Cast
Margo Darbois (Handstand Acrobatics), France
This French-born artist enchants every viewer with her sensual handstand performance. Her calm and flowing movements flow from one pose to the next, so that the spectator almost forgets that these are the most difficult handstand potions ever. After many guest appearances at other festivals and several invitations from us, she is finally a competitor at Artistika 2020.
Meleshin Brothers (Rola-Bola), Russia
These partner acrobatics, performed at the highest level will take the audience's breath away. Everyone has seen a handstand positioned on his partner before, but to put two boards and a roll in-between is a rare thing indeed! "Rola Bola" is the name of the prop used by the brothers from Russia who have already awarded the "bronze clown" in Monte Carlo, one of the most important circus festivals in the world, in 2015.
"Duo Skyline" (Vertical Scarf), Ukraine
The women's duo "Skyline" enchants the audience quasi in the space of the "LaPost". The two ladies are no strangers to the Artistika, as they won the audience award at the "Artistika of the Sea" 2019 on their second prop, the "Duo Ring". Although the vertical scarf is a widely used prop, it has never been in competition at the Artistika in Visp! Now the "duo" is coming to Visp to compete and what a duo at that! With their performance they have already participated in many competitions and won gold at our partner festival in Israel in 2016, as. At the end of January 2020, they will be guests in "Monte Carlo".
Heejin Diamond (Contortion Handstand Acrobatics), Mongolia
Heejin Diamond comes to compete in Visp all the way from Mongolia. She is a "star" of the vaudeville scene and has also been awarded many prizes. In 2010 she won the "Bronze Clown" in Monte Carlo and since then has continued to steadily develop her craft. Since 2015 she has been on the road with her big prop and mesmerizes the world with her nimbleness. One can only guess the difficulty of her craft. "The Snow-Queen" is the name of her act and was created by Sigrid La Chapelle.
Emil Faltyny (Balance Ladder), Czech Republic
This act as something for everyone to get excited about. Emil Faltyny hails from a great Czech Republic circus dynasty. At home all over the world, he is the master the balance ladder. One can imagine how amazed the audience at "Monte Carlo" was with his performance. Emil is not only a performer; the young man holds also several world records in his field. One highlight of his many abilities is juggling five clubs on a freestanding ladder. This performance will put the nerves of the spectators in Visp to the test.
Zhang Fan (Slack Rope), China
This exceptionally talented performer, could have invented the term 'balance' himself. Zhang is a member of the "Beijing Acrobatic Troupe of China", where he is considered the prodigy of slack-rope acrobatics. He won his first gold award at the "Acrobatic Festival of Wuhan" in 2000 at the age of 11. Further gold medals followed, for example at the "International Circus Festival Budapest" or at the "Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain" in Paris. Zhang Fan performs on the most influential stages and is todays world's greatest slack-rope dancer. Even though he has been fully booked for years, he has taken the time out of his busy schedule to come to compete in Visp.