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The Kotsuba

Handvoltige Acrobatic (RUSSIA)

Without any apparatus, the Kotsuba Family, father Sergei, mother Vera and their son Seriojsha manage to perform pure and firstclass handvoltige acrobatics combined with jumps, pirouettes and exact summersaults in an original variation.

Sergei Urievich, Kotsuba is descendent from a family of circus-artistes in Russia. His career as artist acrobat began in 1960, at the age of nine. Eventually, as he married Vera Voronina, they performed an artistic duet of partner equilibristic combined with handvoltige acrobatic.

In 1988, together with his son Seriojsha he created a handvoltige acrobatic act of high professional quality, which the following achievements can prove: "Golden Medal" and "Prix special de President de la Republique" at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris, France and "Silver Clown" award at the International Circus-Festival of Monte-Carlo.

In 1993, for his exceptional artistic merits, Sergei U. Kotsuba being awarded "Honoured Artiste of Russia".

Sergei Sergeevich, Kotsuba - Seriojsha had once attended his school's courses of arts in Moscow. During this period, his father trained him to enter the area of equilibristic/ handbalancing and parterre/dynamic acrobatics.

At the age of 13 he began his artistic career performing together with his father. At the moment, he even presents a handstand-equilibristic act on apparatus.

Seriojsha had once attended his school's courses of arts in Moscow. During this period, his father trained him to enter the area of equilibristic/ handbalancing and parterre/dynamic acrobatics.

At the age of 13 he began his artistic career performing together with his father. At the moment, he even presents a handstand-equilibristic act on apparatus.

Vera Alexsandrovna, Voronina spouse and mother, has in her youth practised acrobatic gymnastics and obtained the title "Master of Sports" and in 1968 she was the "Champion of URSS".

In 1969 she started performing professionally as an artiste acrobat, member of the Russian State-Circus Company "Soiuzgoszirk", presenting a handstand-equilibristic act on apparatus.

In 1973, together with her husband Sergei Urievich they started presenting an act of partner equilibristics, and then in 1988 even their son Sergei Sergeevich is introduced in the act.

Previous appearances (1985-1998):

Tours in Japan, South-America and Australia (1985-88)

CIRCUS SCOTT, Sweden (1989)

CIRCUS WILLIAMS-ALTHOFF, Germany (1990-95)

TIVOLI COPENHAGEN , Denmark (1996)

CIRCUS PINDER, France (1997-98)

CIRCUS MERANO , Norway (1999)

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