The Alexis Gruss National Circus presents “Orchestra†Fontvieille Big Top – 25th to 27th April 2008
The famous big top in Fontvieille will be hosting 4 performances by the Alexis Gruss National Circus in its show “Orchestraâ€, from 25th to 27th April 2008.
Alexis Gruss, a doyen of the Circus, is presenting an exceptional programme in the Fontvieille Big Top from 25th to 27th April with the “Alexis Horse†show in “Orchestraâ€.
Live music awaits you with trapeze artists, acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers, clowns, an elephant and, of course, horses.
A show for the young and old alike, not to be missed!
On the “Orchestra†programme:
Prologue
Classical Ballet – five Lusitanian stallions and five Friesian stallions
Jazz is here - acrobatic dance
A range of balancing acts – equilibrium and contortion
Rasta percussions
Airs and graces – horse dressage
The muse of the composer – aerial silks
The Toural capriole - dressage
Roy David’s jockeys
Juggling and percussions – clubs and torches
Playing music is prohibited here - comical entry
Washington’s Musette – double trapeze
The route of the Indies - elephants
The horses of fire – wild parade
Cada – a salute to the audience
In addition, on Saturday 26th April between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Alexis Gruss, the Riding Master, will be giving a lesson of complicity between horse and man in the Fontvieille Big Top, in the form of an “educational rehearsal†open to the public. A truly exceptional event not to be missed!