(Mar. 9) - The Italian circus "Il Florilegio", that belongs to the Togni family and has been the National Circus of Italy since 1950, will be on tour in Ghana for six months, under the patronage of the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture of Ghana. The circus is currently in Accra at the Afua Sutherland Children's Park, where the show will continue until April 22, 2012.
"Il Florilegio is set to meet its audience's entertainment requirements with its clowns, acrobats, jugglers and animals: tigers, crocodiles, and snakes among others", a statement from the group says. "A special attention - continues the statement - has been paid to the creation of clothes and the choice of music and choreographies to excite both the Italian, Ghanaian and other communities in Ghana. In each show, which lasts two hours, is told a fairy tale, represented by the exceptional performances of international appeal to amaze, amuse and excite the audience." The group has brought artists and technicians from four continents: Georgian, Iranian, Brazilian, Colombian, Italian, Venezuelan, French, Mexican, Turkish and Albanian.
"Il Florilegio" has gained worldwide fame in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland, Turkey, Hungary, Greece, Iran, Algeria, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar and Morocco. The Togni family also owns the Cirque Amar, active in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. (Peg)

TOGNI, HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN CIRCUS
The Circus Togni has a long history, began with Teresa De' Bianchi, an Italian with noble French origin, who after being abandoned by her family and grown up by a fortune teller of an itinerant artists' company, met and married Aristide Togni, Cavalry Officer of the king. In 1872 they founded the Equestrian Circus Togni, that will become the National Circus Tognim then the Circus Darix Togni, and now the current "Il Florilegio".