Circus School - Russia

Aug 1996
Inside a dreary Moscow building, there is a world of magic and music. This is the world's first Circus school and it has been training young athletic Russians since 1927. Leaping for the trapeze, juggling plates or just clowning around, these young people have dedicated their lives to the circus. They train every day, learn foreign languages and pass gruelling examinations. The school also admits European students, welcoming private money to subsidise state funding. Alexander Larin is passionate about the circus and has been teaching since 1969 despite his wife's disapproval. At graduation 3 senior students perform for an auditorium of examiners and talent scouts. In spangled costumes and heavy make up, the winners and the losers animate this colourful feature.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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News & Politics

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• Circus
• School
• Moscow
• Training
• music
• Journeyman
• Pictures
• news
• documentary
• current affairs
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• journeyman pictures

[chunkypencil]

That has to be the greatest thing ever! I wish I could go there, but I'm too poor, and I don't know Russian.

Those guys are so lucky...

[RabbitDance]

Awesome. Wish I was a Russian circus kid!

[PatriciaPastiakova]

Can somebody give me a contact to Russian school please.

[clownspingpong]

Super!!!!Muper!!!!!



[lora3650]

me4Russia i have a russian coach for basketball and i am a girl he is the best coach ever be never pushes me of anything he is so nice!

[gigobait]

@dogloverllama no

[macbrack04]

Yet another Journeyman pointless excercise....non russian speakers (there are billions!!) don't understand and non english speakers don't understan the commentary....what was the point !!??

[333Florence333]

@chunkypencil There are circus schools all over the world! If you want to do this, you don't have to go to Russia, just do some research in your own country! I'm especially surprised that so many American people say those things - you're so lucky because if there is anything you'd like to do, USA gives you the best chances in the whole world! So what are you doing HERE whinning that you want to go to Russia to go to the circus school while you may be living beside one already?

[333Florence333]

@ighodaro44 I'm sure you could do this somewhere in America. And if not, there's always Canada and their Cirque du Soleil, they have a school.

[ighodaro44]

i wish i was in russia so i can do that!!! but, i think i will stay in america

[dogloverllama]

4:02 is that his real nose?!

[TheCOKPAT]

@eceinrizd They said that this is the first circus school in the world) And this school was based in Russia) Also they like what they do)