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A super, smash-hit circus extravaganza guaranteed to captivate and astound children of all ages! They successfully continued the Circus Vargas legacy until their retirement in , producing a show that even a hard to please showman like Clifford Vargas himself would be proud of.
For those who fondly recall the rich tradition of going to the circus under a Big Top, and for those who have never experienced the magic, this is the year to enjoy the thrill of a real Big Top circus. The theater-style tent seats 1, people comfortably.. The tent consists of 90, square feet of fabric and is supported by individually placed stakes and over four miles of rope and cable weighing over 17 tons.
The entire setup represents an outlay of a cool million dollars! Each set-up day, at the crack of dawn, 30 men start the seven-hour process of raising the Big Top, and each tear-down night, by the light of the moon, the same 30 men roll the tent up and pack it carefully to travel to the next town, where the process begins anew. Circus Vargas trapeze artist Yasmin Rivera had donned her red, white and blue leotard and applied her heavy, glittery makeup.
Soon she would be dangling from a cable under the big top, more than 20 feet in the air. But as showtime neared on a recent Sunday night in Del Mar, Rivera had a task to perform: handing out tickets to the growing crowd.
Facundo Kramer, a juggler and acrobat, also hustles popcorn and cotton candy. But circus life has become doubly difficult with new animal welfare regulations along with extensive fire safety codes and food preparation guidelines, said Gary Payne, president of the Circus Fans Assn. The announcement last month that Ringling Bros.
They must comply with a slew of regulations and compete with 3-D movies, virtual-reality video games and other forms of entertainment. In addition to assigning workers double duty to keep costs down, Circus Vargas long ago ended its animal acts, which eliminated the expense of caring for and housing the creatures as well as cut the need to meet strict animal welfare regulations. Ringling Bros. Several cities, including Los Angeles, had banned the use of a sharp-edged tool called a bullhook to train elephants.
The last Ringling Bros. Circus Vargas was founded in by Clifford E. Vargas, the son of Portuguese immigrants who raised him on a farm near Livermore, Calif. Elephants, tigers and other exotic animals were part of the show until the business temporarily closed in Nelson and Katya Quiroga, both flying trapeze performers who met while working in the circus, took over the operation in and opened corporate offices in Irvine.
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