German troupe teaches circus tricks to underprivileged children in Assam
By ANIThursday, March 25, 2010
GUWAHATI - Underprivileged children in Guwahati get an opportunity to learn circus tricks from a German troupe that came to the city on a mission to help deprived children.
Children of the NGO Snehalaya, which works for underprivileged children in Guwahati, under training imparted by members of the German troupe now ride unicycles, climb cloth-ladders and perform acrobatics.
Martin Karprovic, an official of the troupe, called Circus Waldoni, said that the children have learned to perform acrobatics and he is there to applaud their performance.
“The aim specifically here is to see the wonderful performance of the circus group and street children. They have learned to do acrobatics over the last couple of weeks, and I am here to see how wonderful they perform, and then continue and visit the few parts of Assam in the next few days,” Karprovic said.
“They (German Circus Team) stayed with us for ten days. They became very friendly with the children and they taught children many skills in the circus, and now the children feel very proud to make the presentation. They also told them the art of making presentation. In this manner they have been helping us,” said Father Lukose Cheruvalel, an official of Snehalaya.
The Circus Waldoni has a six-member team, which include four women and two men. (ANI)
