The feminine side of the Festival…
There will be a strong feminine presence at this year’s edition of the International Circus Festival “City of Latina”
Technique and skill combine with elegance and sensuality when there’s a woman at the centre of the Circus ring, and this is just what will happen at this year’s International Circus Festival “City of Latina”, where there will be a significant number of female performers. After last week’s announcement regarding the presence of the young Greek artist Anastasia with her “Cloudswing” number, the production team today officially announces the participation of two more female performers: the juggler Helena Kaiserova, and the acrobat Oxana on the “Aerial Straps”.
Helena Kaiserova is a twenty-one-year-old performer from the Czech Republic. Coming from a circus family, Helena has had the opportunity to learn numerous circus disciplines from a very young age, and over the years has developed her skills in her real passion, which is “juggling”. In her number, entitled “Football Juggler”, she juggles five footballs in an effective combination of technique, sensuality and beauty.
Oxana is a young Ukrainian performer who started her career in rhythmic gymnastics, going on to participate in numerous international competitions. Oxana began her artistic career in Spain in 2000, and since then has starred in many television shows around the world. In her “aerial straps” number, Oxana creates a special atmosphere, combining elegance with sensuality, but at the same time she displays her notable technical skills as she spins whilst hanging suspended by her ankles and wrists from four aerial straps.
The number of countries which will be represented at the International Circus Festival “City of Latina” increases week by week. Following the recent announcements regarding the participation of Romania, Greece, Italy, Hungary and Russia, today we can announce that the Republic of Cuba and Germany will also be represented.
This is the first time that the first seven numbers participating in the International Circus Festival “City of Latina” to be announced come from seven different countries. This is a clear indication that the “Artistic Commission” of the Festival is paying careful attention towards promoting the multicultural and international nature of this circus event.
Leosvel & Diosmani are two young performers from the Republic of Cuba. They are presenting a “chinese pole” number, an acrobatic discipline which involves the two artists climbing a six-metre vertical steel pole and then performing along it and maintaining poses. A classic part of the Chinese Pole act is the “flag” trick, which Leosvel and Diosman have reworked to provide a unique finale to their act, an ending which is performed by nobody else in the world. Symmetry and coordination, combined with energy and muscular strength are the key words to this very impressive number.
Danilo Marder, just twenty-one, is one of the youngest competitors to be taking part in this edition of the Festival. Born in Leipzig (Germany), Danilo trained in acrobatic sports from the age of six, gaining three national titles. He completed his studies at the State School of Dance and Acrobatic Arts in Berlin. The “hand balance” number he is presenting at Latina is called “A little bit of dark”, with a deliberately theatrical atmosphere that frames an elegant and strong performance.
