October 26, 2022 | 20:11 (GMT+7)
Vietnam wins a gold at int’l circus festival
PANO - The performance of two circus artists Pham Thi Huong and Truong Hong Thuy of the Vietnam Circus Federation won a gold prize at the International Circus Festival 2022 hosted by Russia from October 22-26.
According to People’s Artist Tong Toan Thang, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Circus Federation, this year festival themed “Circus Princess” attracted nine countries with numerous interesting and eye-catching circus acts.
Attentively, this year’s event was open for female circus artists only.
Artist Thang said that the Vietnamese artists’ performance was highly appreciated by the jury panel thanks to unified harmony of music, costumes, props and especially skillful performance techniques.
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The excellent performance of artists Huong and Thuy wins a gold at the Int'l Circus Festival 2022. |
“This is the second time the organizing panel has invited Vietnam to take part in. Last year, Vietnam could not attend the event due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, at the invitation of the organizing panel, Vietnamese artists were eager and exerted utmost effort to perform this outstanding act among international friends,” said artist Thang.
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Artists Huong and Thuy after the performance |
He added that the gold prize was a confirmation of the two female artists’ talent and position of Vietnam’s circus in the international arena. “This will be a motivation for circus artists to continue to show their passion and devote themselves to the development of the country's circus art,” the deputy director of the Vietnam Circus Federation stressed.
Translated by Chung Anh