Known as the Alexis Brothers – Marco and Paulo Lorador have a slow motion pairs balancing act that has astonished audiences for decades. Many have tried to duplicate it. The brothers are currently with Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère in Vegas.
old video clip on YouTube – Saltimbanco
We come from Portugal but we grew up mostly in countries like Italy, Spain and France. We traveled with our parents thru Europe working in small circus. At a young age, we were fortunate to travel thru Europe and by the time we were 14 and 16 years old, we got to see all of Europe and won great awards for our performances in the biggest festival in the world. We were very lucky to be able to see and learn all the different cultures and languages. We first came in United States in 1983 to work for Ringling Brothers. It’s been now over 15 years that we work in the States and we are currently working with Cirque du Soleil since 1992.
On a more personal subject we both like sports, all kind of sports. The only sport that we still do is soccer. We both like to train in the gym and keep in good shape since it’s a very important part of our show. We speak currently 6 languages such as French, Spanish, English, Russian, Italian and of course, Portuguese. People always ask us what is our favorite country or city we have worked. It is hard to say each country is beautiful in it’s own way, but I have to say that one of the best audience we have is in the Unites States. They seem to be louder and they are not afraid to show it.
As for injuries, we had a few but not too threatening for our act. That is why we keep going at the gym regularly. Not only to improve our look but to keep the injuries as minimum as possible. When you do so many shows a year, you need to constantly maintain your body and your mind in good health.
official website – Alexis Brothers – About Us
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