The Russian bar acrobatics act coached by Finland-based Slava Volkov, of Cirque du Soleil fame, has won the first prize at the Leipzig international variety festival on July 4th 2010. The acrobatics act is a part of the Turku Capital of Culture programme’s Cirque Dracula variety performance.
The Leipzig international variety festival witnessed a premium competition. The fact that experimental juggler Denis Paumier from Les Objects Volantes, an avid visitor to Finland, and elastic acrobat Julia from Cirque du Soleil, weren’t among the prize winners, speaks for the level of competition.
