First international circus gala opens in HCM City

First international circus gala opens in HCM City
First international circus gala opens in HCM City ảnh 1 An animal circus performance (Photo VNA)

HCM City (VNA) –
The first international circus gala kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City onFebruary 16, the first day of the Lunar New Year 2018.

More than 50 circusperformers from Vietnam, Russia, the US,Ukraine and Mongolia werebrought together at the event.

According to theorganising board, domestic and foreign artists have practised hard over thepast few months to show the best performances to audiences.

Notably was thered-nose clown Rostyslav Biliak from Russia and young female artist SattraLaura Ortega from the US with the risk performance with thin strips of silk.

Artists from Ukraine and Mongolia wowed the audiences withspectacular acrobatics performances.

In addition, childrenwere attracted by fabulous animal circus shows.

The circus gala willrun until March 18 at Gia Dinh Park,Go Vap district, HCM City, then come to the central city of Da Nang and the northeastern province of Quang Ninhtill April 15.-VNA
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