Jumbo Circus, which is now on at the Royal Gardens here, will add five new acts to its shows.
Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Shrihari Nair, one of the promoters of the circus, said that the five new acts are: Double sari acrobat, Bamboo on forehead, Limping board, Skating act and Spider man act.
These acts would add colour to the circus. There will be three shows daily at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at Rs. 70, Rs. 100, Rs. 150 and Rs. 200 each. The circus will be in the city till June 12.
Laughter Day
Meanwhile, the World Laughter Day was celebrated at the circus here on Friday. The celebrations were led by 2.5 ft tall Sanjay, who is the shortest clown artiste in the circus. Sanjay from Gaya, Bihar, is one among the rare artistes in the country to perform the flying trapeze act.
The other clown artistes in the circus, Anaji, Ezhumalai, Vishwan, Bhupinder, and the African artistes, led by Anthony Maxmillian Chimbi, joined the celebrations. There was a cake cutting ceremony followed by an African dance and the legendary song, Jeena yahan marna yahan from Raj Kapoor’s film, Mera Naam Joker.
“Laughter is considered good for health and in the circus, it is the duty of the clowns to entertain people by promoting laughter,” said Ajay Shankar, circus promoter.
