Countdown: - 15 days
North Korea participates for the first time at the International Circus Festival "City of Latina"
With only 15 days to go until the start of the 12th edition, the International Circus Festival “City of Latina” adds two more numbers to the event, both of which, and for the first time in the history of the Festival, come from North Korea. The multi-cultural aspect of the Festival has never been more in evidence. All five continents will be represented in the shows, and with a host of top-quality acts and a wide variety of additional events, this year's Festival promises to be an exceptional event.
The Pyongyang Troupe from North Korea presents two high-profile numbers: the first number combines the Russian swing with the fixed trapeze. The 10 performers will draw the attention of the public towards the highest point of the big top: this performance is characterized by spins and somersaults in mid-air. Starting at ring level, the artists take flight on the swing towards an intermediate level, and then carry on upwards to another level suspended at a height of 10 metres. From this height these Korean artists can only rely on the skill of their young porteur, who alternates a strong and firm grip with throwing his companions into high spins and somersaults! In the second act that the Pyongyang Troupe is presenting, the young and elegant artist will be performing a complex number that unites several circus disciplines: juggling, contortionism and aerial equilibrism. The curious aspect of this rope number is the delicate balance that the artist has to maintain between the strength required to execute the turns on the rope and the delicacy of the movements along with technical precision: during the entire number the performer will be holding a long pole in her mouth, at either end of which will be balanced two glasses full of water.
