Joe Patronite

Photographer

Zoppé Family Circus

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Location: United States

Nationality: USA

Biography: Photography has been Patronite’s only career, having been first being published in his teens. Professional experiences contribute to deep knowledge in all facets of this area of visual communications, Patronite has been active in the... MORE

Giovanni Zoppé wran...argo, North Dakota. July 2015.

Giovanni Zoppé wrangling crowds, North Dakota State Fair, Fargo, North Dakota. July 2015.

Raising the tent, Tucson, Arizona, 2014.

Jay Walther, applying his &...Denver, Colorado, August 2015.

Jay Walther, applying his "white face" prior to performance. Denver, Colorado, August 2015.

Giovanni "Nino" Zoppé.

Tosca Zoppé and Principessa, Arizona, 2014.

Balancing act. 2014.

Backstage. 2015.

Ringmaster Walther starts musi...crowds. Denver, Colorado.2014.

Ringmaster Walther starts music backstage prior to meeting the crowds. Denver, Colorado.2014.

Cast and Family, traditional p...rformance. North Dakota, 2015.

Cast and Family, traditional prayer prior to performance. North Dakota, 2015.

Tosca Zoppé over th...pping act of the events. 2015.

Tosca Zoppé over the fire on a moving horse, capping act of the events. 2015.

"Nino".

Jay Walther, an unexpected dev...hile tending the horses. 2015.

Jay Walther, an unexpected deviation while tending the horses. 2015.

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Zoppé Family Circus

Copyright Joe Patronite 2024

Updated Dec 2016

Location USA

Topics Circus, Documentary, performers, Photography

The Zoppé Family Circus, a tented, one-ring spectacle being has been performed by the same family for seven generations. The circus, founded in 1840's has been handed down through the generations here in the United States of America and North America. Giovanni Zoppé, the current partiarch of the troupe, leads as "Nino" the clown. Jay Walther, long-time ringmaster, and all around boss of the backstage and set-up, along with Tosca Zoppé are the main principals these days.