Sven
Svenson's Flea Circus is based in the UK. At 15 years old, this is
performed by possibly the youngest flea tamer in the world. I was
luckily enough to catch him at a free moment between performing
and designing new acts.Sven
Svenson's Flea Circus is based in the UK. At 15 years old, this is
performed by possibly the youngest flea tamer in the world. I was
luckily enough to catch him at a free moment between performing
and designing new acts.
My show may not be as good as the masters like Cardoso and Walt Noon, but it certainly is full of traditional flea circus novelty! The high dive and flea cannon! Are all classics performed!
lol I have two at the moment! the high dive and the flea cannon! but i do have dreams, I have always wanted a flea 'wall of death' in which the fleas will mount tiny miniature motorbikes and ride round and round a wall lol, but that will take alot of work!
hmmm that is a hard one, I don't actually know myself about were I began, but the Internet really did show me the information I needed!
I built my first circus in around 2000, it was based on my own designs and was really just a case with a ring lol, it was very simple, plain and boring. But then just the beginning of this year I thought I have to make an effort, and built my second one, this one is set in a case and the layout is similar the the great Walt Noon's versions.
Personally I think there are many (even I have not learnt them all) the major skills though are being good with kids, slight of hand, misdirection, and keeping the audience awake!
hmmmm lol, I like both. I'm a very constructive person, but yet I love to see my creations in action.
Many of my fleas names are the common ones, Victor and Bruno. These are known well in the flea circus world.
May I thank Sven for this interview, for more information see the email below or you can contact Sven Svenson via his website
Email : andy@fleacircus.co.uk
