years old. His family had nothing to do with the circus, and the boy was burning with it. Various troupes often came to Georgia, Gia did not miss a single performance - even then he set a goal to devote his life to the circus.
But he had to not just because of the dynasty that reigns in the circus world. Despite the fact that there are circus schools, they teach such genres as juggling, acrobatics, but not training. This knowledge is passed on by relatives: from the older generation to the younger. There is not a single corner in the world where you can come and say: "I want to become a trainer."
Gia got a job as an assistant in the equestrian attraction "Dzhigits of Georgia", looked after the horses. He was noticed: in the circus, desire coincides with opportunity. So after a while he began to train in the genre of juggling, and later he went out to the arena with pigeons, which flocked from almost anywhere in the dark hall to the "globe". He set the number himself. After him, Gia's career developed rapidly, and other circuses began to offer him to work. Then he decided that he would help such artists as himself, who do not have a famous surname.
Two premieres in Yekaterinburg
Daria Porotova in the form of the Swan Princess performs in the ring
- In Yekaterinburg we have a premiere: a new performance with a gymnast in the ring. Darya Porotova, 19, performing as the Swan Princess. Under the dome of the circus, and even with wings - it's difficult. Downstairs in the arena there are 9 dancers - it turns out very beautifully aesthetically. By the way, Daria, together with her coach Marat Bikmaev, prepared the trick part of the number in just a year - this is very little for such a serious performance, but it turned out amazing!
Tickets: 600–2000 rubles.
For the performance, a huge golden Castle was designed, towering under the very dome of the circus. Aerial gymnast under the dome controls puppets. A grand piano sprinkled with Swarovski crystals appears in a fabulous way on the arena. Fountains are splashing from the piano, among which the equilibrist, surrounded by ballerinas, performs unthinkable tricks. A tribe of Indians and exotic animals: llamas, skunks, lemurs, vari, kangaroos, ostriches, catto lemurs, porcupines, zebras. Masters of the Spanish circus school, accompanied by yaks. Roman gladiators in chariots drawn by black horses. Dangerous stunts are performed by acrobats on the oncoming swing. The attraction with lions and tigers "Wild World of the Jungle" is also unique: along with African lions and Sumatran tigers, white tigers appear on the arena. The main character in a cage with predators is Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze, together with his partner Lyudmila Surkova.
Parents did not share their son's passions. My father, the director of the Tbilisi market, and my grandfather, a professor-neuropathologist, were especially opposed. They dreamed that Gia would become a great dentist. And here?! The heir of the Eradze-Manjigaladze clan disappears in the arena, works as a groom there, trains birds and, without the consent of his relatives, goes on tour to Yerevan with the circus. Unheard of!
The boy was brought back with a scandal. And how many twists and turns Gia had to endure, his father resigned himself to his circus present only when in 2006 the entire Georgian capital came to congratulate his 27-year-old son on being awarded the title of Honored Artist. July 2015, Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Together with the winner of the recent circus festival in Sochi, the Italian clown David Larible, and the children of Soso Pavliashvili, I beat my palms at the show "Royal Circus" by Gia Eradze. The amount of beauty (suffice it to say that the dancers change their stunning costumes 11 times during the performance) and risky tricks per square meter of the arena is off the charts. Snakes, camels, donkeys, llamas, ponies, ostriches, horses, kangaroos, porcupines, peacocks, roosters, geese, parrots, leopard. And also storks, cranes, dogs, pelicans, lions, a horned African raven. Soon, the largest representative of the cat family - the ligers (the cub of a white tigress and a lion), who was recently born in the Eradze circus, will also enter the arena. And in the center of this huge artistic and animal-bird family Gia - in a crown (he also has several of them) and on a white horse. As befits a king, he is handsome and successful (the largest contributions to the Russian State Circus). After the performance, the king gives me a backstage tour and introduces the star of the troupe, 12-year-old chimpanzee Richik, allows Dylan to tickle the soft belly of lemur Dylan, and says that his show was recognized as the best at the international festival in Sochi. He is happy to say that tickets for the performance of the "Royal Circus" (the show is running in parallel in Voronezh) are flying out like hot cakes. "But for us, an unprecedented case in history, the contract was extended until September 3, so that everyone can get in." And then he admits that he is very worried about the heart of his mother Marina. “She is there, in Tbilisi, every time she feels when I enter the arena, and she always prays. She cannot forget how one day I turned away and the lion "stroked" me. And when we meet, Andrei, he always sadly recalls the times when I started training harmless pigeons bought with money saved from school breakfasts. "
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
// Photo: From the personal archive of Gia Eradze
Viewers could already appreciate such programs of the production center of Gia Eradze as "Five Continents", "Baronets" and "Hippopotamus" had to.
In the program, which is a synthesis of circus and pop art, Voronezh residents saw trapeze artists in crystal chandeliers, numbers with black and white pegasus, the illusion number "Gladiators", during which the girl suddenly disappeared, and a lion appeared in her place ... the audience was literally breathtaking when they watched the acrobats on the oncoming swing under the direction of Mikhail Filinov. By the way, this number with the most difficult tricks recently took a gold award at an international circus competition in China. The imagination of the ladies was amazed by the handsome equilibrist, who performed intricate tricks on the piano, from which the fountain beats, and the men, secretly from their women, peered at the graceful ballerina with angel wings soaring in the air.
The audience also saw stunning attractions with animals - "Lions and Tigers", which is directed by the winner of the international award "Princess of the Circus" Lyudmila Surkova, and incendiary "Africa", where a great variety of exotic animals were gathered.
"Due to the dishonesty of the producers, people stop going to the circus"
During my childhood, it was possible to go to the circus on weekdays, and on weekends they always showed several performances. Nowadays it is unprofitable to give a lot of performances, because people do not go to the circus as actively. What do you think is the reason? Maybe with the fact that sometimes not very high-quality shows are brought and people are disappointed?
And with this too. Often times, people are simply deceived. It happens that unknown groups come to provincial cities and hang out posters with a loud name. I remember talking with a distributor who was delivering the Monte Carlo Stars program. He assured that the winners of the gold awards of the international circus competition in Monte Carlo were performing there, although I did not see a single star in the program. It turned out that this person does not even know that Monte Carlo is located in the Kingdom of Monaco, located in France. He assured me that it was in Germany. What can we talk about here? Because of such unscrupulous producers, people stop going to the circus.
And the time is different now! When I got to the circus, we went on tour in mail cars. Then, like me now, each program employed 120–130 people, a large number of animals ... And this did not frighten anyone. And today it is already perceived as know-how! I am a Soviet child, and I still have the energy of that generation, the mentality. I remember very well my teachers, with whom I once went to the arena - Oleg Popov, Zapashnykh ... And I do not want to deviate from those circus traditions that I absorbed into myself when I got into the circus in deep childhood. I want the circus to always remain as large-scale as it was before. But, to my deep regret, nowadays it is customary to do tiny solo numbers, as they say, “on the knee”. With a minimum of props. And if the number is group - then with a small number of people.
- Why, there are also large teams. Acrobats on throw-up boards Chernievsky are frequent guests in our city ...
Of course I have. And it’s good when such teams are financially supported by the Rosgoscirk company, because there are not many producers like me who don’t spare money for this in the name of the quality of the program. It is simply unprofitable for distributors to carry them, too large an item of expenses. The number of the same Chernievsky is very expensive, which significantly increases the cost of the program. Imagine - 15 acrobats, 15 wives, and someone else has children ... That is, up to 40 people need to be accommodated in a hotel, fed, and all transport costs paid. And the number lasts only 10 minutes. Yes, their attraction is amazing, their stunts are crazy, but, from a financial point of view, it is unprofitable. For me, quality has always been in the first place, which is why there are five large attractions in my program. For example, in the attraction "Counter swing" - 9 people, in "Africa", where a huge number of exotic animals are involved - 24.
Your ideas, of course, are royal and cost crazy money. Now you already have the opportunity to bring them to life by investing money from the fees in the program. When did you start, where did you get the initial capital?
I was 11 years old when I ran away from home to the circus, and of course I had no money. And in every interview I never cease to thank the legendary producer Gennady Gordienko, who believed in me and helped. We met in Moscow, where I left Georgia. He took me under his wing, and together with him on January 20, 2000 we released the Five Continents show in Vladivostok. It's a pity that Gennady Georgievich is no longer there, but I will always remember him with warmth.
"When I ran away from home to the circus, it was a shock for my parents."
Your mother told me that when you ran away from home, you never asked your father for money and ate only breadcrumbs to buy your first horse.
Well, this is my mom! She won't tell you that! In fact, my parents were initially against me becoming a circus performer. I am not a dynastic artist, I was not born in sawdust. My father was the director of the Tbilisi Central Market, my mother taught political economics at the institute. And you can imagine their "delight" when I came home every day, all smelling of stables - I was carried away by horses and went there to clean them. It was a shock for the parents! My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps, my mother "saw" me as a doctor. At first, they thought that the circus was my childhood hobby, which will soon pass. And I took it and ran away from home! Only after a while, my parents realized that my escapes to the circus are not childish whims, this is my life.
As for money, it really wasn't always there. I had a pony Odysseus, now deceased, who worked with me for 18 years! And during periods of lack of money, I rode the kids on it. I invested what I earned in new rooms, leaving a little for myself for food. Sometimes there was nowhere to live, and we lived in circus dressing rooms. I went through all this, and therefore it is easier for me to create numbers today, the artists believe me. I don't need to explain anything - I know what muzzle to put on the bear, what stall to put the camel in, and what kind of enclosure the tiger needs. All the artists' problems are clear to me, so I don’t skimp on royalties.
But you also probably have some requirements for artists? Besides professionalism, you probably demand that they look good?
Certainly! Is it invisible? I have such a fad - all artists must be beautiful! There is a certain format of people who can get into my team. There will never be another format, because I have the best show in the country. This status must be maintained. For my show, I'm not ashamed to look people in the eye.
- And if suddenly the artist is good, with a strong number, but his appearance did not come out ...
If this is a very talented artist, then I will adapt him for our show. This is already my task as a stage director. Our team has our own stylists, our own make-up artists, who make make-up for the artists. I understand that it is impossible to find all unrealistically beautiful people, so that they are also masters of their craft. Therefore, it is important here to create an image based on the nature of the show.
You were the deputy general director of the Rosgostsirk company for the artistic part. Why did you leave this high position?
I lasted a year and realized that it was not mine. All these cabinet-paper stories are not my play at all. I'd rather be creating, staging new programs and bringing next awards to Rosgoscirk ... This will be much more useful!
Description
From October 27 to December 2, 2018, at the arena of the Nizhny Novgorod State Circus, the Grandiose show "Royal Circus" performed by the artists of the circus troupe Gia Eradze will be held.
Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze will present his new grandiose circus show "Royal Circus"! An exciting journey into the world of beauty, luxury and grace, courage and dexterity, incredible human capabilities and exquisite style awaits you.
Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze is famous for his extraordinary approach to circus art. His performances are always a synthesis of pop, circus and musical. Each action on the arena is a mini - performance, which harmoniously combines the most complex tricks, animal training, incredible images of artists, author's music and scenery, professional lighting design and specials. effects, unusual props and exclusive luxurious costumes!
In the new grandiose show, you will visit the real Royal Ball, in the enchanting Russian winter with deer, foxes and Russian greyhounds; meet a bullfighter with proud yaks in the rhythms of passionate Spain, at the fountain in the Garden of Eden you will see unique pink pelicans and the brightest of exotic birds - the macaw parrots. You will be impressed by real Roman gladiators on chariots with mighty black horses, as well as formidable African lions, who will appear before you as if in a real Colosseum. You will go to the stars together with trapeze artists and the world's best tightrope walkers, plunge into the atmosphere of the distant Middle Ages, accompanied by the mysterious "Histrions", representing such a rare and unusual genre of circus art as "Equilibrists on the Perches". Intricate patterns of graceful Royal Friezes, explosive energy of group jugglers, touching love story of trapeze artists on canvases, incredible charisma of a clown duo - all this and much more awaits you at the arena of the Novosibirsk circus since March 9.
The very idea of the show is striking, where everything is harmoniously woven together: more than 2000 exclusive costumes, crystal chandeliers, marble columns, rhinestones, feathers. For the performance, a huge golden Castle was designed, towering under the very dome of the circus, decorated with velvet and Swarovski crystals. In combination with the author's music, professional stage lighting - all this helps to recreate the atmosphere of a real royal palace, where the main action unfolds, in which 120 artists change their roles for almost 3 hours.
The creator of the "Royal Circus" Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze is the owner of many top awards in Russian, European and world circus competitions. In January 2020, together with his artists, he became the owner of the most important circus award in the world - the Golden Clown at the International Festival in Monte Carlo.
Today, Gia Eradze's show is not just one circus program, but a whole creative plant for the preparation of the best circus shows. Residents of Novosibirsk are already familiar with the work of the Honored Artist of Russia - in 2015 he presented one of his projects at the Novosibirsk arena - the show "Baronets". The audience received the performance so warmly that to this day, letters come to the official website of the Royal Circus asking them to come back on tour. And now, finally, from March 9, for the first time in the Novosibirsk circus, viewers will see a new impressive show by Gia Eradze "Royal Circus"!
It is now possible to buy tickets for the new grandiose circus show "Royal Circus" online at iCity.life.
