Moira Orfei
Moira Orfei (actually Mariana Orfei, born December 21, 1931 in Codroipo ) is an Italian circus director, artist and actress.
Life
Orfei was in the caravan of her parents, two circus artists born. Like their cousin Liana she was also taught by his childhood in numerous artistic arts and regularly performed in the ring. In 1960 she began a parallel career as an actress, she showed in forty most adventurous, often after mythological materials, manufactured commercial films, but also in comedies and westerns that emerged during the heyday of Italian genre cinema.
1961 married Orfei acrobatic dancers Walter Nones, with whom she it next to the Austrian siblings Swoboda started his own circus in the year, and soon after their own " Circo Moira Orfei " created, which soon became known for quality and lavish productions. So Orfei and Nones were the first, the - 1969 - the " Circus on Ice" with ring and ice created and also employed large show stars. 1976 separated the two lines of business in the traditional circus and the combined form. Orfei became known as an artist primarily by Elephant training.
Until well into the 21st century often campaigning for her tours with only her face, Orfei is still with her circus go. It applies because of their presence and visual presentation as an "icon of kitsch ".
2006 was the documentation Amore e fiori about the artist.