Yahoo奇摩新聞 Ukrainian circus artists in France perform
STORY: Mazur, 31, fled her homeland weeks after Russia invaded, one of nearly a dozen acrobats, clowns, jugglers and contortionists who responded to a French theatre director's offer of refuge and the chance to put on a show to raise awareness of the war.
"I'm here and my family is in Germany," Mazur told Reuters in between rehearsals. "The war doesn't stop and we want more people to know about it. I hope it will end soon."
The newly formed troupe has called itself "Zirka," meaning star in Ukrainian. Some left loved ones behind in Ukraine, others arrived with their children and the belongings they could carry.
The show is an exhibition of hope and freedom, its organisers say. In some acts, the performers wear military-style camouflage fatigues and drape themselves in their national flag.
"The show is about telling what is currently happening in Ukraine in a light-hearted manner," said stage director Gerard Fasoli. "The audience can make up their own version of the story from what we give them."
