European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Above Igor Mayorov and his acrobats hip Cut right a member of the Cossack Riding troupe Gat tops around the ring on two horses. Red hot big top just in time for the Holiday season several entertainment groups from the soviet Una snare touring Europe. Three different russian Ballet companies Are on the Road. The Moscow state circus and the red army ensemble and choir Are also on tour and Are featured in these reports. For tour dates see the a on stage Quot listing on pages 14 and 15. Quot. By Anita coach staff writer a they say you can t teach an old dog new tricks and you can t teach cats , Vladimir Anisimov of the Moscow state circus sure kills that feline fantasy the russian animal Trainer s Covey of capable kitties can do just about anything. Now we re not talking stupid pet tricks a la David Letterman Anisimov s cats can walk in top of rubber balls jump through hoops shimmy up 10-foot poles straddle across parallel bars like an olympic gymnast a and they even come when they re called. Anisimov was t available for comment after a performance last week of the Moscow state circus in Dusseldorf Germany. But the show s publicist said that the Trainer himself has no idea How his cats do the things they they just started doing them one Day said Rodolfo fast. A hefty dose of Pavlov s theory of stimulus and response obviously helps too. K cats Aren t the Only animals with natural talents at the Moscow state circus there Are talented horses ponies ducks pigeons. And poodles. A whole pack of perfectly preened poodles that do Alt sorts of amazing tricks. These poodles can jump rope leap through hoops walk on theirl front paws flip Forward and backward and Over and around each other and then there Are the monkeys. Russian gymnasts have always been world renowned but these monkeys Are something else. The Little humanoid critters Tumble around on top of parallel bars about As Well As Nadia stripes Magazine december 6, 1990
