BALANGIR: Even as India’s great entertainment tradition, circus is gasping for breath, six Kenyan acrobats are learning the nuances of the business on job. Their daredevil stunts at Ajanta circus at Balangir are an attraction sans animals.
A meager Rs 300 a day has not come in the way of their dream to open a mini-circus in Kenya.
Staying here miles away from their family has not been easy for them. Though the Kenyans find the living conditions here unhygienic, they have to stick to the place till the contract period ends.
They have already travelled to three places in India along with the circus.
According to Ronald Onzere, back home they were without a platform to showcase their acrobatic skills and did not want it to go waste.
“Circus has much acceptability in India, whereas nobody appreciates it in Kenya. That is the reason why we travelled all the way here despite the fact that we manage to save nothing at the end of the day,” he said.
He lamented that he won’t be able to buy anything for his two sons and daughter back home.
Acrobatics would be the main attraction at their proposed mini-circus in Kenya.