He ran away for the first tour. "Royal Circus" by Gia Eradze is a real fairy tale that you want to believe in. Royal Circus by Gia Eradze where is it from?

Fans of Gia Eradze's work are well aware of his inexhaustible creative potential. For the past 14 years, he has been creating and improving grandiose circus acts, attractions and blocks. And finally, the moment has come when all the masterpieces he created no longer fit into one program. This is how the “Baronets” collective appeared - a project of the production center of the Royal Circus Gia Eradze. This is a real parade of star attractions that have won many top awards at international festivals. The largest circus show in terms of animal composition: there are tigers, leopards, black panthers, bears, camels, horses, deer, white foxes, parrots, pythons, peacocks, dogs of various breeds and many other four-legged, furry and feathered artists. This is the quintessence of modern circus art: filigree animal training, luxurious show ballet, horse riding - not only on horses, but also on camels, and the most complex acrobatic stunts, aerial performances, ultra-modern stage and lighting equipment and specially designed scenery!

The attraction “Visiting the Sheikh” is a real oriental fairy tale, which won Gold at the V International Festival of Circus Arts. The bear attraction "Gypsy Camp Roma" with a wagon, dancing bears and gypsies with guitars - winners of the "Silver Elephant" at the XIII Moscow International Festival of Circus Arts. Horse riding horse riding horsemen "Apaches" - winners of the Gold Award VII International circus art festival in Izhevsk. Charming huskies and Dalmatians, luxurious trained parrots, aerialists, hula hoop on a mirror ball, power acrobats, the sparkling clown duo “Nep” and much more, no less exciting and spectacular, awaits viewers of the “Baronets” show.

The highlight of Gia Eradze’s new program was the unique attraction of Natalia and Andrei Shirokalov, where tigers, panthers and leopards appear in one arena.

The trainers have already gained worldwide fame, having won a huge number of awards at international circus festivals. Among the many awards in Natalia and Andrey's treasury are the Grand Prix of the IV World Festival of Circus Arts in Moscow, the Golden Elephant of the International Festival of the Moscow Nikulin Circus, the Golden Bear of the International Festival in Izhevsk, the Golden Globe of the International Festival in Romania, the Golden Ring » International Festival in Massy. In terms of entertainment, the “Baronets” show is in no way inferior to the legendary “Royal Circus”, because in everything that Gia Eradze creates, one can invariably read his grandiose emphasis on beauty, luxury and impeccable style!

Viewers have already been able to appreciate such programs of the production center of Gia Eradze as “Five Continents”, “Baronets” and “Hippopotamus”, so there is no doubt that it will be of “Soviet” quality and at the same time royally chic. had to.

In the program, which is a synthesis of circus and pop art, Voronezh residents saw aerial gymnasts in crystal chandeliers, numbers with a black and white pegasus, an illusionary number “Gladiators”, during which the girl suddenly disappeared, and a lion appeared in her place... The spectators were literally breathtaking as they watched the acrobats on the counter swings under the direction of Mikhail Filinov. By the way, I recently took this number with the most difficult tricks gold award at an international circus competition in China. The imagination of the ladies was shocked by the handsome tightrope walker, who performed intricate tricks on the piano from which a fountain gushes, and the men, secretly from their women, looked at the graceful ballerina with angel wings soaring in the air.

Spectators also saw amazing attractions with animals - “Lions and Tigers”, led by the winner of the international award “Circus Princess” Lyudmila Surkova, and the incendiary “Africa”, where a great variety of exotic animals were collected.

“Because of the dishonesty of producers, people stop going to the circus”

When I was a child, you could go to the circus on weekdays, and on weekends there were always several performances. Now it is unprofitable to give many performances, because people do not actively go to the circus. What do you think is the reason for this? Maybe because sometimes they bring not very high-quality shows and people are disappointed?

And with this too. Often people are simply deceived. It happens that unknown groups come to provincial cities and put up posters with a loud name. I remember I talked with one distributor who carried the “Stars of Monte Carlo” 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 we talk about here? Because of such unscrupulous producers, people stop going to the circus.

And the time is different now! When I joined the circus, we went on tour in mail cars. Then, like mine now, each program employed 120–130 people, a large number of animals... And this did not scare anyone. And today this is already perceived as know-how! I am a Soviet child, and I still have the energy of that generation, the mentality. I remember very well my teachers with whom I once went to the arena - Oleg Popov, Zapashnykh... And I don’t want to deviate from those circus traditions that I absorbed when I joined the circus in deep childhood. I want the circus to always remain as big as it was before. But, to my deep regret, it is now customary to do tiny solo numbers, as they say, “on the knee.” With a minimum of props. And if it’s a group number, then it’s with a small number of people.

- Why, there are also large teams. Acrobats on throwing boards Chernievsky are frequent guests in our city...

Yes, of course. And it’s good when such groups are financially supported by the Russian State Circus company, because believe me, there are few producers, like me, who do not spare money for this in the name of the quality of the program. It’s simply not profitable for rental companies to transport them; it’s too much of an expense. The number of the same Chernievsky is very expensive, which significantly increases the cost of the program. Imagine - 15 acrobats, 15 wives, and some also have children... That is, up to 40 people need to be accommodated in a hotel, fed, and all travel expenses 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 not profitable. For me, quality has always come first, which is why I have five big attractions in my program. For example, in the “Counter Swing” attraction there are 9 people, in “Africa”, where a huge number of exotic animals are involved, there are 24.

Your ideas, of course, are royal and cost crazy money. Now you already have the opportunity to bring them to life by investing money from fees into the program. When you first started, where did you get your initial capital?

I was 11 years old when I ran away from home to the circus, and, of course, I had no money. And in every interview I never cease to thank the legendary producer Gennady Gordienko, 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’s a pity that Gennady Georgievich is no longer here, 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 told me that when you ran away from home, you never asked your father for money and ate only crackers to buy your first horse.

Well, that's my mom! She won't tell you anything! In fact, my parents were initially against me becoming circus artist. I am not a dynasty artist, I was not born in the sawdust. My father was the director of the Tbilisi Central Market, my mother taught political economics 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. It was a shock for the parents! 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 that 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 were not childish whims, this was my life.

As for money, it really wasn’t always there. I had a pony, Odysseus, now deceased, who worked with me for 18 years! And during periods of lack of money, I took the kids for rides on it. I invested what I earned in new rooms, leaving a little for food. Sometimes there was nowhere to live, and we lived in circus dressing rooms. I went through all this, and that’s why it’s easier for me to create numbers today, the artists trust me. I don’t need to explain anything - I know what muzzle a bear should wear, what stall a camel should be placed in, and what kind of enclosure a tiger needs. I understand all the problems of artists, so I don’t skimp on fees.

But you probably also have some requirements for artists? In addition to professionalism, you probably expect them to look good?

Certainly! Is it unnoticeable? I have this thing - all artists should be beautiful! There is a certain format of people who can join 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 am not ashamed to look people in the eyes.

- What if suddenly the artist is good, with a strong performance, but his appearance doesn’t work out...

If he is a very talented artist, then I adapt him to our show. This is already my task as a production director. In our team we have our own stylists, our own make-up artists who do makeup for 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 to create an image based on the nature of the show.

You were the deputy general director company "Rosgostsirk" on the artistic side. Why did you leave this high position?

I lasted a year and realized that this was not for me. All these office-paper stories are not my play at all. I’d rather create, stage new programs and bring the next awards to the Rosgostsirk company... This will be much more useful!

« Royal Circus” by Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Georgia Gia Eradze is a grandiose project in which artists of various genres and exotic animals participate: llamas, zebras, noses, lemurs, porcupines, gibbons.

This fabulous show opened the 55th anniversary season at the Tula State Circus. Last year, the season here also began with Gia Eradze’s show “Baronets,” but what the public saw this time was amazing! The program employs 120 artists, uses more than 2,000 exclusive costumes, designer scenery and props, and uses 19 trucks for transportation.

“Royal Circus” is a performance of a new generation, breaking stereotypes and exciting the imagination. In addition to the fact that a constellation of acts has been collected here, each of them was worked on by experienced directors, choreographers, lighting designers and production designers; it synthesizes all genres of circus art: training, aerialists on canvases and chains, illusion, balancing act, pop ballet and much more.

For the performance, a huge Golden Castle was designed, decorated with velvet and shimmering with lights, a three-level curtain, sometimes hiding the entire arena, and crystal chandeliers.

The spectacle of the action is mesmerizing: during the three hours that it lasts, the audience seems to be on a journey through different continents and eras. Indians and Roman gladiators rush in front of them in chariots, incredible aliens, the mythical Pegasus, white-winged angels, jesters, inhabitants of Swan Lake and other fantasy characters appear.

A grand piano, sprinkled with Swarovski crystals, magically appears in the arena, fountains splash from it, and a tightrope walker, surrounded by ballerinas, performs unimaginable tricks.

Bears dance the fiery Russian square dance together with the corps de ballet, and acrobats on counter swings perform breathtaking stunts, as if defying the law of universal gravitation.

The masterly dexterity of the jugglers on the “arrows” – a unique rotating apparatus that has no analogues in the world – is impressive.

The Wild World of the Jungle attraction is a passion-filled spectacle featuring African lions, Sumatran tigers and rare representatives of this species - white tigers. But it all begins with the appearance of the corps de ballet dancers, dressed in fantasy costumes of werewolf people, who in their dance seem to transform into wild animals.

The viewing experience can be described in one word – “shock”. After the end of the performance, the audience did not want to leave the hall, but gave the artists a long standing ovation.

The large tour, within which the “Royal Circus” arrived in Tula, began at the Moscow Yuri Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, where over eight months the show was watched by more than half a million people.

After the premiere in Tula, the producer and artistic director of the group, Georgy Eradze, was presented with the coat of arms of the Royal Circus, created by Moscow designer Evgeny Lebedev. This is a true work of art, inlaid with gold leaf, where all the symbols that characterize this project are intertwined, decorated with a crown on top.

“We received the biggest gift today from the audience,” noted Georgy Giulevich. – Tula spectators are sophisticated, they have seen many different programs, and their reaction to our performance today, their ovation, is the highest rating. Of course, we were all worried today: despite many years of work, the premiere always excites us - like the first time in the arena. Circus is a living art, complex, but this is the professionalism of the artist, the measure of his responsibility to the public...

All genres of circus art are dangerous - for example, the “Counter Swing” act is very complex, every movement is carefully controlled. No wonder its performers are winners of many gold awards at various world festivals. This year they are going to China, which is famous for its acrobatic school, and let's hope for their next triumph, then they will go on a New Year's tour to Germany, to Stuttgart. And in a few months, 59 artists of the Royal Circus will represent Russia at the most prestigious circus arts festival in Monte Carlo. There will be a swing, “air”, a white block, which is like our calling card...

What is “Royal Circus” by Gia Eradze? This is not just a performance with individual numbers, but a whole theatrical show that will take your breath away. Three hours of fairy tales and splendor make viewers believe in magic, and adults - to plunge back into the world of childhood. We will discuss in the article what shows the circus master has in his arsenal.

Who is Gia Eradze?

“Royal Circus” by Gia Eradze is known all over the world. The tour program is so extensive that it covers every corner of the globe. Many people ask why the circus performer is so famous.

Gia Eradze was born in Georgia in 1978. Since childhood, the boy dreamed of an arena, so at the age of 11 he began working at the Tbilisi Circus. At the same time, he did not forget about studying at school.

The artist has a lot of merits and regalia. Since 2007, Georgy Giulevich began working with the Russian State Circus, and a year later he was appointed head of this group.

It is worth noting that the artist chooses the staff personally. This applies not only to the main performers, but also to the extras. Each participant in the show must have choreographic or ballet education. Stage images and costumes are coordinated with the troupe, everyone can make their own adjustments and wishes.

“Royal Circus” by Gia Eradze, which has only positive reviews, deservedly takes prizes at various festivals. It is very difficult to win the love of the audience, but the troupe managed to do this thanks to painstaking work and dedication.

We come to the show and find ourselves in a fairy tale.

“Royal Circus” by Gia Eradze has in its arsenal various shows that captivate the audience. The most popular is the Five Continents program. All rooms are thought out to the smallest detail. From the beginning of the performance, the viewer finds himself at a ball, ladies in peacock feathers and golden masks, gentlemen in luxurious suits dancing, dipping those present during the reign of the kings.

Soon Gia Eradze himself appears on the arena, dressed in a circus. He dreams of a circus, but the courtiers do not let him go. Suddenly a white horse appears on stage and carries the artist away to his dream.

Then the show continues at an increasing pace. Camels, birds, tigers, lions, panthers and many other animals perform in the arena. The organizers of the program offer viewers a trip to the five continents of our planet. Here you can visit the African jungle, see a gladiator battle, and passionate Spanish dances.

New show "Baronets"

Relatively recently, viewers were lucky enough to see Gia Eradze’s new show “Baronets”. It's just as great as the previous programs. The number of animals is amazing: Great Danes, huskies, Dalmatians, bears, camels, deer, greyhounds, tigers, lions, panthers, horses...

The rooms are truly amazing and unusual. The audience most likes the performance dedicated to the Russian winter. Even in summer it seems like the snow in the arena is real.

Spectators note the well-groomed appearance of the animals. There are no unpleasant odors. This is very important, because children attend the performances. In addition, one cannot fail to note the dedication of the artists. All rooms are worked out to the smallest detail. It's a pleasure to watch them.

Technical points

From a technical point of view, all the rooms are built quite complicated. The artists work with great dedication. I would also like to mention the costumes. They were sewn in large quantities for the show. All of them are made according to individual sketches by leading fashion designers and designers. Rumor has it that Valentin Yudashkin himself took part in the creation of the images.

The most expensive materials were used: brocade, silk, guipure, velvet. Swarovski stones are used as decorations. In total, about 2,000 suits were made. The manager paid special attention to the general surroundings. The show uses only gilded elements, crystal chandeliers, candles,

The performance features 120 performers and 300 animals.

Tour

Gia Eradze’s “Royal Circus” lit its lights in different cities of Russia. Yaroslavl saw the performance at the end of October 2015. Tickets at the box office cost from 500 to 2000 rubles. The hall was a real sell-out. Children clapped their hands joyfully, and adults looked enthusiastically at the artists performing their numbers.

Many people ask: “What animals take part in the “Royal Circus” program by Gia Eradze?” Yaroslavl was visited by tigers, lions, antelopes, kangaroos, zebras, porcupines, horses, llamas, yaks, lemurs and different types birds. Viewers have never seen such an abundance of animals in one program. The tour lasted about a week, everyone had time to attend the performance.

“Royal Circus” by Gia Eradze is a show of a new generation. The director moved away from the usual numbers and images, making the performance truly theatrical. In the program you will not see a compere who announces the artists. The viewer is given the opportunity to look at the arena without being distracted by extraneous actions, sometimes figuring out the meaning of the planned numbers himself.

A grandiose circus performance that has no equal (in the world)!

For the first time, the Ekaterinburg State Circus will host a tour of the Royal Circus of Gia Eradze from October 28. The uniqueness of the new generation circus show is in its scale, grandiose designer decorations that have no analogues in the world, the skill of the artists and the incredible number of trained animals. The fabulous 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 come to the performance again and again!

For the performance, a huge golden Castle was designed, rising up to the very top of the circus, decorated with velvet and Swarovski crystals, more than 2000 exclusive costumes were created, stunning the imagination with their luxury, crystal chandeliers, an exclusive three-level curtain hiding the entire arena.

The performance of the Royal Circus is a fabulous show in which there are no circus acts familiar to the viewer. Bright and talented artists appear on the arena in different roles - an aerialist under the circus dome controls “puppets”; A grand piano covered in Swarovski crystals appears magically in the arena. Fountains spray from the piano, among which is a tightrope walker, surrounded by ballerinas, performing unimaginable tricks; A tribe of Indians and unique exotic animals - llamas, skunks, 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 on chariots drawn by majestic black Friezes. To the accompaniment of fiery Russian square dance, acrobats will perform dizzying and dangerous stunts on counter swings. Fabulous White Pegasus and enchanting snow-white angels; jugglers, jesters, clowns and much more that you just need to see, because it is impossible to describe in words.

The Wild World of the Jungle attraction with lions and tigers is also unique. Along with African lions and Sumatran tigers, rare and incredibly beautiful white tigers will appear in the arena. The main character in the cage with predators is Honored Artist of Russia Gia Eradze, along with her partner, the titled circus princess Lyudmila Surkova. The spectacle of the attraction with predators is literally mesmerizing! On the 14th International festival At the Moscow Nikulin Circus, the attraction “Wild World of the Jungle” 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 canvas, in chandeliers, on chains, illusion tricks, balancing act, pop ballet and much more. 19 trucks are used to transport animals, props and scenery.

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 awarded the highest awards. The artists won the Grand Prix and Gold of the festival, and also received an invitation to the most prestigious circus festival in Monte Carlo and many other special prizes.

The Royal Circus was officially declared "Best circus show"based on the results of voting by viewers and a professional jury, receiving the First International Award "Master" in the nomination "Show of the Year". The big tour, as part of 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, more than half a million spectators, including stars of Russian show business, watched the show at the main capital's arena. IN social networks you can see rave reviews from Andrei Malakhov, Valery Leontyev, Lolita, Angelica Agurbash, Boris Moiseev, Bari Alibasov, Alexander Oleshko, Anastasia Volochkova, Alexander Peskov, Alla Dukhova 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 received 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 on the arena into an incredible spectacle, into a story that cannot be forgotten! Welcome to the Kingdom of Fairytale Dreams, in magical world circus illusions that will make every viewer truly happy!

Premiere performances: October 28 (Saturday) at 17:00 and October 29 (Sunday) at 15:00. Further performances will take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 13:00 and 17:00.