Fifth-generation performers Vicente
and Roberto Quiros
from Madrid, Spain trace their talents through a long line of street performers,
acrobats, animal trainers and clowns. They are joined by former clown and high
wire hero René Ayala
from Colombia.
They are the ultimate thrill
team – three artists, two brothers and a partner dancing with death on a wire 12
m above the arena floor/circus ring, and doing so without any form of safety
apparatus.
Despite the audience’s fear for their safety, LOS
Quiros are not afraid. With a
gallant shrug, troupe member Vicente Quiros says simply: - “We are very
confident in what we do.” LOS Quiros practice every acrobatic skill on the floor, then the
low-wire, before taking it up on high wire. Says Roberto Quiros: - “We
practiced eight hours a day when we learning. - “We must have walked thousand of
miles”.
So great is the troupe confidence that its presentation actually begins on the
arena floor. Climbing the steeply angle guy wires without balancing poles, LOS Quiros
reach the high-wire and instantly undertake a terrifying series of
lightning-quick manoeuvres that leave audiences gasping for breath. Whit wild
abandon, they dash the length of the wire, skip rope engage in swordplay and
play leapfrog. Roberto even stand on a chair balanced by Vicente and René on
bicycles.
Previous
and Next Engagements:
GRAN CIRCO
MUNDIAL, Madrid Spain (1978), CIRQUE ARLETTE GRUSS,
France (1979),
RINGLING BROS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, USA (1980-1992), SWISS NATIONAL CIRCUS KNIE, Switzerland (1993 and 2004),
AUSTRIAN NATIONAL CIRCUS
LOUIS KNIE (2003), WORLDCHRISTMASCIRCUS, Stuttgart,
Germany (2001), WERELDKERSTCIRCUS - ROYAL THEATRE CARRÉ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2002),
KERSTCIRCUS AHOY’ Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2003),
CIRCUS BENNEWEIS,
Denmark (2004-2005)
Merits/Awards:
Award Winners at
the
26th INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF
MONTE-CARLO (2002)
"Golden
Clown"
"Prize of the City of Monaco"
"Prize of the Swiss Circus Academy"
“Golden Clown”
at the INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF WARSAW, Poland (2004)
Throughout their performances,
LOS Quiros
demonstrate a daring unparalleled
on the high wire today.
