UFA CIRCUS

UFA CIRCUS, a state branch of the Russian State Circus Company. It was opened on November 5th, 1968 with a program under the leadership of the People’s Artist of the RSFSR T.V.Durova. In 1970, the Bashkir Circus Studio was organized at the U.c., its graduates (55 people) laid the foundation of the professional circus art in Bashkortostan. The first performance of the Bashkir circus team with the program Blossom, Bashkiria! took place on September 7th, 1973. Programs From Heart to Heart (1979), Sabantuy in the Arena (1984), The Arena of Friendship (1989) were created later. The career of L.V.Avershina, A.G.Vildanov, Yu.Kh.Gazizov, G.Sh.Imasheva, the Kaseyevs, M.S.Sultangareyev, etc took place in the U.c.