Kyiv Academy of Circus and Variety Arts

The Kyiv Academy of Circus and Variety Arts is the only educational institution in Ukraine and Eastern Europe that trains circus and variety actors. The program tells about the creation and development of the educational institution, as well as about the famous people who studied and taught at the Academy.

Guests of the program: Vladislav Kornienko, rector of the Academy, Valentyna Zaitseva, head of the choreography department, Vladimir Kryukov, circus performer, David Babaev, head of the spoken word department, Nikolai Baranov, lecturer at the circus arts department, Dmitry Oskin, compere, Lyubov and Viktor Anisimov, vocal duo, Nikita Cherepakhin, Academy graduate, and Andrey Shmandrovsky, Academy graduate,

The program uses archival video of the National Circus of Ukraine and the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts, the Kyiv National Academic Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka, music performed by the jazz orchestra of the National Circus of Ukraine.

The program is hosted by Olga Kipnis.