David Dimitri (born March 7, 1963) is a Swiss

tightrope Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope ...

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. Combining an education at the State Academy for Circus Arts in Budapest and at New York’s

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

, David Dimitri performed his wire dances at circuses, arts festivals, and concert halls throughout the world – Canada’s

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; ) is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Jun ...

, New York’s

Big Apple Circus The Big Apple Circus is a circus based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization, it became a tourist attraction. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as i ...

, Switzerland's

Circus Knie Circus Knie (, ) is the largest circus of Switzerland, based in Rapperswil. History The circus was founded in 1803 by the Knie family and has existed in its present form since 1919, when it changed from an open arena to a covered tent. The cir ...

, and the

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under the direction of

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (; 19 February 1932 – 11 August 1988) was a French opera director, set and costume designer. Biography Ponnelle was born in Paris. He studied philosophy, art, and history there and, in 1952, began his career in Germany ...

. In 2001, with the assistance of his father, the clown and mime

Dimitri Dimitri, Dimitry, Demetri or variations thereof may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Dimitri (clown), Swiss clown and mime Dimitri Jakob Muller (1935–2016) * Dimitri Atanasescu (1836–1907), Ottoman-born Aromanian teacher * Dimitri Ayo ...

, David Dimitri created the one-man show "L'Homme Cirque"David Dimitri on Telerama
/ref> a presentation of '' nouveau cirque'' arts performed in a touring circus tent designed and built for the production.

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