Rescued Nepalis find new life in circus
Nepalese artists demonstrate their skills at a school in Pokhara, in a photograph released on July 10, 2013. Young Nepalis have traditionally been favoured by circus owners due to their small builds and fair complexions. (ANYA VAVERKO/AFP)
from:foxnews.com
By Charlotte Turner
July 17, 2013
AFP
KATHMANDU (AFP) – A young man climbs atop a human pyramid and performs a perfect handstand, while nearby a girl effortlessly swings a dozen glittered hoops around her hips.
Like most troupes around the world, performers from Nepal's Circus Kathmandu have been practising their tricks for years.
But unlike others, most of these artists, until recently, were not given a choice.
Nepalese artists demonstrate their skills at a school in Pokhara, in a photograph released on July 10, 2013. Young Nepalis have traditionally been favoured by circus owners due to their small builds and fair complexions. (ANYA VAVERKO/AFP)
from:foxnews.com
By Charlotte Turner
July 17, 2013
AFP
KATHMANDU (AFP) – A young man climbs atop a human pyramid and performs a perfect handstand, while nearby a girl effortlessly swings a dozen glittered hoops around her hips.
Like most troupes around the world, performers from Nepal's Circus Kathmandu have been practising their tricks for years.
But unlike others, most of these artists, until recently, were not given a choice.
In this undated handout photograph, a Nepalese artist performs an act in a circus in Kathmandu. Life is tough for many of those who spend years in the industry. (ANYA VAVERKO/AFP)
Eleven of the thirteen-strong troupe are rescued victims of child trafficking who had been sold into circuses in neighbouring India and made to perform to crowds.
Now they are free to perform because they can, not because they have to.
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