Alexis Gruss, figure of the French equestrian circus, died on Saturday "following a heart attack, at the age of 79". A religious ceremony will be celebrated in the Saint-Roch church, in Paris, Thursday April 11 at 9:30 a.m.
The patriarch of the company Alexis Gruss died in the morning at Saint-Joseph hospital in Paris. The company recently celebrated 50 years of creations in Paris under the name "Les Folies Gruss", with a show designed like a musical.