Saturday, April 22, 2006

Men at work (circus glossary.)


April 22, Palmdale.

The Who's Who of Circus Chimera (work in progress):

Management
Jim Judkins: owner, big boss - United States
Roy Ordaz: manager, announcer, truck driver, boss - United States
Jay Summers: lights boss, truck driver, homme a tout faire (handyman) - United States
Martin Romero: tent manager, pony ride owner and manager - Mexico
Carlos Nunez (ie, el tio Tito): cook house manager, truck driver - Argentina
Armando Mendez Ventura: accountant, driver, the one everybody loves on Thursdays (pay day) - Mexico
Gustavo Gamero Aguilar: route planner, water supply provider, homme a tout faire (handyman) - Mexico
Jorge Cepeda Martinez: concession - Mexico
Francisco Platas Hernandez: lights - Mexico


Performers
Ekaterina Bazarova: contortionist and gymnast, playing Alice - Russia
Marvin Parada Blanco: clown - Mexico
Fridman Torales Ríos: gymnast, playing the Mad Hatter (rolla bola) and the Cheshire Cat (upside down walk) - Perú
"the Russians":
Evgueni Naidenkine (ie, Genia): clown, pater familias
Bérengère Naidenkine: hulla hoop act, playing the Caterpillar, step-Mom, the other Frog
Vilen Naidenkine: gymnast, strap act, eldest son
Alexandre Naidenkine (ie, Sasha): gymnast, strap act, youngest son
the Chinese: four girls and four boys, names pending transcription

Other workers
Rosalino Aburto Gonzalez (ie, Charlie) and Edith Gonzalez Mora: rides and tent worker and office femme a tout faire (multi-task office woman), respectively, married with a baby
Rafael Herrera Mancilla: cook
Maria Luisa Bello Gallindo: cook
Oscar Ventura Galvez: tent, driver
Higinio Alvarez Salazar (ie, Fuji): lights worker, driver
Aldo Roano Hernandez: tent, driver
Efrain Tochihuitl Hueletl: tent, driver
Saul Perez Mora: tent worker, coloring book artist
Isauro Colio Apodaca: tent
Fernando Perez Mora: tent
Agustin Rivera Chavez: tent
Melecio Rivera Chavez: tent
Celerino Rivera Chavez: tent
Arturo Apolinar Barrios: tent
Carlos Apolinar Barrios: tent
Cesar Mena Roman: tent, music
Sergio Mena Roman: tent, office
Corey Duggan: tent, only gringo in that group.
(list not extensive) - all are from Mexico except Corey.

Circus Chimera cast (March.)

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