præsenterer vinderne Monte Carlo 2013

(Monte Carlo Winners 2013)




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Ved Cirkusfestivalen i Monte Carlo 2013 har juryen belønnet følgende artister med en guldklovn, en sølvklovn eller en bronzeklovn - At the Circus Festival in Monte Carlo the jury has awarded a golden clown, a silver clown or a bronze clown to the following artists:

GULDKLOVN - A GOLDEN CLOWN - CLOWN D'OR

Troupe Acrobatique Nationale de Chine - Troupe aux Cerceaux & Diabolos (spring gennem ringe samt diabolo)

Duo Shcherbak & Popov - main à main (hand to hand balancing act)



Golden Clown winners: Troupe Acrobatique Nationale de Chine and H.S.H. Prince Albert and H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press



The Chinese troupe did also receive the award from the junior jury, here presented by the Danish junior jury member Jonathan Find Andreasen. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


Duo Shcherbak & Popov with their Golden Clown. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press



SØLVKLOVN - A SILVER CLOWN - CLOWN D'ARGENT

Cirque National de Pyongyang - voltige arienne aerienne avec barre fixe (Aerial voltige with a fixed bar)
Troupe Greschushkin - Barre Russe (Russian Bar - russisk barre)
Navas Brothers (wheel of death - dødshjul)(Will for season 2013 be with Danish Circus Arena)
Leosvel & Diosmani mat chinois (chinese pole act)
Koblikov - Jongleur (juggler)
Jean-François Pignon - Chevaux (liberty horses and short dressage riding - frihedsdressur og kort ridt)


Cirque National de Pyongyang with their Silver Clown and princess Stéphanie. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press




Troupe Greschushkin with their Silver Clown. Note the leg in bandages! Yulia had an accident doing her last salto with twist to the Russian Bar and damaged her right leg badly. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

A kiss from a Princess! Navas Brothers with their Silver Clown. For season 2013 they will tour with Danish Circus Arena. Benny Berdino - please remember that they probably now expect to get a kiss from at princess after each performance... Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

The Navas Brothers in their wheel of death. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


Leosvel & Diosmani with their Silver Clown. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

The juggling sailor Koblikov with his Silver Clown. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

The Master of horses Jean-François Pignon with his Silver Clown and princess Charlene. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


BRONZEKLOVN - BRONZE CLOWN - CLOWN DE BRONZE

Gran Circo Mundial pour l'ensamble du numéros (Gran Circo Mundial ensamble for their acts, including elephants)
Trio Markin - Rolla Rolla (Rola Bola)
Kid Bauer - fauves (lions and tigers - løver og tigre)
Catwall Acrobats - trampoline (Hugo Noel)
Famille Donnert - Jockey riding
Trio Equivokee - Clowns



Gran Circo Mundial from Spain got a Bronze Clown for their acts. The old Benneweis elephant Ceylon is part of Circo Mundial's elephant groupe but is "retired" and does not any longer go into the ring. 4 out of the 6 elephants belonging to Mundial participated in the Monte Carlo festival. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


Four clowns: Trio Markin with their Bronze Clown and Pauline Ducruet (daughter of princess Stéphanie). Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

Kid Bauer was awarded a Bronze Clown for his act with 8 female lions, one male lion and a tiger. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

The Catwall acrobats with their Bronze Clown. Furthermore they received Prix du Public. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


Family Donnert with their Bronce Clown. The Donnert family will for season 2013 tour with Danish Circus Benneweis. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


The Equivokee clowns with their Bronze Clown. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRISEN TIL UNGE ARTISTER - THE AWARD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS - COUPE DE S.A.S. LA PRINCESSE ANTOINETTE DESTINEE AU PLUS JEUNE ARTISTE

Marcel Nugametzanov (14 years old)

Juryen ved festivalen havde som sædvanligt prinsesse Stéphanie af Monaco som formand. De øvrige medlemmer var i år Mrs. Sun Lili (Kina), Mr. Alexander Kalmykov (Rusland), Mr. Pak Su Ok (Nordkorea), Mr. Istvan Kristoff (Ungarn), Mr. Alexander Frish (Frankrig), Mr. Fabio Montico (Italien).

The panel of judges, under the Presidency of H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and composed of celebrities from the world of the circus, will award the famous Gold, Silver and Bronze Clowns. The 2013 panel included Mrs. Sun Lili (China), Mr. Alexander Kalmykov (Russia), Mr. Pak Su Ok (Republic of North Corea), Mr. Istvan Kristoff (Hungary), Mr Alexander Frish (France), Mr. Fabio Montico (Italy).

Ud over de ovennævnte priser er der som sædvanlig uddelt en lang række særpriser.

Apart from the awards mentioned above there is a usual several special awards:


TROPHEE LOUIS MERLIN

Daramis et Daylis



Daramis et Daylis from Cuba received the Louis Merlin award for their hair hang act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX DE LA VILLE DE MONACO

Giang Brothers - main à main (hand to hand balancing act)



The Giang Quoc-brothers Co (27) and Nghiep (22) received the prize from the Monaco City and the Arlette Gruss award for their spectacular hand-to hand act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX DE L'ASSOCIATION MONEGASQUE DES AMIS DU CIRQUE

Duo Shcherbak & Popov - main à main (hand to hand balancing act)



Duo Shcherbak & Popov (Sergii Popov and Mykola Shcherbak) from Ukraine got a Gold Clown and two special prizes for their act "Singin". Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX DU JOURNAL NICE MATIN

Koblikov - Jongleur (juggler - jonglør)


The young juggler Koblikov from Kiev could juggle with up to 14 balls. For this act he got a Silver Clown and two spcial prizes. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX TMC MONTE-CARLO
 
Jean-François Pignon - Chevaux (liberty horses and short dressage riding - frihedsdressur og kort ridt)



The French horse whisperer Jean-Francois Pignon received a Silver Clown and several special awards for his act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX SPECIAL DU BLACKPOOL TOWER CIRCUS

Pat Clarrison’s Hotdogs


Pat Clarrison and his hot dogs got the award from Blackpool Tower Circus. In season 2013 he will tour with Danish Circus Benneweis. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX DE LA REVUE « LE CIRQUE DANS L'UNIVERS »

Kid Bauer - fauves (lions and tigers - løver og tigre)


Apart from a bronze clown Kid Bauer was awarded three special prices for his big cage act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX MONTE-CARLO SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER HOTELS & CASINOS

Catwall Acrobats - trampoline


The Catwalk acrobats got a Bronze Clown and several special prices, including Prix du Public. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX DE LA SACEM

Les Saeurs Seyranyan (Anait & Tatevik Seyranyan) -  contortion


The pretty Seyranyan Sisters from Armenia do not need much space for their bodies. For this act they received Prix de la Sacem. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX SPECIAL SPENCER HODGE

Jean-François Pignon - Chevaux (liberty horses and short dressage riding - frihedsdressur og kort ridt)

PRIX ERICH ROZEWICZ
 
Leosvel & Diosmani mat chinois (Chinese pole act)



Leosvel & Diosmani from Cuba was awarded a Silver Clown and two special prices for their Chinese pole act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX SPECIAL Z.P.R. DE VARSOVIE

Gran Circo Mundial

PRIX DU FAIRMONT MONTE-CARLO

Troupe Meschanov - anneaux Romain (roman rings - romerske ringe)

PRIX SPECIAL MARSUPILAMI

Kid Bauer - fauves (lions and tigers - løver og tigre)

PRIX SPECIAL EMILIEN BOUGLIONE

Famille Donnert - Jockey riding

Apart from a bronze clown the Ungarian Donnert family received the award of the German Circus Friends and the Emilien Bouglione award. For season 2013 the family will tour with Danish Circus Benneweis. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX CIRQUE D'HIVER BOUGLIONE
 
Kid Bauer - fauves (lions and tigers - løver og tigre)

PRIX SPECIAL GESELLSCHAFT DES CIRCUSFREUNDE E.V. (ASSOCIATION DES AMIS DU CIRQUE D'ALLEMAGNE)

Famille Donnert - Jockey riding

PRIX DES AMIS DU CIRQUE ITALIEN

Le ballet du Cirque de Minsk

PRIX SPECIAL DU STUDIO GRIMAILO MOSCOU
 
Koblikov - Jongleur (juggler - jonglør)

PRIX SPECIAL DE L'EUROPEAN CIRCUS ASSOCIATION (E.C.A.)

Troupe Greschushkin - Barre Russe (russian bar - russisk barre)



The Russian Greschuskin troupe with Yulia and Elena mastered a tripple salto. The received at Silver Clown and the ECA award. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX SPECIAL DU CONSEIL NATIONAL

Arevik Seyranyan - equilibriste

PRIX SPECIAL ARLETTE GRUSS

Les Giang Brothers - main à main (hand to hand balancing act)

PRIX DU JURY JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL HSBC

Troupe Acrobatique Nationale de Chine - Diabolos


Apart from a Golden Clown Troupe Acrobatique Nationale de Chine got the junior jury's award for their act with diabolos. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX SPECIAL JEROME MEDRANO

Alex & Cher - Club House Clowns

PRIX SPECIAL JOSE MARIA GONZALES VILLA JUNIOR

Kid Bauer - fauves (lions and tigers - løver og tigre)

PRIX DU CIRQUE NIKULIN MOSCOU

Cat-Wall (trampoline)

PRIX SPECIAL STARDUST CIRCUS INTERNATIONAL

Cirque National de Pyongyang - voltige arienne vec barre fixe (Aerial voltige with a fixed bar)


The troupe from Cirque National de Pyongyang in North Korea got a Silver Clown and the Stardust Circus award for their impressive act in flying trapeze. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press

PRIX SPECIAL MOIRA ORFEI
 
Leosvel & Diosmani mat chinois (chinese pole act)

PRIX SPECIAL GANDEY

Trio Equivokee - Clowns 


Apart from a Bronze Clown Trio Equivokee (Georgiy, Yuri and Dimitry) from Ukraine got the Gandey Speical Prize. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX DU BOLCHOÏ CIRCUS

Les Sauteurs aux cerceaux du Cirque du Pékin (spring gennem ringe)

PRIX DU KOBSOV CIRCUS

Les Navas - high wire (tårnline)(Will for season 2013 be with Danish Circus Arena)


The Navas troupe got PRIX DU KOBSOV CIRCUS for their high wire act which in the coming season can be seen in Danish Circus Arena. In addition two members of the troupe got a Silver Clown for their wheel of death-act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX ROSGOSCIRK

Duo Shcherbak & Popov - main à main (hand to hand balancing act)

PRIX DU FESTIVAL DE LA JEUNESE - MOSCOU

Trio Equivokee - Clowns

PRIX DU PUBLIC

Cat-wall - trampoline

PRIX  SPECIAL DE LATINA
 
Troupe Jongleurs de Cirque de Kazan (jugglers - jonglører)


The 10 young jugglers (9 boys and a girl) from Kazan got the Latina award. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX SPECIAL ITSVAN KRISTOFF

Trio Markin - Rolla Rolla (Rola Bola)


Apart from a Bronze Clown Russian Trio Markin received the Istvan Kristoff price for their Fellini-inspired rola bola act. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


PRIX DE L'ASSOCIATION DES ACROBATES DE CHINA

Cirque National de Pyongyang - Pas de Deux in trapeze

PRIX SPECIAL ZAPASHNYY

Jean-François Pignon - Chevaux (liberty horses and short dressage riding - frihedsdressur og kort ridt)


At lot of people from the world of circus visited the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. Here Agnete Louise Enoch, general manager and CEO of Danish Circus Dannebrog. Photo: Rud Kofoed / Ajour Press


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