Dominique Jando
San Francisco, CA
Dominique Jando began his involvement with the circus four decades ago, in his native France, as a clown at the legendary Cirque Medrano in Paris.
In 1974, as General Secretary of the Paris Cultural Center, he participated with Alexis Gruss in the creation of France's first professional circus school, and of "Le Cirque a l'Ancienne", which eventually became the French National Circus. Dominique joined New York's Big Apple Circus in 1983, where he served as Associate Artistic Director for nineteen years.
A circus and popular entertainment historian, he has published five books and written many articles on these subjects both in Europe and the US.
The Russian translation of his "Histoire Mondiale du Cirque" is the official circus history textbook of both Moscow's Circus School and Theater Institute. He is also co-founder of the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, one of the world's two major circus arts competitions, which is held each winter in Paris.
Currently on the staff of Clown Conservatory
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