- Title: Tightrope walker crosses river to open Prague circus festival
- Date: 15th August 2019
- Summary: CROWD APPLAUDING
- Embargoed: 29th August 2019 13:40
- Keywords: Czech circus festival tightrope walker tightrope walker crosses Vltava tightrope walker crosses river
- Location: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- City: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA004ASBXAUX
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga stunned hundreds of spectators in Prague on Wednesday (August 14) as she walked on a rope 35 metres (115 feet) above the Vltava River to open a circus festival.
Crowds gathered on the banks of the river and on bridges to watch as Bongonga strolled effortlessly across the 350-metre long rope without a security belt, in the longest walk the 35-year old has done.
Festival attendees were also delighted by performances from dance troupes spinning and juggling with fire to kick start the festival, which runs until September 1.
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