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The Difference A Year Makes: The Cat Circus
Monday 3 April 2006

Footage now readily available online. We are beside ourselves with happiness.

With thanks to Tom.

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Cat Circus
Tuesday 24 May 2005

Russian cat theatre leader Yuri Kuklachev can actually herd cats. And get them to do tricks.

cat circus.jpgMore than 120 cats now perform at the Moscow-based Kuklachev Cat Theatre which was started more than 25 years ago. The cats perform six different plays, in six separate weekend shows. Each one last about two hours and the tickets cost about $2. After each show, children (who constitute the main audience) are invited to visit the numerous kittens recently born in the theatre. If their parents agree, a child can adopt one.

Says Kuklachev:

Cats are the most astonishing animals I have even known. It’s impossible to force them to do anything. Each has its own personality and you must work with that.

He claims that each play is tailored to the cats’ individual talents and interests: “I observe them, play with them, and they show me what they feel like doing. All of that is what we make the performance from.”

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