THE BALLOON MAN

Generations create Vietnamese circus

06/02/2011
(VOV) - After more than half a century of ups and downs, the Vietnamese circus has made a unique impression on the public.
The Vietnamese circus has experienced many changes over the last 55 years. Through performing in foreign countries, the country’s circus gained a foothold and developed its own style.
The Central People Circus was established on January 16, 1956, and included a private circus, led by People’s Artist Ta Duy Hien, who is closely connected to the development of the modern Vietnamese circus and the unique of the Vietnamese style.
The talented artists from the Red Rose, the Heroic Capital Arena and Thang Long Circus, were the foundation of the Central Circus, which has since broadened and become more professional on a larger scale with a wide variety of human and animal acts.

Meritorious Artist Ta Duy Hung, a descendant of People’s Artist Ta Duy Hien, and famous for his animal acts, said the young generations that inherited a career in the circus followed the trade they were taught by great-grandfather Ta Duy Hien.
State leaders from Uncle Ho to late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and others always encouraged members of the Ta family as well as colleagues following Ta Duy Hien’s trade to fully develop their abilities, said Mr. Ta Duy Hung.In spite of many difficulties, the artists of the Vietnamese circus continued to practise and arrange many performances during the US war to encourage compatriots and soldiers across the nation from the mainland to the remote islands and border areas. When receiving foreign visitors, Uncle Ho often arranged for the circus to perform, which was a great honour for the Vietnam Circus Federation at that time.
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