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The Performers

By Theresa Johnston, About.com

More than 70 artists from around the world have joined together for the La Nouba party. On stage, not a word is spoken, but backstage translators are always available.

Performers come from:
Russian, Canadian, United States, Ukraine, China, Brazil, France, Poland and Byelorussia.

The average age of a La Nouba performer is 28, and the cast is made up of the following skills:

  • Funambulists
  • dancers
  • tumblers
  • trapeze performers
  • equilibrists
  • clowns
  • actors
  • acro-gymnasts
  • cyclists
  • musicians
  • vocalists
  • circus artists
There is never a dull moment on stage, even when props are being assembled or dismantled, there is always at least one individual on hand to entertain. Yet, like a three ring circus, many times there are several skits happening at once.

Les Cons (The Nuts), a quartette, innocent and naive in their flowing white costumes offer a dramatic presence with their body language and facial expressions.

The Titan, the circus strong-man from Poland who's specialty is the trampoline.

The Clowns are present at for pre-show entertainment and between the acts doing what clowns do best, making the audience laugh. One from Russia and the other from Canada.

From costumes to facial expressions, every step of the show has been perfected. Against the dark backdrop of the stage, black lights provide high-contrast images from the fluorescent color accents on the dark fabrics of the costumes.

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