Choice: Circus
Circus Ethiopia, Preston Park, Brighton (01273 709709) 6pm, to 26 May
Wednesday 20 May 1998
Related articles
Sir Peter Ustinov has said that Circus Ethiopia made him "realise that it is a privilege to belong to the human race". That's probably putting it a bit strongly, but there is something so defiantly exuberant about these four child prodigies that all thoughts of the daily grind tumble out of view. The circus was founded in 1991 by Marc Lachance, a French Canadian who went to Addis Ababa as a teacher. He was so appalled by the lives of the street children there that he taught some of them circus tricks to help them earn money. His tiny following made an unlikely debut as a troupe, performing at the city airport, while being evacuated to Israel. The circus is now well established across Ethiopia, with 1,000 members and regular, massively popular free shows. This tour - in Brighton until Tuesday before relocating to London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on 28 May - isn't, but for your money, you'll get some of the best African music, juggling and acrobatics to be found north of the equator. Dominic Cavendish
Life & Style blogs
How can the mortgage market recovery be helped?
Guest post by Richard Sexton, business development director of e.surv chartered surveyors
Wandsworth tops aspiring young professionals hotspot list
Other popular areas include Didsbury, Clifton in Bristol, central Cambridge and West Bridgford
Travel Shop
-
Living with Google Glass: what are they actually like to wear?
-
Microsoft's Xbox One: Have the price (£399) and release date (30 November) been leaked by online retailer Zavvi?
-
Splint made by 3D printer used to save baby’s life
-
The 10 Best road-trip gadgets
-
Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: Why Microsoft's console name game just doesn't add up
- 1 Man and woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder victim of Woolwich machete attack, named as Drummer Lee Rigby
- 2 'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
- 3 Grace Dent: I’m not sure how these people can avoid being called ‘bigots’. And the more ‘civilised’, the worse they are
- 4 Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention
- 5 Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Visit York
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Making reading fun for kids
Nook is donating eReaders to volunteers at high-need schools and participating in exclusive events throughout the campaign.
Introducing the 'Get Reading' campaign
Get the latest on The Evening Standard's campaign to get London's children reading.
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness
Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’







Comments