![]() But, then again, that is part of the fun. To be honest, I didn’t feel 100-percent safe when the elephants were dancing around or when the lions glared out through the thin bars of the cage. Experiences, like getting a photo with an elephant or visiting the animals during the intermission, added costs to the modest ticket price. Trinkets and balloons and pictures were being sold. It was old school, like going into the neighborhood bar - slightly seedy and not perfectly clean, but somehow comfortable. Nothing was particularly stylish, like Cirque du Soleil of Las Vegas (the last circus-like performance that I had attended), but that made it all the more interesting. Oh, and they sold big tubs of popcorn, a big plus in my book. It all ended with a climactic song-and-dance number where all of the performers came out for a bow. Then there were dancing bears and a high-wire act and a magician with a lovely assistant. They were right there, just meters away, baring their gleaming white teeth at the lion tamer and the audience. The second half started with a powerful jolt of adrenalin because several lions were brought into the temporary cage that had been installed during the break. ![]() And the elephants raised the intensity just before intermission. A clown played around with the performers and the crowd. There were zebras and camels and dogs circling around the ring and sometimes jumping over each other. There was a strong-man balancing performance. There was a solo act by an acrobatic woman. The cast of characters made appearances and one of the ringmasters started the program. The show started with an exciting opening with ballyhooing lights and music. ![]() Last fall, I took my daughter, along with a friend and his daughter, to the circus. Now it is back, with an amusement park beside it, a seating plan to follow the COVID-19 social distancing regulations and, apparently, the hope that the people of Brno have changed their minds since the vote. That is why a circus - there were at least two different companies - seemed to constantly return to the large open spaces in the Komec area of South Brno.Ĭirkus Humberto, for example, set up in mid-March only to be effectively closed down when the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine period started. It would be a fun father-daughter event.Īpparently, the vote was to produce data for making a recommendation to “the management of city districts to consider the possibility of not renting land to circuses with wild animal species.” It was non-binding, so the recommendation was ignored, particularly by the starosta (mayor) of Brno-Jih, who welcomed the influx of funds and was probably influenced by the fact that several extended families of carnies winter in South Brno when they are not traveling around the continent with carnival rides. In Brief: Czech Republic Ranks Third In The World In Humanitarian Aid Sent To UkraineĪnd, frankly, thinking of circuses made me want to go to one.
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