Cuban children pursue their dream of joining the circus

Oct 11, 2014

Cuban children pursue their dream of joining the circus

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Case of the Fridays, World Circus School, Cuba, Havana

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)

: A child 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)

: Samuel Amador, 8, practices 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)

: Children take a break 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)

: A child practices on a trampoline 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)

: 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)

: Children practice 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)

: A child climbs a rope 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 pole during a training session at a circus school in Havana. (Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

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