Anatoly Egorovitch KALININ
- "Honoured
Artist of Russia"- is the creator of the "Inline Skating
Acrobatic Act" and he is descended from a Russian family with no artistic
background. Already in his childhood he had a notable affection for the circus,
and had a very strong wish to ever become an artist. In his teenage years he
practised acrobatic gymnastics at a competitive level.
Between 1966-70 he attended at the well-known
MOSCOW CIRCUS-SCHOOL.
In 1970, he passed his exams
successfully in the area of specialisation: "Artist-Acrobat" with an act of
"Equilibristic and Balance on Rola-Rola", and was then engaged at the Russian
State-Circus SOIOUSGOSZIRK in Moscow.
Between the years 1970-82 he
accomplished several different tours in Russia and abroad, with the MOSCOW
BOLSHOJ CIRCUS.
In 1982, he decided to desist
from his Rola-Rola act, and sacrificed all his time to make reality of his
vision of a skateboard act.
Between 1986-98, the troupe has been accomplishing a number of
tours with the MOSCOW BOLSHOI CIRCUS in Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Malaysia,
Taiwan, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay etc. The first appearances of the
troupe in Europe were with the "FANTA FANTASY SCANDINAVIAN TOUR" at
"SKANDINAVIUM" Sportpalast in Gothenburg, at "GLOBEN" Sport/Show-Arena
in Stockholm, Sweden and at "SPECTRUM" Show/Concert-Hall in Oslo, Norway (1994),
at AHOY' Sport Palace in Rotterdam, Holland (Dec. 1996), at Sport
Palace in Antwerp, Belgium (Jan. 1997) and at the XXth INTERNATIONAL
CIRCUS-FESTIVAL OF MONTE-CARLO (Jan./Feb. 1997),
MTS' 97 DEUTSCHLANDHALLE
in Berlin (Winter 1997),CIRCUS KRONE-BAU in Munich (Winter 1998), SWISS NATIONAL
CIRCUS KNIE in Switzerland (Season 1998).
In 1999, Anatoly created the
actual Inline Skating Acrobatic Act, as a second variant of his previous
skateboard act, using the same equipment and acrobatic skills.
At the moment, the act is
unique in its form and presentation, and by its actuality and originality
Anatoly and his team can be very satisfied with the positive reaction of the
spectators and its cause of great interest to the experts in the field of
show-business, which confirm their engagements:
ROSGOSCIRC/RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TOUR (2000-2001), CIRCUS KRONE-BAU in Munich, Germany (Winter 2001-2002),
BLACKPOOL TOWER CIRCUS England (Season 2002),
LOUIS KNIE's CHRISTMAS CIRCUS in
Vienna, Austria (Winter 2002-2003).
