Clowns giving youths a reason to smile

TWO Argentinean circus clown performers known as the Mandragora Circo are currently in Port Moresby to help youths learn circus performance skills over the next two months.
Juan Cruz Bracamonte and Mariana Silva, in a four-minute show at Paga Hill, displayed a sample of the performance they do as entertainment. The duo will be performing street shows in Port Moresby during this year’s independence anniversary celebrations. Silva told The National that Mandragora Circo was a wordless theatre and circus performance for all audiences.
“It is where two clowns tell a story where comedy, love, and thoughts are understood without using words,” he said.
“The circus stunts and music gives shape to a performance that makes the circus becomes poetry.
“It is a performance in which the gestures allow the audience to imagine situations, conflicts and solutions. It is a show that is delicate, with a touch of comedy, and tells attractive stories which children and adults can enjoy.”
Silva said the curcus had performed in 46 countries the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and this was their first time in Oceania.
Silva and Bracamonte said they were happy to work with youths in Port Moresby and help them develop circus skills.