STORY: Impressive moments of World Circus Art Festival "IDOL-2024"
SHOOTING TIME: July 21, 2024
DATELINE: July 23, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:26
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the World Circus Art Festival "IDOL-2024"
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ANASTASIA ANDREYEVA, Air gymnast, Russia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): ALEKSEY ZARIPOV, Leader of the teeterboard acrobats, Russia
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOSINA WOGAYEHU, Leader of "Black Eagles", Ethiopia
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): EDGARD ZAPASHNY, General director of the Bolshoi Moscow Circus
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): KIMBERLY ZAVATTA, Aerial gymnast, Italy
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ELLA STORME & VANESSA SWEEKHORST, Aerial gymnasts, U.S. & Germany
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ALINA, Trio Skating Nistorov
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVID LARIBLE, World-renowned clown, member of professional jury, Italy

STORYLINE:

Thrills and goosebumps! Everything here is just beyond human capabilities: fast speed, life-threatening tricks, gymnastics and acrobatics of the Olympic level.

One of the world's most prestigious festivals, the World Circus Art Festival "IDOL-2024," was over.

It has brought 17 countries and over 200 artists to the Great Moscow Circus.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ANASTASIA ANDREYEVA, Air gymnast, Russia
"Amazing! I liked them so much! To be honest, they are people without bones! It was truly enchanting!"

SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): ALEKSEY ZARIPOV, Leader of the teeterboard acrobats, Russia
"It is considered a male genre. We are the only ones in the world who decided and tried to do this with girls only."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOSINA WOGAYEHU, Leader of "Black Eagles", Ethiopia
"The most dangerous thing in this routine is because that the most (time) in the act, we don't require longe (safety belt)."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): EDGARD ZAPASHNY, General director of the Bolshoi Moscow Circus
"I am glad that artists from all over the world are coming to our country with great desire! I am very glad that the artists treat each other very kindly!"

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): KIMBERLY ZAVATTA, Aerial gymnast, Italy
"For me in the circus, we are like a family. I feel all the positive vibes, so I am really happy about that!"

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ELLA STORME & VANESSA SWEEKHORST, Aerial gymnasts, U.S. & Germany
"Circus is a microcosm of the macrocosm of humanity. We are all connected and there are truly no borders between us."

SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ALINA, Trio Skating Nistorov
"We all won by being here. We are not expecting anything, but being here is already a huge thing for us!"

SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVID LARIBLE, World-renowned clown, member of professional jury, Italy
"It was hard to choose. And for everybody right after every act, you have to really think, my God, I like this very much! Should I give more points than the act before? For me they all are winners."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)