Cuban children pursue their dream of joining the circus
Inside an abandoned movie theatre on a noisy avenue in a working-class section of Havana, some 70 Cuban children as young as nine pursue their dream of joining the circus. The circus is a lucrative career path and a rare opportunity for Cubans to make real money on the communist-led island.
(Photos by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A child climbs a pole during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A boy sips water at the entrance of a circus school during a training session in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A child climbs a rope during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A girl performs with hoops during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A child practices on a trampoline during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A child practices during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children warm up during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- A child practices on a trampoline during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice at a circus school during a training session in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children take a break during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children listen to instructions during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Samuel Amador, 8, practices during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
- Children practice during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)