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 Against the backdrop of the dome of the Palacio del Arte in Morelia, Claris Leydi, a Cuban gymnast swings on a high trapeze in the opening act of Atayde Hermanos Circus. |
 This young Peruvian performer deftly twirls the hula hoops around her body. |
 The animal trainer Jim Garner and his son working with the llamas and a camel. |
 Ottavio Canestrelli, clown and gymnast balancing on an unsupported ladder. |
 Creative Cuban couple billed as the Duo Sagitario doing their moving "living rag doll" act. |
 Thoroughly skilled and professional Cuban performers billed as the "Trouppe Febles" thrilling the audience with breathtaking gymnastic work. |
 Atayde Hermanos Circus boasts these three performers doing an act reminiscent of a Native American ritual. Their garb is authentic and its use in the U.S. required permission from the Chiefs of three Oklahoma Native American tribes. |
 One of the three young men performing an iron cross as part of the Native American ritualistic presentation. The image is reminiscent of a cross and a Christlike figure which meshes with the almost religious act. |
 Doing triple somersaults after being sprung into the air is second nature to the Cuban "Trouppe Febles". All the members of the troupe are graduates of the Cuban National School of Circus Arts |
 Three Cuban women, also graduates of the Cuban National School of Circus Arts, make up the "Trio Paradigma". |
 The Atayde Hermanos Circus boasts an African elephant act. Note that this creature is walking on two legs, carrying Dayana, the Hula Hoop artist. |
 The animal trainer Jim Garner and his son working with the llamas and a camel. |
 Chancleta and Lentejita, two clowns, both from Peru, keep the audience in stitches. |