Set up in 2000, this circus teaches performing skills to children with disabilities or from environments where they are at social risk. Unlike other circuses in Russia, there are no animals used in the acts – it's all about acrobatics, pantomime, clowning and contemporary dance. There's also a park by the circus tent that's open to all in summer.
Upsala Circus
St Petersburg
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