Press Release N° 13 – June 30th 2010
Countdown: -106 days
Africa is represented once again at the International Circus Festival. New number from Colombia also announced.
The multicultural nature of the International Circus Festival “City of Latina” is further underlined with the two new numbers for the twelfth edition announced today.
So far this year, the production office of the International Circus Festival “City of Latina” has received over 350 applications from artists wishing to participate in the upcoming 12th edition. Requests have arrived from all five continents, and cover the entire panorama of circus disciplines. The selection committee, whose job it is to evaluate the artistic and technical qualities of each artist, today announce two more numbers that have been officially added to the list of participating acts for the twelfth edition of the Festival. The two acts that have been successful in this first difficult selection come from America and Africa, and represent two very different disciplines: Contortionism and the ‘Globe of Death’.
The Republic of South Africa is represented by twenty-year-old Lunga in a contortionism number. Born in Johannesburg, this African artist began her artistic career at the age of ten and has, during the last six years spent in the United States, had ample opportunity to develop her artistic talents, gaining significant placings at a number of International Festivals. The surprising flexibility of Lunga was evident from a very young age when, even while sleeping, her body would assume such curious positions that she was later the subject of clinical tests and X-rays. Her unique natural flexibility has earned her the nickname ‘Snake-Girl’.
The Globe of Speed troupe consists of eight fearless motorcyclists, all Colombian, with ages ranging from 22 to 33. During their breathtaking number, these eight young motorcyclists and their bikes are enclosed within a huge 5.8 metre diameter spherical steel cage, and reach speeds of 60km/h while performing daredevil acrobatics. The deafening rumble of the motorcycles’ engines accompanies an amazing performance in which even the smallest mistake could prove dangerous.
