One pedestal in three Kazantseva Show productions.
Natalia Kazantseva is the founder and director of Kazantseva Show and a professional circus artist. She worked at the Great Moscow Circus on Vernadsky Avenue. For more than 13 years, she has independently developed projects in the events industry and knows the entire process of creating an act — from the initial idea to organising performances.
At Kazantseva Show, the same pedestal is used in three different productions: “Crystal Duet”, “Bolero” and “Cha-Cha-Cha”.
Circus Workshops made the hand-balancing pedestal to my order.
The pedestal’s design gave me the freedom to create different stage images.
The pedestal’s construction and decoration allow me to transport it both fully assembled in a truck and disassembled in my own car. I measured the boot down to the last centimetre — the apparatus had to fit inside.
My advice is to assess the conditions for loading, unloading and carrying the apparatus at the venue in advance and discuss them in detail with the maker. Performing at corporate and private events usually means very little backstage space, very little room for assembly and storing apparatus, and limited ceiling height for hand balancing.
At the same time, clients tend to choose acts with the most spectacular, substantial and original apparatus.
Another important point is how much time you need to set up the apparatus on stage and how you will bring the assembled structure into the performance space. When placing an order, discuss the assembly sequence and the possibility of moving the complete structure — on wheels or a trolley, for example. If the apparatus is wide and heavy, discuss whether it can be brought onto the stage quickly in several parts and fully assembled in 2–3 minutes at the performance position.
You cannot foresee every future situation. It is only through working with the apparatus that you discover what you would like to change in your next order. But circus apparatus has a very long service life: some pedestals last for decades, and reworking them usually makes little sense — it is easier to order a new one) So may luck be with you in your creative plans! And Circus Workshops will bring your ideas to life!
