Vietnam wins international gold circus award

Together with Mongolia, United States and Russia, the circus act “Central Highlands festival day” by the Vietnamese delegation won the gold prize at the fourth international circus festival, held from November 15-21.

The Vietnamese performance was said to persuade the jury with its youthfulness, newness, painstaking arrangement, charming ethnic minority costumes and the wonderful music of the Central Highlands.

The three other gold prizes for the Mongolian, United States and Russian delegations were awarded for technique, artistic value and performance style.

Six acts won silver prizes from the jury.

Pictures from the night on which prizes were announced:

The circus festival attracted a large audience.

Artists greeted the audience after the circus festival ended.

Four circus acts won gold prizes.

The act “Central Highlands festival day” by Vietnamese artists won one of the four gold prizes.

An artist from the US impressed the audience when she wore a Vietnamese traditional long dress, or ao dai, to receive the prize.

A victory of an artist from Russia

An artist from Mongolia said that he was happy to get the prize, but regretted it was time to say goodbye to Vietnam.