European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps photos by Michael Abrams of Vladimir Anisimov s cats do hat he tells them. Center a imbue Juggler Bottom a Young tri enjoys the show. Comanici in her heyday. They do somersaults on the floor ride around the circus rink on ponies and dogs j dressed in colourful russian costumes and generally engage in All sorts of Monkey business. The Moscow state circus also has some talented human beings jugglers tumblers acrobats trapeze artists clowns and magicians a just like any other circus a a what it does t have Are Lions tigers elephants a the sorts of things you might find at barn urn amp Bailey. Anyway As publicist fast pointed out it s a lot harder to train House cats than Lions and tigers j it has the Flash and dash of a stateside circus but no h ight tech h High a Judi n w Izard by. Instead the Moscow state circus is More Tike a Small scale country style travelling circus of the old days7wbere All the wizardry a a comes from Plain old human a and animate ability. Theresa Little bit of russian flair in the show in one act a group of tumblers dressed in traditional costumes Breaks into russian Folk dances and cavort with a giant foam rubber Balalaika. In another a troupe of horsemen wearing Cossack costumes performs daredevil tricks on horses. A a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a r the Moscow stale circus has been around for More than 70 years and it has travelled to All Corners of the world. There Are several groups on the Road in different countries at any time. Currently two troupes Are on tour in Europe. The entire circus boasts More than 6,000 artists a along with countless show stealing animals. Tto a Don t need to speak russian a or any other foreign language a to enjoy the show. After All humor is an International language and you la certainly never look at cats the same again december 6 1990 stripes Magazine