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tv   Sports Life  Deutsche Welle  June 9, 2024 4:02am-4:16am CEST

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the, the the turning points in your code, this class and slice began in this place is it is that circus academy in cape town, south africa, today is training day. it looks effortless, but you kobus has to be highly focused all the time. once a clap you do or once, and once you get injured, if it's the difficult to go back to it because the 1st thing that's going to be in
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your mind is that fall is going to happen again. or that club is going to hit me again. my middle name is danger. so normally if i for like a stand up and say yes, let's go a gave the tape on going, meeting failure with a sense of humor. with clubs, opal's you kobus is training $5.00 to $6.00 times per week for the stage partner. jason, the you've heard this has come a long way. the 29 year old is one of the main perform is it's exec circus. clown, acrobat juggler. you covers this repertoire is wide off to the break back to full focus in 10 weeks. one of the most important events in south africa will take place the national festival in the condo, kobus and his colleagues will perform the latest stage program until then,
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old tricks and stunts have to be on points. this up is not only a circus society, but also a training center. the academy in the cape town, district of woodstock, off as a free education for young people. brett van rent book found zips up in 1995 together with his wife lawrence. both of fullness focus on us. we believe that any kid and matter, what's it back on? if they've given the opportunity in life and they've passionate about what they, they do, any child can make it to. and a lot of kids, you know, have talents and skills, often lives beyond and zip said, you know, we kind of provide that platform to give children that maybe don't have as much as others. the platform to do something with a life. jacobus, who everyone calls trump, he was one of these children touring with a zip zip. so it goes to came around the world in the last few years,
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even performed in front of tennessee to start real, just cetera, and direct the bama at the white house. however, his road to success was rocky. as a teenager, you kobus would live on the straits of part of the cape town. he was addicted to substances such as man directs and mess with highly dangerous drugs. jacobus was a rough bottom. this cellphone picture is the only one catch it from those times. a trip to the past, only a few 100 meters away from the academy. this is the place where he would live. jacobus is joining zips up at the age of 16. with the help of an outreach program from the straits to the stage. so how did he manage to do that? i went to the mall for myself and i didn't think of going back to the dogs with things that as a mentor, i love that i that didn't come close to my head. and some of them
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gave me a taste. they gave me a bite of the apple and i told myself, i want one more of this apple. and today i've got so much more of that ample. a weekend with this because people instead of staying at home, you kobus jason and coach ivan, want to leave the city is friend, jason is a passionate angler. while you kobus is still learning, maybe he's lucky today, the people tend to take him the
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so you kobus this trip to the sea means a lot. it means to have the feeling of the normal life. you don't have to stress about the other ways. just assume and hopefully there's a fight and indeed you kobus has got something on the the, the men try again from the bridge since almost 8 years. you kobus and jason aren't experience team. we know each other. what i know, i feel it. i know which way you goes either is which way i go like so it's nice to be able to work with someone like that. we spend so much time with each other. i
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feel that it's like, it's impossible not to become friends. they didn't catch a fish today, but they've enjoyed a brief moment of a only 2 weeks left until the festival performance. last rehearsals at the zips that done, the atmosphere is 10. the a few of us injured you. kobus felt his wrist when he tried to lift. jason wasn't strong enough in the zip. and then we stopped. so now and then a bit of pain. but it's workable because it's hot on himself. big nose, the pain and participates in all the run through almost every one of the circus has experienced the rough sides of life. and there is no coincidence in the topics of the performances will always be about x essential matters.
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the training the festival gets closer and loc, the weather. the news also some of the u. curtis feels pain in his whole body. the result of too much training and emotional tension, a mess up should help him. most pain orders go to the back of the last meeting upside down too much passes, also pulling to the back. that's quite of us. so basically this is an issue. it's used and abused. that's just a few available. the vote. lots of muscle,
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but they also really tied 45 minute treatment works, its magic heavy, least and quite tired and out. so sleepy too. so good. came from the back is a but open you could this needs to get fit again. because time slots on the one week later talking day at the zips i've done the tomorrow morning, you've kobus and the performance drives and the condo, but the bus and trailer, it's located a 1000 kilometers north cape town, quicker. but from the box, the
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french good wishes are necessary for the group doesn't know what's ahead of them. the festival time after 2, you break the national festival takes place. once again in the con, the, the audience is excited for great an acrobatics. meanwhile back stage, the mood of the group is bad due to an accident of one of the members of the last rehearsal. he come to form a shock to everyone. however, they're all doing their best to focus. now it's time to be professional, adjusted to the new situation,
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to believe in their own talent and strength to give 100 percent. so the injured friend, group member re fi i'm doing, i'm doing one of the sex that i want to use. so we, i'm quite so but know this semester but the only way i can say, i'll just explain how i see the injury is also excited. slowly the room fills with paper. and the cutting goes on
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the news you kobus gave everything. but now he has to improvise raises that the . 6 the what
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