or will make the whole audience laugh heartily, aerial gymnasts, graceful acrobats, dexterous jugglers and, of course, funny clowns. the arena of the belarusian state circus has become a meeting place for circus art legends and rising stars. 82 artists from seventeen countries demonstrated their skills at the third minsk international circus arts festival. months of training and preparation are hidden behind each performance, and behind the scenes there are real stories of victories and inspiration.

this is not my first time visiting minsk, it is always a pleasure to come back, i've been here before, it was about 5 years ago when my brother and his wife were working here, i came to visit to see the show, that's when i saw this beautiful building, this beautiful city, when i was invited to come here to work at the festival, i happily accepted, i feel like the people are very kind to me, they try to speak french to me, which is very nice, and i like the city, i like the building, i like the circus. i do a hula hoop act, and i i really like it. i started training when i was 18 after school. i perfected my skills for 3 years and it took me about a year to prepare the act that i perform in the arena. then i started working in the circus doavier. my family owns a circus in paris.

before going on stage the hardest thing is to deal with stress, stress does things that you dont usually do when youre training. so before a performance

the hardest thing is not to be tense because it is like juggling when you spin a hula hoop, in my opinion, this is the most difficult, but if you train every day, then everything is fine. before going on stage, i do not perform any rituals, because after i start to delve into it, it turns into a vicious circle. it seems to me that today is trying to become more modern, but at the same time to preserve traditions with the addition.

to exchange some experience, to watch some interesting numbers, that is, always as friendly and fun as possible, i perform with parrots with a hornbill, these are ... large birds, some of the largest in the world, they they show different interesting tricks, ride a bike, somersault, fly around the hall , come back to me, let people come, watch, see, i was born into a circus family, i started with acrobatics, worked with my father as an acrobatic couple, then we made parrots, i have been working with parrots for 15 years now, it’s not so much a job, it’s my life, i really like what i do, i generally think that i don’t work, because i love what i do, i never even thought about it, is it difficult or not, it’s somehow you know, it just goes by feeling, you do and do, you see the return, you do, you see that he doesn’t like it, you don’t do it, that is, everything, everything is in some kind of game, in general you need to be able to negotiate, both with people and with animals, a ritual, well, well,

i don’t know, but still you get ready for work, you talk to parrots, sometimes people think that i’m a little crazy, because i stand with them as with people, they sit on me, i say, well, let’s do it today please, don’t disgrace me, that is, let’s do it we'll get together. yes, in principle, before i go out to the arena, i already know whether i 'll work well or not, because i understand from their well-being, from their behavior, what and how will happen, the parrots are here in a super-comfortable room with ventilation, with large windows in the aviaries, down there is my assistant, 17 years old, by the way, we celebrated our joint work literally 5 days ago, at first she was my nanny, now she is my companion, this is such a question about the circus with or without animals, in europe everyone seems to support it a circus without... animals, because amusement parks are very common in europe, there are just a crazy number of them, the biggest competition, that is, which can create an amusement park - these are some safari parks or a circus with animals, the main thing is that we have a circus with animals, in short, there is everything, everything else, and we really have changed for the better,

everything has changed very, very much, that is , there is such a stereotype that in the circus they abuse animals, that they are offended there, now all circuses, they are modern, on each there is a... camera in the corner, you can see everything, and if it were like they say, then every day we would see some videos on the internet about how animals are abused, now, that is, let's say, some animal rights organizations that supposedly defend animal rights, most often post videos that are 10-15 years old, that is , there are no new stories like that, thank god, in general in this situation i speak only for myself and for my close friends, i don't speak for everyone, i treat animals well, my environment treats animals well, with i won't mention everyone, your circus is very clean, bright, warm, with the most comfortable dressing rooms, a lot of space, there is always a gym, it's generally amazing, people are always doing something here, rehearsing, the circus is always alive, it's not

like that everywhere, the neighboring country is a similar country - they are absolutely completely different, in general , russia and belarus are very different, that is , the people are very different. different, the tempo-rhythm of life is different, so slow and measured, people are in no hurry, i still, i like everything about belarus in general it's cool, amazing, products, nature, infrastructure, everything is super, but the tempo-rhythm, that people are in no hurry, i've already gotten used to it after 3 months, but at first there's just one person standing in line at the store, and he can stand there for about eight minutes, you're just standing there, here, and i have everything according to the regime... there's training, rehearsal, and you can, they still look at you like that, where are you rushing to, wait, boy, that is, in this sense, after the festival i will be infinitely happy.

don't believe that you can make something from simple ingredients cook something unusual? today we will cook blueberries we will need cabbage, onions, lard, meat, fat, blueberries, it seems to me that these are the same as cabbage rolls, only it sounds more romantic. potatoes were boiled in their skins, then the skin was removed from the hot, they were pounded for a long time in this mortar, then they made a small sausage, cut such circles, we will show you that it is real, like this from the bottom up, yes-yes-yes, completely introduce these spies into the potato, now we will decorate it, for this we have a banana, marmalade, ice cream and caramel tatem, yano

rasplushilosya tsalkam, well, you can say that well, our country is tsud, watch culinary programs on the belarus 24 tv channel and be surprised with us, they are dedicated to their work, ready to share knowledge, modern technologies.

then i moved to brazil, still very small, i went there to work, it was there that i acquired all my experience, later i worked in some latin american countries, and then i was invited to come to russia, it was my first visit to europe, so to speak, and then here to belarus, i am enjoying this job here with you with great pleasure. i am a second generation circus artist, yes, second. then they went

to work in uruguay, in chile, in several neighboring countries in latin america, and i started juggling, my father taught me a lot, and over time, juggling became my passion, and i want to show everyone my skill. yes, juggling is a very difficult act, because no matter how much you practice all day, practice. there is always a moment when you fail, and let's say you can train anything, but it will never be perfect, you always have to improve a little bit more to achieve your goals. and it's good that you have to rehearse a lot, but you can't rehearse too much, otherwise your head will explode. i mean, you have to know how to do it.

and now, when i come to belarus and i see that there are animals there, it reminds me a lot of my childhood, and it's very good, it's very fun to see animals here. before going into the arena, there is excitement, because that you always want to do everything right, but sometimes you have to understand that it won't always be good, but if you do it with pleasure with... love it, everything is fine, you can do it, no matter if you fail,

no matter what happens, i think you just have to be happy and enjoy your work on stage, like a circus performer. all the very nice people came to the festival, i really enjoy talking to them, i have fun here, i have already made a lot of friends here who rehearsals, training, going to the gym, i came with colleagues from ethiopia, who are my very close friends, we are always together, so yes. i really like the atmosphere here. for me, i think this festival is a very good opportunity to enjoy and be happy, to feel the joy when you are in the arena.

about the festival, everything is just beginning, but i already i think i will have pleasant memories i know that i will remember about belarus about my friends. i will miss them very much, because that besides everything else, artists are like part of my family for me, let's say, because they are very close to me. of course, i will definitely come back, if they invite me, i will come again.

i prepared my performance, i sent a video to the festival. they approved of me, invited me to participate, that's why i am here now. i am the first artist in my family. my dad is a simple teacher, and my mother does other work. therefore, i can safely say that i am the first in the family to perform in the circus. when i was 5 years old, i saw on tv rubber, and i was fascinated by it. my mother saw my reaction, and since i have a very flexible body, she enrolled me in a studio with a trainer. and so... i started doing plastic acrobatics. in this festival, i am performing rubber with a violin. this means that i have two directions, two actions, which i combined into one number. before this, i had just plastic numbers. i performed them many times, but now i have combined plasticity and musical performance. the idea was complicated, because

people do not understand all the complexities from the outside. that's why i came up with the idea to combine playing a musical instrument and gymnastics. it wasn't easy, not entirely convenient, but maybe now i can't decide which is more important, so for 13 years i've been doing it in parallel, now i've combined it into one number, and i still work in both directions.

i don't have any special rituals before going on stage, i just stretch my back and then stretch my hand. maybe when it comes to the business of my performance, maybe my attitude will change, who knows. the circus hasn't changed in last decade. when i was 20, the circus was just artists doing their tricks, and today i noticed that

it is combined with dancers, and some dancers and gymnasts, they represent not only circus artists, they unite everyone together. i think so, this is the first, no, not the first, this is my second festival, where i present my performance, so i am happy to present it on the international stage, i think i have achieved my goal, your country will leave me with a pleasant aftertaste, because i really i really like it here, the circus is very big, i didn't know it was so big, you also have a lot of animals, and the environment and the weather, everything for me. the people are very nice and calm, so when i go back home, i will say that i am incredibly happy.