A combination picture shows artists posing before the "History" show at the Arlette Gruss Circus in Bordeaux...
A combination picture shows (from top row L-R) animal tamer Alfredo Beautour of France, clown Andre of Switzerland, Pole Dance artists Liss Mery and Darien of Cuba, acrobat and contortionist Rich Metiku of Ethiopia, circus rider Laura Maria Gruss of France and Monsieur Loyal, ring master Kevin Sagau of France who pose before the "History" show at the Arlette Gruss Circus in Bordeaux February 8, 2014. The Arlette Gruss Circus presented its new show in Bordeaux called "History" created for its 37 artists who perform some twenty acts under the 2,700 square metres tent as an avant-premiere before starting its national tour. The Circus, which celebrates its 30th year in 2015, is comprised of 137 people of fourteen nationalities, with a caravan of one hundred vehicles and some sixty animals. Picture taken February 8, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)