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kind of show that brings a dog to the microphone has to be
funny; and that is how the Gregory Popovich Comedy Pet
Theater begins. Gregory had his beginnings in the Moscow
Circus School, and began his comedic circus training with
the Moscow circus as they traveled about the world. He went
on to perform for the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey;
eventually ending up at the Circus Circus in Las Vegas with
numerous skills acquired while touring with the few circuses
he was part of. His expertise in juggling has gained
enormous fame for him all over the world, and he joined
Planet Hollywood to showcase his talents. His show begins
with his wonderful juggling, culminating with Gregory
standing on a freestanding ladder and doing his thing. It is
certainly an amazing stunt and shows the kind of talent this
gentleman has. His extensive background in the circus has
definitely helped him, as well as developing ideas for the
show. After donning clown paint, Gregory brings the audience
to the circus; complete with birds, mice, cats and dogs, all
evidently his pets. The Popovich talents must run in the
family, as his daughter, Anastasie, a featured performer
amazes the crowd with her agility and deftness dancing and
twirling a baton, hula hooping and juggling. The other
performers of this incredible circus do equally amazing
feats of jumping ropes, tumbling and clowning around. The
audience is enthralled with all the fantastic abilities of
the clowns and enjoys the show immensely.
However, the real stars or show stealers are the animals or
pets themselves in wonderful little skits that endear them
to the audience. A scene unfolds at a train station with the
mice, cats and dogs handing their tickets to the conductor,
all the while acting like regular people would at a train
stop, interacting and moving about. Other adorable scenes
arrive with as much humor and comedy as animals can give; a
cat pushes a dog in a stroller and a Yorkshire terrier is
walked by a golden retriever mix breed. With skits and
scenes like these the performance goes on with laughter
encouraging the fanciful antics of the pets; they seem to
thrive on the applause and noise that emanates from the
audience loving their performances. A show favorite entails
a classroom full of dogs, neatly sitting at their desks,
with one pointing to the globe to infer geography lessons,
another barks out the answer to a math problem, and yet
another erases the chalk board with his paws.
Not to be outdone, the cats jump over hurdles, balance on
thin boards and climb tall posts. One is fortunate to hitch
a ride on the back of a passing pouch. All of the 15 cats
and 10 dogs were at one time rescued from animal shelters
and trained by Gregory. They all seem to be great hams,
loving every minute in front of the audience, that surely
encourage them to perform their best tricks with great
enthusiasm. With this unique comedy and amazing feats of
juggling, balancing and animal acting this is a great show
for the family to attend. Everyone will love the animals and
the many tricks that they have been taught. These special
performances could only be accomplished by a loving rapport
between master and pet and it exudes. The show also gives
much back to the community in the way of coop opportunities,
community programs and fundraisers and Gregory is always
open to new avenues of showmanship and community service.
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