Monte Carlo International Circus Festival

Monte Carlo International Circus Festival was founded by Prince of Monaco Rainier III in 1974 . Rainier III was a fan of circus art . The festival is held in December or January-February. The show takes place in the city of Fontvieille , in the circus arena. Since 2006, the president of the festival is Princess Stefania .

From 1974 to 2001, according to the results of the festival, the main prizes “Golden Clown” and “Silver Clown” were awarded.

From 2002 to 2007, the prizes “Golden Clown”, “Silver Clown”, “Bronze Clown” were awarded.

Since 2008, Golden Clown, Silver Clown, Bronze Clown, and many special prizes have been awarded.

1974

• "Golden Clown" - Clown Charlie Rivel ( Spain ), tamer Alfred Kurt ( France )
• “Silver Clown” - Les Alizes ( France ), Les Pentacovi ( Bulgaria ), Dimek ( Poland ), Emilien Buglion ( France ), Richters ( Hungary )

1975

• The Golden Clown - Alexis Grass
• Silver Clown - Les Flying Parfans ( Chile ), equilibrist Little John ( Denmark ), Chimpanzee Niccolini ( Venezuela ), predator trainer Gerd Simoneit Barum ( Germany )

1976

• Golden Clown - Alvin Bale ( England )
• “Silver Clown” - The Rios Brothers, Victor Shemshur ^[1] , Les Flying Michaels ( USA ), A Large Group of Elephants of the American Circus Togney ( Italy )

1977

• Golden Clown - The Knie Family ( Switzerland )
• “Silver Clown” - Antares ( Germany ), Canestrelli ( USA ), Kariyo Brothers ( USA ), Kristoff ( Hungary ), Silagis ( Bulgaria )

1978

• “Golden Clown” - Belyakov Troupe ^[2] ( USSR ), Les Flying Gaonas ( USA )
• “Silver Clown” - Boychanov ( Bulgaria ), Duet Dobritch, Les Marilees Flyers ( Italy )

1979

• “Golden Clown” - Troupe of 9 pole-jumpers Leonid Kostyuk ^[3] ( USSR ), George Karl
• Silver Clown - Kovatchev Troupe ( Bulgaria ), Farrell Brothers ( USA ), Predator Trainer Dieter Farrell ( Germany ), Alvin Bale, Nikolodis ( Germany )

1980

• Golden Clown - Parvanova Troupe ( Bulgaria )
• Silver Clown - Juggler Dick Franco ( USA ), Les Flying Jimenez

1981

• Golden Clown - Oleg Popov ( USSR ), Trainer Roby Gasser ( Switzerland )
• “Silver Clown” - Sisters Alexis, Gretzu Troupe, Chris Cremo ( Switzerland ), Joselito Barreda, Pyotr Lyubichenko and Lyudmila Golovko ^[4] ( USSR )

1983

• Golden Clown - Li Liping ( China )
• “Silver Clown” - Sergey Ignatov ^[5] ( USSR ), Les Lotharas, Balkans ( Bulgaria ), ( Italy )

1984

• “Golden Clown” - Liu Lixin and Chen Ning ( China ), Dzhigita Nugzarova ^[6] , Troupe Choe Bok Nam ( North Korea )
• “Silver Clown” - Les Flying Cavarettas, Mafi Family, Natalya Vasilyeva and Yuri Alexandrov ^[7] , Manuela Beelo, Duet Zalewski ( Poland )

1985

• Golden Clown - Pyongyang National Circus Troupe ( North Korea ), Doveiko ^[8]
• “Silver Clown” - Yuri Kuklachev ^[9] ( USSR ), Zalewski Trio ( Poland ), Kong Hongwen ( China ), Yasmin Smart ( Great Britain )

1987

• Golden Clown - Shenyang Troupe ( China , Massimilliano Nones ( Italy )
• Silver Clown - Mongolian Contorsionists , Les Kehaiovi

1988

• Golden Clown - Chen Brothers
• “Silver Clown” - Stankeevs ^[10] , Tsukanov ^[10] , ( USA ), , Les Flying Farfans, Les Tianjing

1989

• Golden Clown - Pyongyang National Circus ( North Korea )
• The Silver Clown - La Troupe de Shang Dong, Le Groupe Exotique et la Haute Ecole de Stefano et Lara Orfei Nones, Nadia Gasser, Katsuba ^[11] , The Flying Navas

1990

• Golden Clown - Flying Vasquez, Tigers of Nikolai Pavlenko
• Silver Clown - Alexis Brothers, Andrew and Jacqueline, Akishin , Duo Guerrero, Flying Espanas

1992

• Golden Clown - Nouvelle Experience , Trapezistes volants de Pyong Yang
• Silver Clown - Shen Yang Troupe, Tino and Tony, Wendell Hubert

1993

• Golden Clown - La Troupe de Guang Dong, Les trapezistes volants du Cirque de Pyong Yang
• “Silver Clown” - Geraldine-Catharina Knie, Les Guerreros, Rubtsovs ^[12] , Chimes ^[13] , Peter Shub

1994

• Golden Clown - Borzov acrobats ^[14]
• “Silver Clown” - Les Anges Blancs, Doveiko ^[14] , Les Meteores Liquides, Le Groupe de Lions de John Campolongo, acrobats Guryanov

1995

• Golden Clown - Cranes ( Russia ) ^[15]
• “Silver Clown” - Sudarchikovs ^[16] , Roland and Petra Duss, Karyne and Sarah Steben

1996

• Golden Clown - La Troupe Ewelyn Marinof, La Famille Fredy Knie junior, La Fete du Cheval de la Famille Leonida Casartelli
• “Silver Clown” - La Troupe acrobatique de Shen Yang, “Colonel Jo” Dressage d'elephants presente par James Puydebois, acrobats Vorobyov ^[17] , Oleg Izosimov ^[18]

1997

• Golden Clown - La Troupe acrobatique de la province de Shan Dong
• Silver Clown - La voltige aerienne du cirque de Pyong Yang, Franco Knie , Zhang Ting, Duo Mouvance

1998

• "Golden Clown" - the circus acobatic troupe Pyong Yang, La Troupe acrobatique de canton ( China
• Silver Clown - La cavalerie en liberte de Flavio Togni , Volzhansky troupe, Bello Nock , Stefan and Natalie Grass

1999

• “Golden Clown” - balancer Anatoly Zalevsky , La banquine du Cirque du Soleil, David Larible
• “Silver Clown” - Les trapezistes de la troupe acrobatique de xining, Les trapezistes volants du cirque de Pyong Yang, Le fil mou de Dalian ( China

2000

• “Golden Clown” - La troupe acrobatique de Pyong Yang ( North Korea ), Chernevsky, Anthony Gatto
• “Silver Clown” - Hunan Acrobatic Troupe, Vis Versa ( Canada ), Lions Martin Lacey Jr.

2001

• Golden Clown - Alexis Gruss ( France ), Shanghai Troupe
• “Silver Clown” - Les Carillos ( Colombia / USA ), Fumagali ( Italy ), Les Manducas ( Portugal ), Peres Brothers ( Portugal )

2002

• Golden Clown - Los Quiros ( Spain / Colombia ), Canton Acrobatic Troupe ( China )
• “Silver Clown” - Pyongyang Troupe ( North Korea ) - swing, juggler Picasso Ml. ( Spain ), Pyongyang Troupe ( North Korea ) - Korean bars
• “Bronze Clown” - La Troupe Cirneanu Platinium ( Romania ), Muñoz Trio ( Portugal / France / Colombia ), The Flying pages ( USA

2003

• Golden Clown - The Flying Girls ( North Korea ), Puzanova Troupe ( Russia )
• “Silver Clown” - Alexander Lacey ( Great Britain ), Shanghai Circus School Troupe ( China ), juggler Victor Key ( Ukraine / Canada ), Andrey Zhigalov , Jaba and Konstantin Ml. ( Russia )
• “Bronze Clown” - Franco Knie et Franco Knie Jr. ( Switzerland ), Mike and Jörg Probst ( Germany ), Bingo Theater ( Ukraine )

2004

• Golden Clown - Acrobatic troupe of Beijing ( China ), The Flying Tabares ( Argentina ), Fratelli Erani ( Italy )
• Silver Clown - Florian and Edith Richter ( Hungary ), Kovgar Troupe ^[19] ( Russia ), Wallendas Troupe ( USA , Stefano Nones-Orpheus ( Italy )
• “Bronze Clown” - Willer Nikolodi ( Italy ), Golden Power ( Hungary ), juggler Alan Sulk ( Czech Republic ), Sea World ( Ukraine )

2005

• Golden Clown - Rodion Troupe ( Russia ), Multi Flying Pyongyang Circus ( North Korea )
• “Silver Clown” - Canton Acrobatic Troupe ( China , Ignatov Troupe ( Bulgaria ), Susan Lesi - White Tigers, Iroshnikov Duo ( Ukraine ), Velez Familly ( Ecuador )
• “Bronze Clown” - Monsieur Dolmatin ( Russia ), Rokashkov ( Russia ), Wendel Huber ( Switzerland ), Dmitry Khaylafov ( Russia ), Carlos Savadra

2007

• Golden Clown - Casartelli Family ( Italy )
• “Silver Clown” - Encho Keryazov ( Bulgaria ), The White Crow, Acrobatic troupe Guangzhou ( China ), Acrobats Dosova ( Russia ), Domchina Troupe ( Ukraine )
• “Bronze Clown” - aerial acrobats Bobrovs ( Russia ), Tom Dieck Jr. ( France ), acrobat and juggler on a horse Ruslan Sadoev ( Russia ), Takvin Brothers ( Belgium ), Troupe Cirneanum Platinium di Cirque Globus Bucarest ( Romania )

2008

• Golden Clown - Pellegrini Brothers ( Italy ), Florian Richter ( Hungary ), Li Wei ( China )
• Silver Clown - Shenyang Troupe ( China ), Kasseli Family ( Germany ), Catana Troupe ( Romania ), Crazy Wilson ( Colombia ), Vertical Tango ( Switzerland / USA )
• “Bronze Clown” - Elayne Cramer ( Mexico ), Marina and Svetlana ( Belarus ), Akimov ( Russia )
• Princess Stephanie 's Special Prize - Fuentes Gasca
• Princess Antoinette Cup - Elayne Cramer

2009

• “Golden Clown” - Moranbonrg Circus from Pyongyang ( North Korea ), Flight of Passion ( Ukraine )
• Silver Clown - Chizhov Troupe, Fujian Acrobatic Troupe ( China ), Moranbong Circus from Pyongyang ( North Korea ), Giona Brothers ( Italy )
• “Bronze Clown” - Elvis Errani ( Italy ), Roger Falk ( France ), Duet Sorellas ( Germany ), Hush-Ma-Hush ( Ukraine ), Zhengzhou Acrobatic Troupe ( China )
• “Princess Antoinette Cup” - Sofia Lomaeva ( Russia )

2010

• The Golden Clown - Martin Lacy Jr. ( England ), Shandong Troupe ( China
• Silver Clown - Flying Michaels ( Mexico ), Les Anges Cirque Du Soleil ( Canada ), Eshimbekov Troupe ( Kyrgyzstan ), Petra and Roland Dass ( Switzerland )
• “Bronze Clown” - Garcia, Les Rossyanns, Sonya Frankelo ( Germany ), The Blue Sky Girls ( Mongolia )
• “Special Jury Prize” - Chernievsky Troupe ^[20]
• “Princess Antoinette Cup” - Acro Trio ( France )

2011

• “Golden Clown” - Clown Bello Knock ( USA ), Flavio Togney ( Italy )
• Silver Clown - Dalian Acrobatic Troupe ( China ), Troupe du Flag Circus, Valerie Inerti ( Canada ), White Birds
• “Bronze Clown” - Royal Brothers ( Italy ), Troupe Alma's ( Romania ), Roman Kapersky ( Russia ), Khubaev's Troupe ( Russia )
• "Special Jury Prize" -
• “Princess Antoinette Cup” - Children of Izhevsk

2012

• Golden Clown - Acrobatic troupe of Shanghai ( China ), Rene Kasseli Family ( Germany )
• “Silver Clown” - Vladislav Goncharov ^[21] ( Ukraine ), Vitaliy Vorobyov ^[22] ( Russia ), Azzario Sisters
• “Bronze Clown” - Flying to the stars ^[23] ( Ukraine ), Israfilov Duo, Skating Pilar ( France ), Flying Zuniga, Stipka Duet ( Czech Republic ), Khadgaa Troupe ( Mongolia )
• “Special Jury Mention” - Bingo Troupe ( Ukraine )
• Princess Antoinette’s Memory Cup - Ty Tojo Juggler

2013

• Golden Clown - Beijing National Acrobatic Troupe China , Scherbak and Popov ( Ukraine )
• Silver Clown - Air acrobats of the Pyongyang circus ( North Korea ), Grechushkina Troupe ( Russia ), Navas Brothers, Leosvell and Diosmani ( Cuba ), Alexander Koblikov ( Ukraine ), Jean-Francois Pignon ( France )
• “Bronze Clown” - Gran Circo Mundial ( Spain ), Markin Trio ( Russia ), Kid Bauer ( France ), CatWall ( Canada ), Donnert Family ( Hungary ), Ekivoki ( Ukraine )
• “Princess Antoinette’s Memory Cup” - Marcel Nugametzanov

2014

• Golden Clown - Desire of Flight ( Russia ), Sokolov Troupe ( Russia )
• “Silver Clown” - Hans Klok ( Netherlands ), Duet Suining ( China ), Dobrovitsky Troupe ( Russia ), Vinicio Canastrelli Togni ( Italy ), Rosie Hosheger ( Germany ), Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe ( China )
• “Bronze Clown” - Sacha, Eliza Khachatryan, Anastasia Makeeva ( Russia ), Duet Kvas ( Ukraine ), Gartner Family ( Germany ), Tom Dick Jr. ( Germany )
• “Special Jury Mention” - Angelo Muñoz ( Portugal )
• Princess Antoinette Memory Cup - Emil Faltini

2015

• Golden Clown - Pyongyang National Troupe ( North Korea ), China National Acrobatic Troupe, Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan ( Russia ), Fumagalli and Daris ( Italy )
• Silver Clown - Shatirova Troupe ( Russia ), Pronin Troupe ( Russia ), Jacob Ekka Troupe ( Russia ), Tianjin Acrobatic Troupe ( China )
• “Bronze Clown” - Kolykhalova Troupe ( Russia ), Silver Stones Duet ( Ukraine ), Elvis Errani ( Italy ), Black and White Duet ( Russia ), Musa John Celepe with the lions of Marcel Peters, Meleshin Brothers ( Russia )
• Princess Antoinette Memory Cup - Miss Ding Shuang of China's National Acrobatic Troupe
• “Louis Merlin Trophy” - Eric Nieman
• “Monaco City Prize” - Shatirov Troupe ^[24]
• “Prize of the Monegasque circus friends association” - Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan
• “Nice-Matin / Monaco Matin Newspaper Prize” - Balagan Troupe
• TMC Monte-Carlo Prize - Priscilla Errani
• Blackpool Tower Circus Special Prize - Costin
• “Circus Review Award in the World” - Alessio with his parrots ( Italy )
• "Prize of the societies of sea bathing hotels and casinos" - Boris Nikishkin
• “Prize of the Association of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers” - air pas de deux of the Pyongyang National Circus
• “Erich Rosewitz Prize” - Fumagalli ( Italy )
• Warsaw ZPR Special Prize - Elvis Erani ( Italy )
• “ Prize ” - Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan ( Russia )
• Emilien Buglion Special Prize - Empress Troupe ^[25] ( Russia )
• “Prize of the Winter Circus Buglion ( Fr. Cirque d'hiver de Paris )” - Ballet of the Grand Circus ( Russia )
• “Special Prize of the German Circus Friends Association” - Pranai Werner ( Germany )
• “Italian Circus Friends Prize” - Balagan Troupe
• "Special prize of the studio of Alexander Grimailo" - Meleshin brothers
• European Circus Association Special Prize - Reto Parolari
• National Council Special Prize - Tianjin Acrobatic Troupe
• “Special Prize Arlet Gruss” - National Acrobatic Troupe of China
• “Prize of the youth jury of international HSBC” - Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan ( Russia )
• “Special Prize of Jerome Medrano” - Fumagalli ( Italy )
• “The Special Prize of Jose Maria Gonzalez Villa the Younger” - Musa John Celepe
• “Prize of the Moscow Nikulin Circus ” - duet “Silver Stones” ( Ukraine )

2016 is the 40th anniversary circus festival in Monte Carlo. The organizers decided to invite only winners of all years ^[26] .