Performers of the Big Moscow Circus in Vernadsky Avenue became winners at the 39th Monaco International Circus Art Festival.

      The horse trainer Anastasia Stykan-Fedotova was awarded Gold Clown for her act Elforia. Acrobats on Russian Bar under the leadership of Arkady Shatirov took Silver Clown. The performers showed the record trick of four forward somersaults in the Synchrony turn. Trick riders headed by Yakov Ekk and acrobats led by Alexey Pronin also took Silver Clowns.

      Russian actors will bring home bronze awards as well: gymnasts on horizontal bars under the leadership of Eduard Kolykhalov, the Meleshins Brothers with Coil Equilibrium and trapeze artists Elena Petrikova and Elena Baranenko.