Gomel State Circus celebrated its 45th anniversary

7 декабря 2017

By Olga Kholodovich: Gomel State Circus has celebrated its 45th anniversary. It was in 1972 that the variety circus orchestra played the trumpets and acrobats, animal tamers and clowns came to the arena for the first time. Guests and colleagues from Ukraine and Russia came to congratulate Gomel Circus.

Over its 45 seasons, the Circus has performed about 10,000 shows that were visited by over 15 million spectators. Performers from all over the world came to this arena. Gomel Circus was recognized as the best in the Soviet Union, and it can now open its own hall of fame to exhibit its awards and diplomas.

Yakov Lobovich, the director of Gomel State Circus: "8 people have been awarded the highest award of the Ministry of Culture for their contribution to the development of Belarusian culture, and 3 people have state awards. Also, last year, our circus received a special prize from the President for the contribution to the development of circus art in Belarus."

The Circus celebrated its anniversary not only with well-deserved awards, but with an exciting show on its arena. As always, it was sold out and the performers received a standing ovation.