Circus & Performance Art
20 entries in the Circus & Performance Art compendium.
Nicholas BrothersThe Nicholas Brothers: virtuoso flash dancers who dazzled from the Cotton Club to Hollywood.Ninette de ValoisFounder of The Royal Ballet and godmother of English and Irish ballet.Oleg PopovThe Soviet clown who became a goodwill ambassador and won hearts worldwide.Olga SpessivtsevaOlga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose professional career lasted from 1913 until 1939.…P. T. BarnumShowman 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 & TellerMagicians, skeptics, and libertarians performing together since 1975.Philip AstleyEnglish equestrian regarded as father of the modern circus.Philippe PetitFrench highwire artist who walked between the Twin Towers.Phyllis SpiraSouth African ballet dancer, first Prima Ballerina Assoluta of her country.Pina BauschGerman choreographer who shaped neo-expressionist Tanztheater.Prabhu DevaIndian choreographer and actor awarded Padma Shri in 2019.Ram Gopal (dancer)Indian dancer who blended classical styles and toured the West.Rudolf von LabanAustro-Hungarian dance theorist and pioneer of modern dance.Ruth St. DenisAmerican modern dance pioneer who introduced Eastern mysticism.Sally RandBurlesque dancer famed for fan and bubble dances.Savion GloverAmerican tap dancer, actor, and choreographer.Sergei PoluninRussian ballet dancer, youngest Royal Ballet principal, later controversial figure.Siegfried & RoyGerman-American duo known for magic with white tigers.Silvio SantosBrazilian television presenter and founder of SBT.
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