Today we will talk about the "Royal Circus" by Gia Eradze. This is the place that everyone should visit at least once in their life. We will learn more about the history of the circus and its artists, as well as review reviews.
About the creator
The creator of the circus is the Honored Artist of Georgia Giorgi Eradze. He was born in Tbilisi in 1978. He was interested in circus art from an early age, studied at the circus studio. In 2000, the guy graduated from the State College. Sh. Milorava. The man's career was also closely intertwined with circus art. He held positions in various circuses in Russia. At the same time, G. Eradze does not limit himself to organizational activities. He is not only a generator of ideas. Georgy Eradze is a performer, a talented trainer and even a costume designer. With his circus, he tours all over the world.
What is it about?
Gia Eradze's "Royal Circus" is a circus performance in which a huge number of artists and animals take part. A distinctive feature is the presence of a single storyline. More than 200 exclusive costumes are used at each performance, which are made to order. It is worth noting the incredible scenery, which has no analogues in the whole world. The music and lighting arrangements are also well thought out. Modern special effects make performances more spectacular and bright. The circus tells the "royal story". This means that Gia Eradze's circus is not a set of numbers where performances of artists alternate. The circus in question is unique. It tells its own story here. It is unlike anything you have seen before. "Royal History" is shown really in a royal way. Everything is thought out to the smallest detail. All costumes, scenery and special effects are performed at the highest level.
The "Royal Circus" of Gia Eradze is an entertaining place that is designed for children and adults. The performance will impress adults as much as kids. A bright spectacular show will be remembered by everyone for a long time.
skits
Young talented circus performers appear on the arena. These are beautiful artistic people. They are able to perform a number of complex tricks, work with trained animals. During the performance, scenes of various themes are played out. So, for example, you can watch the funny adventure of the Indians, who are surrounded by skunks, lemurs, porcupines and monkeys. A scene called "Spanish History" deserves special attention. Experienced artists perform at the arena, demonstrating the highest class of riding. There is also a scene "Empress". Young girls perform here, who skillfully handle wild dangerous animals. Of course, the "Brazilian Scene" cannot be ignored. You can see magical Pegasus, angels, jesters, jugglers.
Features of the circus
The "Royal Circus" of Gia Eradze in Kazan has a number of distinctive features. The main one is that all kinds of circus art are presented here (tricks on chains, tricks of an illusionist, equilibrium, performances of variety ballet, aerialists). The scale of the show is truly amazing. For the transportation and maintenance of animals, for the use and transportation of props and scenery, sound and light equipment, a maximum of modern technology is used. For this purpose, the circus has 14 huge trucks.
Indeed, Gia Eradze's "Royal Circus" is a unique phenomenon. That is why he receives a lot of awards. The circus regularly participates in a number of festivals, where it wins prizes. Every year he occupies an ever higher position on the world stage.
Show Gia Eradze "Royal Circus": reviews
Reviews about the circus are different. But mostly they are positive. Everyone notes the enchanting spectacle, the abundance of emotions. Great attention in each review is given to animals. It seems incredible that a person can train animals like that. Moreover, each "artist" lives in excellent conditions. This moment is given special attention. Viewers can look at the conditions of the animals, make sure that the training takes place on the principles of encouragement, not violence.
Spectators emphasize that they have never seen such a show in their lives. Nothing really compares to him. Gia Eradze is very attentive to the smallest aspects, which is why today the circus has no equal. Visitors note that each number is individual, there are no repetitions. This is the case when you can’t go out for a minute and not miss anything. As already noted, the scenes are really very diverse. And what is the fact that the viewer can see all the genres of circus art in one performance. Many also like the fact that Gia Eradze himself performs at the arena. He communicates with the audience, shows his skills. Despite such a huge success, he remains open and continues to do what he loves with joy, and not solely for profit.
Some visitors also note that the rooms can move you to tears. Yes this is true! And all thanks to a professional thorough approach. The audience also likes the acting of the artists. These are not just circus performers, but real masters of their craft.
Negative Feedback
There are negative reviews, but they are very few. They concern only the cost of tickets to attend the performance. However, it is not appropriate to talk about the cost in our case. The Gia Eradze Circus is a world-class grandiose show. Of course, a ticket for such a performance cannot be worth a penny. People all over the world want to visit this show, all circus organizations recognize the uniqueness of the circus. Be sure: you will not regret the money spent.
Summing up the article, I would like to say that Gia Eradze's "Royal Circus" is an incredibly bright performance. If you have the opportunity to visit it, you should definitely do it. Remember that art is eternal. Moreover, in this case, we are talking not just about an interesting cultural institution that somehow once stood out. G. Eradze Circus is a world-class circus. This is confirmed by the grateful responses of hundreds of people. Performances will not leave anyone indifferent - both children and adults will be delighted!
Now a beautiful show is on tour in Yekaterinburg - “The Royal Circus of Gia Eradze”. Tatyana Shirokova, choreographer, 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. This is quite difficult, so everyone helps, including artists. I remember the most extreme case: 5 years ago, the January tour in Krasnoyarsk. We are already accustomed to quickly unload props, scenery, costumes, personal items - everything that may be needed. But in those three days in which we "gathered" in Krasnoyarsk, the frost hit -52 degrees.
Stay at home for one month a year
Circus props are transported in 19 trucks
- In addition to the fact that it is not difficult for each employee of the circus to collect an entire apartment with him on tour in two days, our life is also not like usual. 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 on vacation abroad, 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 kids
Everything for children: both small 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 this year (laughs). Almost the whole team came to the discharge. People looked out the windows and marveled at the number of people. Everything is always colorful and big with us!
We also have a decree, because everyone is officially employed by the Russian State Circus 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 textbooks and the program. For example, we arrived 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 spare 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 don't have circus dynasties"
Gia Eradze with pets
- When Gia was just starting his journey, he was only 11 years old. His family had nothing to do with the circus, and the boy burned 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 at the circus as an assistant in the Horsemen of Georgia horse ride, 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 even went to the arena with pigeons, which flocked to the "globe" from almost anywhere in the dark hall. He put the number himself. After him, Gia's career developed rapidly, and other circuses began to offer him work. Then he decided that he would help artists like himself, who did not have a famous last name.
Two premieres in Yekaterinburg
Daria Porotova in the image of the Swan Princess performs in the ring
- We have a premiere in Yekaterinburg: a new number with a gymnast in the ring. 19-year-old Daria Porotova performs in the image of the Swan Princess. Under the dome of the circus, and even with wings - it's difficult. Below in the arena there are 9 dance ballet dancers - it turns out aesthetically very beautiful. By the way, Daria, together with her coach Marat Bikmaev, prepared the trick part of the performance 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. The air gymnast under the dome controls the puppets. A grand piano studded with Swarovski crystals appears in a fabulous way in the arena. Fountains are splashing from the piano, among which a tightrope walker, surrounded by ballerinas, performs unthinkable tricks. Indian tribe 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 opposite swings. 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 the Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze, along with his partner Lyudmila Surkova.
Description
From October 27 to December 2, 2018 at the arena of the Nizhny Novgorod State Circus there will be shows of the Grand show "Royal Circus" performed by artists of the circus troupe Gia Eradze.
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 her extraordinary approach to circus art. His performances are always a synthesis of stage, 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 special. effects, unusual props and exclusive luxurious costumes!
In the new grand show you will visit the real Royal Ball, in the enchanting Russian winter with deer, foxes and Russian greyhounds; in the rhythms of passionate Spain, you will meet a bullfighter with proud yaks, at the fountain in the Garden of Eden you will see unique pink pelicans and the brightest of exotic birds - Macaw parrots. You will be impressed by real Roman gladiators on chariots with mighty black horses, as well as formidable African lions, which 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, immerse yourself in 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 Perches". The intricate patterns of graceful Royal Friezes, the explosive energy of group jugglers, the touching love story of trapeze artists on canvases, the incredible charisma of the clown duet - all this and much more awaits you at the arena of the Novosibirsk Circus from March 9th.
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 author's music, professional stage lighting - all this helps to recreate the atmosphere of a real royal palace, where the main action takes place, in which 120 artists change their roles for almost 3 hours.
The creator of the "Royal Circus" Honored Artist of Russia Giya Eradze is the owner of many top awards in Russian, European and world circus competitions. In January 2020, together with his artists, he won the most important circus award in the world - the Golden Clown of the Monte Carlo International Festival.
Today, Gia Eradze's show is not just one circus program, but a whole creative plant for preparing 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 arena of Novosibirsk - the show "Baronets". The audience received the performance so warmly that to this day letters are received on the official website of the Royal Circus with requests to come on tour again. And 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 on the website iCity.life.
The audience could already appreciate such programs of the production center of Gia Eradze as “Five Continents”, “Baronets” and “Hippopotamus”, therefore, there is no doubt that it will be “Soviet-style” high-quality and at the same time royally chic. had to.
In the program, which is a synthesis of circus and variety art, Voronezh residents saw trapeze artists in crystal chandeliers, numbers with a black and white Pegasus, an illusion number "Gladiators", during which the girl suddenly disappeared, and a lion appeared in her place... the spectators were literally breathtaking when they watched the acrobats on the opposite swing led by Mikhail Filinov. By the way, this number with the most difficult tricks recently won a gold award at an international circus competition in China. The imagination of the ladies was stunned by a handsome equilibrist who performed intricate tricks on the piano, from which a fountain beats, and the men, secretly from their women, looked at the graceful ballerina with angel wings soaring in the air.
The audience also saw stunning animal rides - "Lions and Tigers", which is run by the owner of the international award "Princess of the Circus" Lyudmila Surkova, and the incendiary "Africa", where they gathered a great variety of exotic animals.
“Due to the dishonesty of the producers, people stop going to the circus”
During my childhood, you could go to the circus on weekdays, and there were always several performances on weekends. Now it is unprofitable to give many performances, because people do not go to the circus so actively. What do you think, what is it connected with? Maybe with the fact that sometimes not very high-quality shows are brought in and people are disappointed?
And with this too. Most of the time, people are just scammed. It happens that unknown bands come to provincial cities and put up posters with a loud name. I remember that I spoke with one distributor who carried 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 be said here? Because of such unscrupulous producers, people stop going to the circus.
Yes, times are different! When I got to the circus, we went on tour in mail cars. Then, just like in my case now, 120-130 people worked in each program, 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 the energy of that generation, the mentality, remained in me. I remember very well my teachers, with whom I once went to the arena - Oleg Popov, Zapashny ... And I don’t want to deviate from those circus traditions that I absorbed when I got into the circus in my deep childhood. I want the circus to always remain as large as it was before. But, to my deep regret, it is now customary to do solo tiny numbers, as they say, “on the knee”. With a minimum of props. And if the group number - then with a small number of people.
- Why, there are large teams. Acrobats on flip boards Chernievsky are frequent guests in our city ...
Of course I have. And it's good when such groups are financially supported by the Rosgostsirk company, because there are few producers like me who do not spare money for this in the name of the quality of the program. It is simply unprofitable for rental companies to carry them, it is too big an expense item. The number of the same Chernievsky is very expensive, which significantly increases the cost of the program. Imagine - 15 acrobats, 15 wives, and someone also has children ... That is, up to 40 people need to be accommodated in a hotel, fed, and all transportation costs paid. And the number lasts only 10 minutes. Yes, their attraction is amazing, the 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 big 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 implement them by investing money from the fees in the program. And when you first started, 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 I never cease to thank the legendary producer Gennady Gordienko in every interview, who believed in me and helped me. 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 is 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 said that when you ran away from home, you never asked your father for money and ate only breadcrumbs to buy your first horse.
Well, it's my mom! She won't tell! In fact, my parents were initially opposed to me becoming a circus performer. I am not a dynastic artist, I was not born in sawdust. My father was the director of the Central Market of Tbilisi, my mother taught political economy at the institute. And you can imagine their "delight" when I came home every day, all smelling of the stable - I became interested in horses and went there to clean them. For parents it was a shock! 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 would 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, they really were not always there. I had a pony Odysseus, now deceased, who worked with me for 18 years! And during periods of lack of money, I rolled the kids on it. I invested what I earned in new numbers, leaving a little for myself to eat. Sometimes there was nowhere to live, and we lived in circus dressing rooms. I went through all this, and therefore it’s easier for me to create numbers today, the artists believe me. I don't need to explain anything - I know what muzzle a bear should wear, what stall a camel should put in, and what enclosure a tiger needs. All the problems of artists are clear to me, so I do not skimp on fees.
But do you also have some requirements for artists? In addition to 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 it for our show. This is my task as a director. We have our own stylists in the team, our own make-up artists who make up 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 Russian State Circus 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 create, put on new programs and bring the next awards to the Rosgostsirk company ... This will be much more sense!
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 the circus show of a new generation in its scale, grandiose author's scenery, which has no analogues in the world, the skill of artists and an incredible number of trained animals. The fairy-tale mystery will last 2 hours 45 minutes, during which 120 artists and unique animals will enchant with their performance so much that every viewer will want to get to 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 that stagger 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 dome of the circus controls "puppet puppets"; a grand piano studded with Swarovski crystals appears in a fabulous way in the arena. Fountains spurt from the piano, among which a tightrope walker, 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 majestic black Friezes. Under the incendiary Russian quadrille, dizzying and dangerous stunts will be performed by acrobats on the opposite swing. Fabulous White Pegasus and charming snow-white angels; jugglers, jesters, clowns and much more that you only need to see, because it is impossible to retell in words.
The attraction with lions and tigers "Wild World of the Jungle" is also unique. Along 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 Giya Eradze, together with his partner, the titled circus princess 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, aerialists on canvases, in chandeliers, on chains, illusion tricks, equilibrium, variety 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 results of the voting of the audience and the professional jury, receiving the First International "Master" award in the "Show of the Year" nomination. The big tour, in which the Royal Circus will arrive in Yekaterinburg, began after a long tour at the Moscow Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, where over eight months the show was watched by more than half a million spectators, including Russian show business stars, on the main capital arena. 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 Dukhovaya 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 accepted the project so warmly that the Maestro decided that Yekaterinburg residents should definitely see the main project of Gia Eradze's production center. And finally, from October 28, for the first time in the Yekaterinburg Circus, viewers will see the legendary show of Gia Eradze "Royal Circus"!
The creative thought of Gia Eradze turns any action in the arena into an incredible spectacle, 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.
