Friday, May 17, 2013

Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans

In this April 11, 2013 photo, Biju Nair, principal clown at Rambo Circus, looks at a mirror before a performance on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Nair who literally ran away and joined the circus at the age of 10 says he scours YouTube for videos of international clowning acts to give him new ideas with help from other performers who know how to read and write, since he never learned. Circuses around the world may struggle to compete with an ever-increasing array of entertainment options, but India’s once-widespread industry in particular has gone through cataclysmic changes. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death.








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