David Dimitri (born March 7, 1963) is an internationally acclaimed

tightrope Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope ...

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who has been praised for his unique style. Combining an education at the State Academy for Circus Arts in Budapest with intensive dance studies at New York’s renowned

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, David Dimitri has created virtuoso wire dances celebrated at circuses, arts festivals, and concert halls throughout the world – Canada’s

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, New York’s

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, Switzerland's

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, and the

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under the direction of

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L Homme Cirque David Dimitri (194367107)

In 2001, Dimitri’s performing career took on an added dimension. With the assistance of his father, the famed clown and mime Dimitri, he created the one-man show "L'Homme Cirque"David Dimitri on Telerama
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'' arts performed in a touring circus tent designed and built for the production. David Dimitri has been a guest artist at such festivals as

Spoleto Festival USA Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of America's major performing arts festivals. It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due ...

in Charleston, South Carolina; the

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Festival New York; Juste pour rire, Jeux de piste, Strasbourg, and the

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. He also performed on Broadway, at th
New Victory Theater
He christened the new

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in Frankfurt with a high wire crossing in 2005. In 2011 David Dimitri was Performing 30 performances at the prestigiou
Theater Vidy Lausanne
The premiere of L'homme cirque in Italy, took place in Colorno, in 2012, at the Festiva
Tutti matti per Colorno
In 2013, he toured his one-man show in the US at the Festival of Arts and Ideas and Canada at th
Festival Montréal Complètement Cirque
In the winter 2013-14 he performed at th
Winterfest
in Salzburg, Austria.

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