CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN SEVEN SHOWS BEGINNING FRIDAY.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - In place of performing elephants or lions, Circus Chimera entertains with motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. riders facing the Globe of Death, and aerialists suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. from the top of a tent with no safety nets beneath. The circus was created five years ago when owner Jim Judkins brought together performers from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Russia, Argentina, Peru and China he had met as manager of another show. ``He thinks out of the box, so to speak. He had a vision of a different kind of show he wanted to create,'' said circus spokesman John Moss John Moss is the name of:
Sponsored by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce, the circus will perform seven shows beginning Friday through Sunday in a big top set up at Avenue I and 20th Street West. Aerialist Sandra Giavedoni performs with her husband, Luis Fernandez. This is the Argentinian's second year with the show and her third year in America, and she has found both to be interesting experiences. ``The most enjoyable is that we travel a lot and meet different people and different cultures,'' Giavedoni said. Her husband was born into the circus, but Giavedoni didn't join the circus until she married him 18 years ago. The couple have an 11-year-old daughter. Born into the circus life, Miriam Chimal, 22, performs on a bungee trapeze Bungee trapeze is a circus act performed by accomplishing tricks while suspended by a pair of bungee cords. dressed as a mermaid. Her grandfather has a circus in Mexico, and 12 of her family members travel with Circus Chimera. ``My father teaches how to do trapeze and all that kind of act in the show,'' said Chimal, who came to the United States in 1990 and has been with Circus Chimera five years. Her sister Monica does triple somersaults to a high chair, brother Alex juggles, and two other brothers, Donald and Roberto, ride motorcycles inside the Globe of Death. Her relatives have gotten hurt several times. ``But that's what we want to do,'' Chimal said. The circus travels throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Canada, performing two shows every day and three on Saturdays. They travel from February through December, practicing two hours each day. But Chimal says she doesn't tire of the work and hasn't found any interests outside of the circus. Julio Rosales and his brother Jorge are fourth-generation circus performers. The duo performs the Wheel of Death, on which they juggle and jump rope jump rope or skip rope Children's game in which players hold a rope (jump rope) at each end and twirl it in a circle, while one or more players jump over it each time it reaches its lowest point. while blindfolded blind·fold tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds 1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage. 2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending. n. 1. . In another act, Rosales climbs a 16-foot-pole balanced on his brother's head. ``The circus is my life, my job, so I enjoy it,'' said Rosales, 32, whose wife also performs with him. His 10-year-old son has caught the circus bug and is practicing walking on the low wire while Rosales' 2-year-old daughter just enjoys watching her parents perform. Ticket prices are $12, $14 and $16 for adults, and children under 10 are $6. Free children's tickets were distributed through the local school districts. Performances are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1:20, 4:30, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. To order tickets call (800) ONE-RING or the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce at (661) 948-4518. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Husband and wife aerialists Sandra Giavedoni and Luis Fernandez perform in Circus Chimera, which will appear locally beginning Friday. |
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