Kris Kremo By John Howard Baldino
Mar 27, 2015
Kris Kremo
By John Howard Baldino
The Josef Kremo Family
The Kremo family was a Swiss family of acrobats who were icarists
They performed in circuses in the 19th century
Josef Kremo was Kris’s great grandfather 1880 original Kremo troupe
started by Josef Kremo
Icarists juggle people with their feet
Bela Kremo
Bela Kremo was Kris Kremo’s father
He was an icarist at first He became a “Gentleman
Juggler” His style was new He used THREE objects:
3 balls, 3 hats, 3 cigar boxes or a hat, a cigar and a pair of gloves
Gentleman Juggler Bela Kremo
What about Kris Kremo?
His full name is Kristian Gaston Kremo
He was born in Paris, France in 1951
He went to school in Switzerland
“Like Father, Like Son”
During the summer, Kris toured with his father om circuses
During the school year, Bela father taught Kris how to juggle by sending him letters
Bela wanted Kris to be a Gentleman Juggler
Bela and Kris Kremo
Juggling Career
At 15, Kris performed in amateur shows
When he was19, he worked with his father in a duet
They did their juggling tricks simultaneously
A Famous Juggler
Kris started juggling alone in 1975
He has been in circuses, theaters and nightclubs all over the world
He performed for Queen Elizabeth of England and King Gustav of Sweden
He worked in Las Vegas at the Stardust Hotel from 1978-1989
A World Record
In 1977, Kris Kremo is in the Guinness Book of World Records for performing a quadruple pirouette after releasing a cigar box.
This fall Kris Kremo performed in London at a show called “Palladium Magic”
Bibliography
Kris Kremo http://www.circopedia.org
Kris Kremo Gentleman Juggler http://www.veress.se/kriskremo.htm
Cigars Magazine http://www.cigarsmag.com/Cigars_Records.htm