THE GREAT ITALIAN CLOWNS: THE RASTELLI

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THE RASTELLI STORY

The original clown troupe Rastellis was founded by Oreste (senior) the cousin of Enrico Rastelli, the greatest juggler of the world. Rastellis are very good clowns but above all, virtuous musicians: so when they don’t work in circus as clowns, they sometimes play jazz music in concerts. In their carrier they alternate contracts in circus to period in the famous ice reviews (Aladdin on Ice, Holiday on Ice, …). During the ‘50s-‘60s they work many times in the Ice Reviews. In 1966 they are in the programme of Circus Heros (Togni-Castilla) Holland tour. In 1967 they work in Circus Knie. In 1974 and 1977 Rastellis work in Circus Scott and in 1978 in Circus Shumann. In the late ‘70s they came back in the italian Circo Americano (by Togni) untill 1985. In 1982 they make some months in Blackpool Tower Circus (UK) while in march 1984 they partecipate (with the whole Amrican Circus programme) to the ATA show in Wien. In 1984 they was part of Circus Scott's television performance in Sweden called Clown Clown. Here with the white face clown - Antonio Poletti. In this television show, there was a lot of great clowns and clown troups - Charlie Rivel, George Carl, Joe Jackson Jr. , Galetti and many many others. From 1985 they came back for several season to Holiday On Ice reviews. In summer 1996 to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the birth of the great juggler Enrico Rastelli, the Rastelli Family organise in Bergamo, the birth town of that family, in North of Italy the "Circo Rastelli" (in society with Circo David Orfei) a circus show that includes the acts of the Rastellis and some more traditional acts. In the same occasion is organised an exposition about the great juggler.

In january 2001 Rastellis partecipate to the 24° Monte Carlo Circus Festival where Oreste receive an award from Prince Ranieri III for his carrier. In this occasion they say that it would have been their last show. Fortunately it was not true. So they continue to work during the winter in circus. But they don’t want to sign long concracts for a whole saison. In saison 2001 they make some galas in France and after they are in Circo Medrano-Casartelli for the Slovenian Tour. For the winter 2001/2002 Rastellis, in society with Casartelli-De Rocchi opens a little "circus on ice" where they present the musical clown entrée, Vittorio as Juggler and the tale of Pinocchio on Ice. In march 2002 they work in Circus Krone (Munchen) and after, during the summer, in the Clown Festival in Bakken (Copenhagen). Here they won the golden nose award – A festival arranged by Benny Schumann, Grand child to the world famous Spanish Clown – Charlie Rivel. They partecipate to the Barcellona Clown Festival ("Euroclowns") directed by Genìs Gimenez Matabosch in a very rich programme which included also Peter Shub, Sister Pillieres, Les Nerys set in "Circo Raluy".Rastellis are famous also for the musical instruments: big trompets – Alfredo can play two at one time, explosive piano are the protagonist of their clown entrée. After the Rastellis, the most of the clown entrée have copied these elements: so in the ‘70-‘80 there where lots of clown entrées with "twin" clowns, explosive instruments and sometime with the same musical passages. Their importance consists just in this ability to invent (or diffuse) an original clown style that remeber the Fratellini style.