Spring Mstislav Biography
The biography of Mstislav Mstislav Mstislav Zapashny Jr.-People's Artist of Russia, laureate of the international competition in Italy Genoa G. Slava Zapashny was born on June 15 in the family of hereditary circus artists. In the world of the circus in such cases they say: "Born in sawdust." Circus children from early childhood are inseparable with the arena, the circus is initially their home, a playground for games, the source of the very first life impressions.
Glory and his sister Ellen like their cousins Askold and Edgard are representatives of the fourth generation of the famous circus dinastia of the Zapashny. The dynasty, which is more than years, began with the clown and musical eccentric Karl Thomson, who spoke under the pseudonym Milton. Since then, artists of various circus genres have appeared in the dynasty: acrobats, riders, gymnasts and trainers.
From a year, Mstislav Mikhailovich has been heading the ROSGOSKIRK company, which includes almost all Russian circuses. The mother of the smash Jr.-Dolores Zapatny, assisted her husband in many circus numbers, including in the legendary performance "Spartak", the episode of which is the famous attraction "Elephants and Tigers". Currently, D. Zapashny is working as a solo illusion number.
It is based on the effect of surprise associated with the instant reincarnations of the artist.
For the first time, Glory went to the arena when he was about three years old. And at 11 he starred in the film “Circus”, the film studio M. Gorky,, finding himself face to face with a living tiger. From the age of 14, Mstislav the Zapashny Jr. stably performs in the circus, tries a variety of genres. He was a Joquuer-callor, an acrobat-volter, a gymnast. After the completion of the army service, he began to engage in training.
Mstislav has no special circus education. Changing 44 schools inevitably in circus families, he entered the physical education institute and received a diploma of an acrobatics coach. The main circus school for him was the school of his father, who transferred all the skills necessary for working in the circus fame. The specifics of the Dressure genre is in its uniqueness. Despite some general principles, the use of conditioned and unconditional reflexes, encouragement, etc.
Therefore, it is very important for a trainer that the profession is a vocation. The Zapashny works not only with tigers. His number with two Indian elephants Sandra and Rani usually opens a performance in the circus and always enjoys the audience. In the attraction "Elephants and Tigers" animals are in direct contact, refuting the idea of the impossibility of rapprochement of elephants and tigers on the arena.
Tigers on mirror balls on the ground and in the air. ” The attraction, the idea of the creation of which belongs to Mstislav Mikhailovich Smnom, was a real discovery of circus art in the world. A separate page of our site is devoted to this event. Catherine leads the ballet in the attraction, Valeria graduated from the circus school. Yaroslav helps his father and will soon become a worthy successor of family traditions.
Nastya is successfully engaged in rhythmic gymnastics. Little Mstislav is already a real artist, and Yaroslav is still a baby. But who knows what will happen next ....