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The history it`s begining with Arnaldo Dell`Acqua, a young gymnastic born in Milan,how make acquainted with Matilda Travaglia,she work in circus, they falling in love and she follow him in our world.

Arnaldo Dell'Acqua

 

Of their love was born:Alberto(mentioned``Pierino`` our grandfather), Fausto, Emily, Rina, Ebe and Aldina, how dies at eighteen years because fall from a horse.
Alberto will marry Berta Hofmann, a youngwoman, mother of Oscar. After a while they decided to open up one circus with the name ``CIRCO IMPERO``, how in the years 1930 and 1940 have a reality always more strong .

The family Dell'Acqua-Hofmann: the kid on the left is Marcello, older child is Oscar and in arms the little Adriana

Grandfather "Pierino" in one of the comic's scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was evrething all right until a tragedy come on in this family: was 31 december 1943. When the circus was at Ortona, the company was moved with the help of army for the reasons of saftey ironically this place was bombed. In this tragedy will dye Berta (the wife) and five childrens (Adis, Rosanna, Franca, Minnie and Loris), all of them were buried in the cemetery of Putignano. They will be saved only Adriana, Marcello and Oscar: how was down of the body of his mother, and the last one was saved because he was out to play.

Il circo Impero dopo il bombardamento
The remains of the circus Impero after bombing in Ortona

 

How all this wasn`t enought also the circus was destroyed and our grandfather was forced to start from the begining,the first thing was to get married again with the Latina Di Iorio (a lady from Campobasso), and of their love was born: Berta, Loris, Franca, Giovanna, Rudy and Arnaldo, the last one dies in 1971 from a malady.

The family Dell'Acqua - Di Iorio, from left: Franca, Loris, Berta, Marcello, Alberto, Latina, Rudy, Arnaldo, Adriana and Giovanna

 

They will begin with the caurosele and after a lot time when they worked at artisti in circus ,until february 1958,when they decided that it`s the time to open again;will born in this way ``IL CIRCO DELLE SORELLE DELL`ACQUA``, how worked in the sud of Italy, and their are lucky because the grandfather watch them.

The sisters Dell'Acqua: Adriana, Franca and Berta
Berta, Adriana, Franca, Marcello and Loris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In1973, die, the grandfather Pierino and his family will go on with the help of Marcello together with Loris and Rudy and with the new name ``CIRCO DEMAR`` util 1978,year when they decided to act together,that the brothers have to take different roads.
Marcello and his wife together with threir childrens :Ariana, Sabrina, Alessia,Danilo and Alex,will open their own activity with the name ``ACQUATICO CRAZY SHOW``.
In this time Loris will get married with Manuela Bogino and Rudy with Matilde Dell`Acqua form one circus ``ROYAL CIRCUS``,in this family will come in Giovanni Giannutzi with Giovanna and Vicenzo Sibilla with Franca.
Adriana will get married with Sebastiano Spataro,and in this moment work in the music band of circus ,while Berta married with Alberto Dell`Acqua,she`s cousin actor in cinema(mentioned ROBERT WIDMARK) and of their love was born: Massimiliano and Doriana.
They will start in society with the family of ``Bimbo`` Romolo Martini ,until 1984, they will obtain one discret luck and excellent company, between the clown Bisbini, a lot of Zoopis and Diana and the persones how will debut in Giurintano.
In 1986, thanks to Leris Colombaioni how was intersted of this work, the circus will go in tour at Malta obtain a big succes, and thanks also to parteners and all the respect included MOJA with the flying trapeze and acrobato to the ground.
In this years succesful for ROYAL CIRCUS will go in tour in Sicilia and will stop the tour in Puglia with excellente results.
In 1995, like often hapening for mistakes bureaucracy and the family of Carlo Martini ,another circus were forced to live togheter in the square of Caserta.Unexpected union from this two family will be a big succes for the circus and for this reason thez decided to change the name of circus in ``ROYAL+DARIX`` .This union will last 6 years with the unexpected results and this circus was one the best how spins through Italy in those years.
In time wil come in the circus the new generation of family Dell`Acqua and they will come with new strengthand and ability in the show.

Loris has three childrens:Davis,Rony and Daiana.The first and the second have a number in circus named ``hand to hand`` and demonstred they are real artisti.They have learned this number after they went at (Academy of Circus Italiano) for five years ,they achived one and another renown and have won many awards on different Festival, including the prestigios Circus Festival of Montecarlo Edition 2011.

 

Also, Daiana will go at Academy and will learn one number tightrope walken thread and beacuse she loves saw much to work with the horse will came in into the circus track with them.


Rudy has also three childrens :Elison, Enis and Elder.Elison work with many hula hoop,Enis is hand standing and manage exotic parade, Elder acrobato at scale free and clown dressed at ``Ridolini`` wich demonstred one excellent mime.


The childrens of Franca are:Giorgia, Ernani, and Arnaldo, the last two are excellentes jugglers.The first one with the ``rackets`` and the second with the ``balls on earth`` and bolth of them are also acrobats at singleciclye.


And the cildrens of Gianna are:Terence, Ronald,Sany and Darix.Terence and Ronald make one eccentric number and Terence created his own number ``rola rola`` recently in our show come in also Sandy with the number of contorsionisme.


This is our story how, with the happines and pain will come in our days after it overcome all the obstacles apparent insormontable.
This is the story of people how lives simple ,and make all that they can,and all the streght of the family with tradition and passion for the future .how with the pride will go on in years with the immense admiration near and our forefathers.
In their memories I want to continued, grow up and better make live again through us and their lives each day, all days,down off the footlights how make from scenery of our lives wihle desire to continued to grow up feed on applause.
Therefore wish of our part of our components of new generation how are able to bring forward with pride the name of family Dell`Acqua and sacrificed with passion toward one live allways down of the lights and reflection how reflect this, and lot more !!

 

The Dell'Acqua Family in 2006

from left: Giovanni, Giorgia, Berta, Doriana, Giovanna, Matilde, Loris, Franca, Marcello, Rudy,

Sandy, Ronald, Enis, Daiana, Arnaldo, Elison, Alex, Davis, Emanuela, Elder, Adriana, Ronny, Rosalba e Sebastiano

on the floor: Darix, Alessia, Claudio, Latina (nonna Tina), Claire, Maicol, Angela, Sabrina e Arianna

 

... In the time our family arrived new members...

in 2008 Giorgia married Giuseppe D'Acci...

...and Ronny married Desireè Pirlo

in 2011 Ernani married Simonetta Golino...

...and Daiana married Kevin Niemen

in 2012 Terence married Nancy Rossi...

...and Davis married Kineret Zavatta

 

... and persons how dies...

Grandmother Tina

02/04/1916-07/04/2012

 

our history will be continued with the born of Soery Dell'Acqua, dougther of Ronny and Desireè how represent the fifth generation.

 

and the story will be continued...

 

traduction by Alina Popa Munteanu

 

 

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by Davis