11th July, 2011
This blog is dedicated to Ash and friends at the Beijing Institute of Arts...
CIRCUS MONGOLIA
70TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE
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| МОНГОЛ ЩЙРК - Circus Mongolia |
The Mongolian Circus recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary. The circus owes its roots to a Soviet Circus troupe who visited Mongolia in 1931 and took back with them the first group of Mongolian artistes for training. 70 years after establishing itself in Mongolia, the Mongolian circus now performs throughout the world and are renown for being contortion specialists.
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| The circus is held in a dedicated arena in the heart of the city. Originally a yurt shaped Buddhist temple it was one of the three saved from destruction by the Russians and has housed the Circus school since 1941. It has since gone through many renovations. It recently changed its distinctive blue colour to orange! |
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| Circus Building (or should I say roof!) as seen from Peace Avenue |
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Because many of the Mongolian artists are now busy touring internationally there are not many shows scheduled throughout the year. This year they've only performed together for three shows.
Incredibly, VIP tickets are less than $10! |
The acts that made up the 70th Gala Spectacular...
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| Young contortionists |
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| Violin playing contortionist |
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| Some crazy "skipping acrobats"! |
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| Aerial silk performers |
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| Acrobats |
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| Strongman |
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| who catches |
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| ... lead balls at the back of his head!! |
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| And can balance 5 people AND a massive barbell on his legs |
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| Flying Trapeze |
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| Trapeze Star who free-fell from the highest point of the dome head first and "tucked" into landing position at last possible minute. Alarming! |
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| Still climbing into position... |
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| A brilliant juggler with a great act and stage face! |
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| Hand balancing contortionists! |
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| Awesome display of strength and flexibility |
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| A talented crowd pleaser |
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| ...and cute kids from the audience who almost stole the show |
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| This little boy was so adorable and a crowd favourite |
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| One of the best hand balancing artists in the world |
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| amazing tumblers |
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The shows' stars...all in all a brilliant evening
Congratulations to Circus Mongolia! |
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| After show photo call |
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2 comments:
I think one of the better shows I've seen. It was a very intimate performance with very talented professionals!
Sally...awesome pics. Would love to see it, maybe will have to take a trip to UB to coincide with a circus show. Lesley in BJ
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