Reno Circus and training courses
Already a long tradition… The Réno Circus was indeed born in 1974, when a few friends decided to create their own circus. Most of them worked in other circuses prior. The circus' little 600 seats big top, whose stands and dressing-rooms are really close from the track, offers a never-been-witnessed-elsewhere contact between the artists and the audience.
But at Réno, no one wanted to do what the others used to. Instead of travelling from town to town as any circus does, the Réno Circus decided to spend less time on the road to rather encourage the teaching process. Circus classes and school shows have then been set up. Right now, the circus owns two big tops, in order to make the children discover the circus jobs and to perform shows entertaining a young and quite older audience.
Some of Réno's biggest forces are the circus training courses, where the public can learn the circus arts. Many of them can then discover their talent. For around 30 years now, more than 20,000 children have been initiated to trapeze, acrobatics, the tightrope and the clown skills thanks to renowned teachers : the circus' artists. When the internship is over, children can show their skills to the public since they perform a show starring their teachers too.
Réno also produced a very interesting small book. Anyone can find a circus historic, an index of the different shows, a dictionary of every word related to circus and finally, a drawing of a big top including an explanation of every part of it and its respective role.
Current and former artists
Sylvana Regazzoni: She learned taming and acrobatics thanks to Patrick Gruss and performs in a pony show, starring a funny-tempered goat.
Bruno Arlès: A juggler who can throw plates, torches, balls, rings and hammers, but also loves to give the public creeps with his breathtaking balance sword show.
Gipsy Regazzoni: Like her mother used to, she's really enjoying to perform on the very top of the big top on her trapeze. Her performance has been rewarded by a "Golden K" at the Monaco Circus festival.
Christo: A Belgium native, that's in his Hainaut province that he started to perform in street shows and that's also where he was first recognized when his automation show was rewarded at the Tournai rookie festival.
Mick Noakes: He starred in the Juggling Institute show and then worked for the Réno troupe, performing a facetious plates and boomerangs show.
Lili Clennel: Belongs to a family with a six-generation circus tradition. Her father was a tightrope walker. She performs an antipodist show where charm and grace are definitely present.
The juggling troupe: The Réno artists are versatile and under the direction of Bruno, who created the show, Gipsy, Sylvana and Christophe (alias Christo), perform an eight-handed juggling exhibition.
The Reno's: Yves Regazzoni, the circus director, and Jean-Yves Renoux, are clowning in a show that's definitely a must-see.
Don't forget Gérard Fardet and Joël Rousselle in charge of the music, Christian, Pascal, Guillaume and Olivier in charge of the technique and Michèle Regazzoni who spends her time in the wings in order to supervise everything, from the show in itself to the youngsters training courses.
To contact the circus, write to :
Réno Circus
Yves Regazzoni
La Sainte Fontaine
10110 Bar-sur-Seine
France
By phone : +333 25.29.33.81
By fax : +333 25.29.18.39