The abyssinian contortionist : hope, friendship and other circus acts
Auteurs : Carlin, David (Auteur) ; Wogayehu, Sosina (Artiste)
Lieu de publication : Crawley
Éditeur : UWA Publishing
Date de publication : 2015
ISBN : 9781742586786
Langue : Anglais
Description : 244 p. ; 23 cm.
Sujets :
Wogayehu, Sosina [artiste de cirque]
Artiste de cirque - Éthiopie - Biographies
Contorsion
Circus Ethiopia
Circus Oz [compagnie de cirque]
Éthiopie - Conditions sociales
Résumé :
Sosina Wogayehu learnt to do flips and splits at the age of six, sitting on the floor of her parents’ lounge room in Addis Ababa, watching a German variety show on the only television channel in the land. She sold cigarettes on the streets at the age of eight, and played table soccer with her friends who made money from washing cars, barefoot in the dust. She dreamed of being a circus performer.
Twenty-five years later, Sosina has conjured herself a new life in a far-off country: Australia. She has rescued one brother and lost another. She has travelled the world as a professional contortionist. She can bounce-juggle eight balls on a block of marble. [editor summary]
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.370 92 C282a 2015