Andrii Bondarenko

Andrii Bondarenko is a Ukrainian acrobat and a balance expert: he is known a solo hand balancer. In 2003 he was selected to be on the National team of Sport Acro in the Ukraine. He has worked with Cirque du Soleil since 2014.[1] He is a two time Gold Medal winner at the Acrobatics World Championships.[2]

Andrii Bondarenko
Born
Andrii Bondarenko

(1986-03-01) March 1, 1986
Nikolaev, Ukraine, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUkraine
Occupations
Years active2003-present
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)

Career

Bondarenko began his career in balancing and acrobatics in 2003 when he was selected to be on the National team of Acro dance in the Ukraine.[1] He competed and won several world championships awards for his work in Acrobatics. Bondarenko competed as a member of the Ukraine's National Team and he won Silver in 2004 and Gold in 2005 and 2006 at the Acrobatics World Championships.[2]

In 2012 the Andrii and Oleksandr Bondarenko began traveling the world with a Cirque company.[3] Andrii is known as a flyer in Cirqu du Soleil's production.[2] In the show Bondarenko performed a hand-balancing act called "Upside Down World". Bondarenko would build a chair tower and perform feats of balance and strength while precariously balanced upside down on the chairs.[4][5] He has worked with Cirque du Soleil as one of their best balance performers.[6] Since 2014 he has also assisted with their stage productions.[1]

Early life

Bondarenko grew up in the small town of Nikolaev, Ukraine.[1] He and his brother Oleksandr began performing a sport called Adagio (acrobatics) when they were ten years old. The two brothers lifted weights and practiced balancing.[3]

Acrobatics Awards
Merited Master of Sports
  • Silver at the World Championships in France (2004)[2]
  • Gold at the World Cup, Belgium (2005)[2]
  • Gold at the VII World Games for non-Olympic sports (2005), Germany[2]
  • Bronze at the X International Circus Festival City of Latina performing as part of the "Men in Black" troupe, Italy (2008)[2]
  • Silver at the VIII Moscow International Youth Festival-Contest in the Circus Arts Russia (2009)[2]
  • Merited Master of Sports (the highest distinction in the sport in the Ukraine)[2]
  • Presidential Order of Merit[2]

See also

References
  1. Lloyd, Joseph (5 December 2019). "Andrii Bondarenko: The Worldclass Hand Balancer". The Next Rush Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Meet Andrii Bondarenko, The Acrobat Winning Making A Splash Working With Cirque Du Soleil". Latestly.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. Pandolfi, Elizabeth (27 March 2013). "How Cirque du Soleil's the Bondarenko Brothers train for the stage". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. Adler, Tony (12 August 2015). "Cirque du Soleil is thrilling again". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. "Cirque du Soleil's 'Kurios' is more fun than Christmas morning". Miami Herald. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. Zinko, Carolyne (19 December 2014). "Cirque du Soleil inspires flights of finery for New Year's Eve". Hearst Communications, Inc. SF Gate. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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