Medeiros Troupe – Hair Hang

Eight Person Hair-Hang and Motorcycle High wire
 

The circus is the place where real legends appear, it’s the place where excitement is taken to unheard-of levels. In Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents LEGENDS, we are proud to bring back The Medeiros Hair Hang Act like you’ve never imagined it. This larger-than-life act features not two, but eight female performers from countries around the world including the U.S., Brazil, Bulgaria and Ukraine. These ‘hairialists’ perform a combination of choreography and cut-ups including spinning, hanging from hoops, and rolling down wrapped silks, all while being suspended 35 feet in the air by their hair alone! In this hair-raising act, audiences will even see the weight of three girls held aloft by the locks of only one of these tangled beauties.

                                                            This  one-of-a-kind act is the brainchild of husband and wife team Andre and Viktoria Medeiros. Together, Brazilian-born Andre and his Bulgarian-born wife Viktoria have devised and improved the mechanisms and methods making possible the myriad of maneuvers this troupe will perform for audiences. It is Andre’s attention to every detail, even welding the three different rigs that the girls hang from, that keeps his troupe safe and sound each and every time the act is presented.

Returning, Viktoriya Medeiros and Widny Neves are suspended high-above the arena floor as they spin, twirl and hang only using the strands of their partner's hair. This year they have added six new girls to the troupe: Samantha Pitard, Viktorila Liakhova, Dayana Costa, Julissa Segrera, Stefany Neves and Svitlana Balanicheva. The former clowns, aerialists and dancers worked together on last year’s show and were chosen by Andre and Viktoriya based on each performer’s hair, height, back and neck.



Viktoriya and Widny also perform alongside Andrey in a dueling motorcycle high-wire act that is sure to rev up Children Of All Ages. Executing impressive aerial feats, Viktoriya will perform bold stunts on a trapeze bar attached to the motorcycle, as he cruises on a wire the width of a human thumb.

Hair Hangers’ Hair Care:

• Air Dry Only
• No Flat Iron
• No Brushing When Wet
• Special Shampoo
• Daily Vitamins

 

Acrobats fall during Ringling Bros. circus 'hairialists' performance

First responders at the scene of a circus accident that left nine acrobats seriously injured on Sunday, May 4, 2014. (ABCNews Photo / Sydney Bragg on Twitter)

  

May 4, 2014 (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) -- A platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at a circus performance Sunday, sending eight acrobats plummeting to the ground. Nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered less serious injuries.

  

The accident was reported about 45 minutes into the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus' 11 a.m. Legends show at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.

Stephen Payne, a spokesman for Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros., said the accident happened during an act in which eight performers hang "like a human chandelier" using their hair.

He said the metal-frame apparatus from which the performers were hanging came free from the metal truss it was connected to. The eight women fell 25 to 40 feet, landing on a dancer on the ground.
All the performers have been doing "some variation of this act for some time," Payne said, though he didn't know how long. The current incarnation of the act began in January with the launch of the show, he said.

Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare said officials and inspectors haven't yet determined what caused the accident. He said none of the injuries appears to be life-threatening.
Roman Garcia, general manager of the Legends show, asked people to pray for the performers.
"Everybody's doing fine, everybody's at the hospital, everybody's conscious, everybody's doing pretty well," he said at the Dunkin' Donuts Center less than two hours after the accident.

Rhode Island Hospital in Providence admitted 11 patients with varying injuries, including one in critical condition, spokeswoman Jill Reuter said.

The hair-hanging stunt is described on the circus' website as a "larger-than-life act" featuring eight female performers.

"These 'hairialists' perform a combination of choreography and cut-ups including spinning, hanging from hoops, and rolling down wrapped silks, all while being suspended 35 feet in the air by their hair alone," the website says. "In this hair-raising act, audiences will even see the weight of three girls held aloft by the locks of only one of these tangled beauties."

Sydney Bragg, 14, of North Kingstown, said the platform began to fall as it neared the rafters of the arena.

"It just went crashing down," Sydney said. "Everyone was freaking out. We heard this huge clatter and then we just heard the girls scream."

She said spotlights were on the performers at the time, but all the lights went out after the fall.
Rosa Viveiros of Seekonk, Massachusetts, said the act was covered by a curtain. Shortly after the curtain was pulled away, she said, the performers fell on top of at least one other performer, a man who stood up with his face bloodied. The other performers remained still, she said.

"We thought it was part of the circus," said Rosa Viveiros' husband, Joe.

The couple attended the circus with their 6-year-old grandson and 9-year-old niece.

"Everyone was in shock," Rosa Viveiros said. "It was pretty overwhelming to see that."

The circus began performances in Providence on Friday. The Dunkin' Donuts Center canceled two shows scheduled for later Sunday.

 

Best red hair: We count down 10 of Hollywood’s top redheads

By Renee Tse | April 30th, 2014 | 3:30 pm 

There is no doubt that red hair instantly stands out in a sea of blondes and brunettes. Once rare and unique in Hollywood, red seems to be the hair colour of choice for some of the hottest celebrities. And although there are only a handful of famous natural redheaded beauties, the colour remains a top choice for temporary (read: attention-grabbing) dye jobs. Think about it: also almost every leading lady has a red phase on record.

While we can easily pin Jessica Chastain, Isla Fisher and Julianne Moore as natural redheads, other celebrities have had red hair for so long that we basically consider the shade as the one they were born with. Although hair colour chameleon Emma Stone is often mistaken as a true redhead—her go-to copper hue perfectly suits her flawless porcelain skin—she’s actually a blonde. (Same with Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks!) Amy Adams also wears her red hair well, likely because it’s just a touch brighter than her natural strawberry blonde shade.


Sometimes movie roles call for stars like Rachel McAdams and Kristen Stewart (who may or may not have wanted us to know about her dye job) to temporarily try ginger shades, whereas others just embrace the shade for fun. Rihanna, who is no stranger to having fiery red hair, enjoys experimenting with all sorts of hair colours and her constant changes certainly keep us on our toes. Whether you’re seeking colour inspiration for your own red dye job or just love the look of Titian-tinted hair, click through to see which celebrities make us green with envy for pulling off red hair with ease.

New Natural Shampoos

Tony Cenicola/The New York Times and Thomson-DiPalma

Big-time hairdressers like Frédéric Fekkai and John Frieda have long been in the shampoo business, but some smaller operations are now diving into the bubbles, emphasizing natural ingredients. Below, three indie labels of note. 

Cool It Down

Original & Mineral, an Australian brand that uses exotic-sounding ingredients like Tasmanian sea kelp, has a new silver shampoo intended to fight brassy tones in bleached hair for a Hitchcock-heroine effect. The sulfate- and paraben-free formula is called Conquer Blonde. ($34.95 for 8.4 ounces at OriginalMineral.com)

Fruit the Frizz

A family-run operation, Giovanni, an early advocate of naturals and organics for haircare, has become a health-food store favorite. Among its latest offerings: 2Chic Ultra Volume shampoo and conditioner with tangerine butter and papaya extract. ($8.99 each for 8.5 ounces at Target and Whole Foods)

Garden Fresh

Bryan Thomson-DiPalma, a colorist, has infused a new line with organic botanicals. Loaded with essential oils, aloe, calendula and oatmeal protein, his Geranium Shampoo ($23 for 8 ounces) and Lavender Conditioner ($20 for 8 ounces) are especially made for dry strands. There’s also an Orange Blossom collection for children. (ThomsonDiPalma.com)
 

Dutiful, Beautiful, Morning and Night; Zoë Kravitz on Her Beauty Regimen

Zoë Kravitz at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Calif. Credit Emily Berl for The New York Times

Zoë Kravitz, 25, the daughter of the singer Lenny Kravitz and the actress Lisa Bonet, has pursued both of her parents’ professions. Her new projects include a supporting role in the soon-to-be-released “Divergent,” an action movie based on the first book in a trilogy of young-adult novels by Veronica Roth. Born in the Venice section of Los Angeles, Ms. Kravitz, who is also a member of the rock band Lolawolf, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with the kind of luxuriously bohemian beauty regimen common to each neighborhood.

SKIN CARE

My morning and nighttime routines are pretty much the same. My facialist, Dayle Breault, whom I’ve been going to since I was 15 — my mom and dad go to her, too, which is how I found out about her — makes her own line. She has an amazing face wash that I use, or when I’m traveling, she has these really great cleansing pads, which are like a toner and cleanser in one. Under the eyes, I use a cream by Dr. Hauschka. Kiehl’s has an avocado eye cream that’s good, too. In the wintertime, I might use Dayle’s mist afterward, because it keeps your skin moisturized, and I like her serum. I’ll add that when it gets so dry here. In the shower, I use Dr. Bronner’s almond soap. Kiehl’s has a really great soap, too, that I’ll switch to sometimes. It’s called Kiehl’s Aromatic Blends: Vanilla and Cedarwood. Afterward, I’ll use coconut oil. I’ll use any brand as long as it’s 100 percent, and it’s something that I’ll pick up at the health-food store. For the most part, everything I use is either by Dayle or it’s on the natural side. I don’t like to put too much on if I don’t know what it is. The product is going in your pores every day. Like with coconut oil, you can literally eat it. I also like this company called Simply Divine Botanicals. Their products are organic. They make really great body butters, and they have a face wash I like, too. I’ve been using their How Now Brown Cacao butter. It smells like chocolate — yummy.

Ms. Kravitz has go-to beauty products she relies on including ones from Dr. Bronner, Kiehl’s, Wen, Benefit, Dr. Hauschka, Laura Mercier, Simply Divine Botanicals, Tom Ford, Nars and Dayle Breault. Credit Emily Berl for The New York Times

MAKEUP

Day to day, I don’t wear a lot of makeup. Dayle makes an SPF that’s really great or Laura Mercier has these shimmery tinted moisturizers with SPF. In the summertime, you can put a layer on, and it’s glowy and pretty.

I do always wear blush, but it’s like a stain. I’ve been wearing the Benefit liquid one — it’s called Benetint — since high school. For a while, I was much more into shading, like contour or bronzer, and sometimes in the winter I’ll switch to that. My lip balm is by Dr. Hauschka. For mascara, I like what you can get at Duane Reade. I’m not picky about brand. I just don’t like waterproof mascara because it doesn’t come off.

If I’m going out at night, I’ll do more. I do like a cat eye. Chanel makes this great liquid liner. That’s my favorite thing. Sometimes, I’ll do a classic red lip or a dark brown, but it’s more work to keep it together as the color wanders. For that, Nars has good chubby pencils. I have them in Cruella, a warm red, and a color called Dragon Girl. I like to mix them together. When I first started performing with my band, Lolawolf, I would do more of a look. But it’s me and two guys who could care less if I was getting dressed up, so now I pretty much do the same as I would anyway. Depending on where my skin is at, I might wear a foundation. I don’t like a lot of coverage. I’ll dab on Radiant Creamy Concealer by Nars where I need it. And there’s something called Lycogel that I discovered when I was shooting in South Africa. I went to a spa and tried it out and liked it. It’s not heavy.

FRAGRANCE

I love oils. Right now, I like vanilla musk, which I picked up at Whole Foods. But I’ll have others, and I usually mix different scents. Sometimes I’ll add a sandalwood. I’m also really into a Tom Ford cologne called Tobacco Vanille. It probably can be unisex. It works on both men and women. Also, recently this woman was wearing Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, which is more masculine, and it smelled incredible.

Tobacco Vanille cologne, from Tom Ford. Credit Emily Berl for The New York Times

HAIR

I have a woman, Nikki Nelms, who comes to my house and cuts my hair. I met her at a W magazine shoot about two years ago. She’s really adventurous and comes up with ideas for me for events and stuff like that. This is my natural hair color right now. I colored it a couple years ago and it was kind of blond. It looked really cool, but my hair couldn’t handle it.

Otherwise, I use Wen products to wash my hair. The shampoo is really a conditioner and shampoo in one. It’s especially for African-American hair because it doesn’t strip it of all the oils. My mom introduced it to me. I’ve always had her there for good beauty advice. We’re both beauty fans. My friends are always laughing at her and me because we’re like witches with our potions and bottles and things.

TREATMENTS

Where I really spoil myself is my facials with Dayle. She’s between L.A. and New York, and I try to go as often as I can. Her facials have also become my go-to gifts for girlfriends. My theory is, when your skin is good, you can be confident and you don’t have to wear makeup.

DIET AND FITNESS

I’m a big fan of juice and health and all that stuff. That’s where beauty starts. I make sure that I’m eating well.

Usually for a film, I’ll have to hit a gym. Although in the winter in New York, it can be tough to go out of the house. I go through phases. Right now, I really like the “Ballet Beautiful” at-home videos. I haven’t been to an actual class of theirs in ages, but I’ll travel with the videos, and you can do it anywhere. I do try to fit in cardio. In the summertime, I’ll run in the park or something, and in the winter, it’s the gym. I also walk everywhere. Thank God for New York because I probably spend 80 percent of my time walking, from going up and down stairs to catching the subway.


 

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Power Tools for a Red Carpet Look

As Oscar gowns have become more formal, so too has the hair that accompanies them. Gone are the days when actresses would walk the red carpet with their locks tucked under a crocheted cap (Ali MacGraw, 1971), raked into an outlandish Bob Mackie headdress (Cher, 1986) or casually combed (Michelle Pfeiffer, 1990). On Sunday, viewers will see a parade of stylized looks, like Reese Witherspoon’s Veronica Lake waves at the ceremony last year and Emma Watson’s stern bun at the most recent Golden Globes.

And now, thanks to a new generation of hot tools, more women are attempting to create these looks at home.

From left: Harry Josh Pro Tools dryer, Infiniti Pro by Conair Curl Secret, InStyler Wet to Dry hair styler and CHI Touch Dryer.

Erika Angela, a model and actress in her early 30s, said she used to spend more than an hour, using four tools (a flatiron, blow dryer, curling iron and round brush) to style her long, dark brown locks, which are straight at the roots but frizzy at the ends. But her routine got a reboot this year, she said, when she started using the InStyler Wet to Dry styler ($130). The tool, which has a rotating hot barrel and brush, can straighten or curl wet hair.

“I don’t have to carry around so much stuff for my hair anymore, and I’ve also saved hours of time every week,” said Ms. Angela, who lives in Los Angeles. “It’s completely changed my approach to my hair.” 

The Wet to Dry is one of several new appliances changing the way hair is styled in salons and at home, like blow dryers with LCD screens that customize styling to hair type, devices that simultaneously dry and style hair, and automatic curling machines. They are a long way from the simple round brush that was standard equipment a generation ago. 

According to Virginia Lee, a senior research analyst at Euromonitor, the market research firm based in London, the number of hair styling appliances sold globally was close to 209 million in 2012, up from 190 million in 2007. Ms. Lee said this is thanks in part to the rise of how-to videos on YouTube. “Manufacturers are realizing that women are trying to create salon looks at home and are coming up with products to help,” Ms. Lee said.

 

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