Circus & Performance Art Codexery

A source-cited reference to circus & performance art

Circus & Performance Art (20)

• Nicholas Brothers — The Nicholas Brothers: virtuoso flash dancers who dazzled from the Cotton Club to Hollywood.
• Ninette de Valois — Founder of The Royal Ballet and godmother of English and Irish ballet.
• Oleg Popov — The Soviet clown who became a goodwill ambassador and won hearts worldwide.
• Olga Spessivtseva — Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose professional career lasted from 1913 until 1939. Born in…
• P. T. Barnum — Showman who promoted hoaxes and co-founded the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
• Paul Taylor (choreographer) — American modern dance choreographer and founder of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
• Penn & Teller — Magicians, skeptics, and libertarians performing together since 1975.
• Philip Astley — English equestrian regarded as father of the modern circus.
• Philippe Petit — French highwire artist who walked between the Twin Towers.
• Phyllis Spira — South African ballet dancer, first Prima Ballerina Assoluta of her country.
• Pina Bausch — German choreographer who shaped neo-expressionist Tanztheater.
• Prabhu Deva — Indian choreographer and actor awarded Padma Shri in 2019.
• Ram Gopal (dancer) — Indian dancer who blended classical styles and toured the West.
• Rudolf von Laban — Austro-Hungarian dance theorist and pioneer of modern dance.
• Ruth St. Denis — American modern dance pioneer who introduced Eastern mysticism.
• Sally Rand — Burlesque dancer famed for fan and bubble dances.
• Savion Glover — American tap dancer, actor, and choreographer.
• Sergei Polunin — Russian ballet dancer, youngest Royal Ballet principal, later controversial figure.
• Siegfried & Roy — German-American duo known for magic with white tigers.
• Silvio Santos — Brazilian television presenter and founder of SBT.

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